by Nathan Ligon | Dec 30, 2020 | Movie Reviews, Movies, TV
One Night in Miami (Movie, Amazon Prime) Regina King’s directorial debut delivers an eye opening look at the black experience in America, but the unique part of this film is who’s telling the story. Malcom X, Jim Brown, Sam Cooke, and Mohammad Ali (back when he was...
by Nathan Ligon | Dec 30, 2020 | Movie Reviews, Movies, TV
Soul (Movie, Disney+) Pixar has long proven that they can find the heart in just about any story. So, it should surprise no one to see that they are taking it one step further. Yet, this film never loses any of the magic that makes Pixar movies so appealing to...
by Nathan Ligon | Dec 29, 2020 | Movie Reviews, Movies, TV
Wolfwalkers (Movie, Apple TV+) This wonderfully hand drawn piece of animation is as radiant in its colors as its villain is ravenous in execution. At a certain point, I was actually worried that my little girl shouldn’t be watching this difficult story. But I’m glad I...
by Nathan Ligon | Dec 29, 2020 | Movie Reviews, Movies, TV
The Midnight Sky (Netflix, Movie) This film is as poetic as you are going to get in big budget science fiction. It’s also a slowly sobering story and borrows heavily from other great films. Which seems to have turned many off of its heartbreaking and insightful story....
by Nathan Ligon | Dec 29, 2020 | Movie Reviews, Movies
Minari (Movie) This insightful look at Korean immigrants making a home for themselves in Oklahoma is just the setting of this insightful picture. However, it’s the themes of faith and the fickle nature of the American dream that hit home most fervently. Steven Yuen...
