Legion
Film review by: Witney Seibold
Good God, what a bad film. (more…)
From Paris With Love
From Paris With Love
Film review by: Witney Seibold
Upon reflection, I almost feel like I’ve seen this movie before. The story is so familiar. (more…)
Youth in Revolt
Youth in Revolt
Film review by: Witney Seibold
Miguel Arteta (“Chuck and Buck,” “The Good Girl”) directs. Michael Cera stars. It’s based on a notoriously long novel by the hipster icon C.D. Payne. It’s about an awkward teenager whom we are told is intelligent (he likes foreign films and cracks wise), but has little character otherwise, who does wacky, illegal, and characteristically awkward things to win a girl who is clearly out of his league, but is still attracted to him nonetheless. The film features strange and out-of-place animated sequences that only serve to distract from the story rather than enhance the tone. The ending is ambiguous and the main characters all seem ambivalent to their predicaments. (more…)
