The Way We Speak: Movie Review

A character study about wrong vs right, good vs bad.

The Way We Speak is a character study. A low-key dialogue heavy examination of a man as he embarks on a career-pivotal debate and cares for a wife dying of cancer. It’s also a career-defining role for Patrick Fabian. An actor that most people will recognize from decades of TV work including Better Call Saul, Big Love and Veronica Mars. He has a knack for playing bad guys that can hide behind charm and smarm.		2024 Directed by: Ian Ebright Screenplay by: Ian Ebright Starring: Patrick Fabian, Diana Coconubo, and Kailey Rhodes

Twisters: Movie Review

A fun movie grounded into something real and emotional.

The marketing for Twisters has been primarily Glen Powell, which is fair since he might be the hottest movie star around right now. Absent from the marketing, but perhaps the most significant element is director Lee Isaac Chung. Not yet a household name, Chung is only known for the indie awards darling Minari – a family drama about Korean Americans living in Arkansas. The connection between that and Twisters is not obvious; however, he knows how to ground it into real human drama and he’s from tornado alley.		2024 Directed by: Lee Isaac Chung Screenplay by: Mark L. Smith, Joseph Kosinski Starring: Daisy Edgar-Jones, Glen Powell

Spread: Movie Review

Ruby (Elizabeth Gillies) is smart and works hard, kind of. More accurately, she works at lots of jobs because she keeps getting fired because she can’t keep her mouth shut. Her current job is a paid internship at a high-brow magazine where she goes on a rant about journalism integrity and who the company should and should not partner with. She told herself to not say anything, but she couldn’t help herself, and now she’s out of a job.		2024 Directed by: Ellie Kanner Screenplay by: Buffy Charlet Starring: Elizabeth Gillies

Find Me Falling: Movie Review

Romantic drama that's a little unexpected.

You know what is a good underrated romantic drama? Hope Floats. This isn’t Hope Floats, but there is a comfort level whenever Harry Connick Jr appears on screen in a romance. Here he’s an aging former rock star who has just moved to Cyprus, where he wants to be alone, unknown and retire in peace. Or so he says. And then he finds out that the house he just bought is a suicide hotspot.		2024 Directed by: Stelana Kliris Screenplay by: Stelana Kliris Starring: Harry Connick Jr

Goyo: Movie Review

A dark and difficult watch about love on the autism spectrum.

Love on the Spectrum is a TV show that I have not seen, but would be a fitting alternate title for Goyo. Goyo is about a young man nicknamed Goyo (from Gregorius) with Autism. Goyo spends his days learning to swim with a group of mentally and physically handicapped adults but he actually just likes holding his breath and hiding from the world underwater and then yelling at his classmates.		2024 Directed by: Marcos Carnevale Screenplay by: Marcos Carnevale Starring: Nicolás Furtado, Nancy Dupláa

Space Cadet: Movie Review

Light on laughs and reality, but it is fun and sweet.

The key to Space Cadet is patience. A movie with a cheesy premise – a Florida party girl joins the NASA astronaut training program after her friend lies on her application – indeed begins with a very immature first half, but eventually moves towards something sweet and funny. Emma Roberts stars as Rex Simpson, a once-promising high school student (with accolades and scholarships to prove it) who put her life on hold to take care of her dying mother.		2024 Directed by: Liz W. Garcia Screenplay by: Liz W. Garcia Starring: Emma Roberts, Tom Hopper