'Everybody Wants Some!!' (2016) Movie Review

A so-called spiritual sequel to 1993’s Dazed and Confused, Richard Linklater’s latest, Everybody Wants Some!! (yes, two exclamation points, like the van Halen song that inspired the title), is admittedly a good deal of fun. That said, that's really all it is. Despite the similar trappings of aimless youth finding themselves in the big wide world—this time at the start of college in 1980 instead of the end of high school in 1976—Everybody Wants Some!! lacks the weight and substance of its predecessor, spiritual or otherwise.

'Moneyball' Movie Review

“Peace to Oakland, I’ve never been a fan of the A’s”
—Blue Scholars

At the heart of Bennett Miller’s new film “Moneyball” is the story of a little guy going against the grain, challenging established norms and mores, and trying to indelibly alter the world around him. “Moneyball” is the story of Billy Beane (Brad Pitt), the general manager of the Oakland Athletics, who, in the early 2000s, turned his back on 150 years of traditional baseball wisdom, and adopted a radically new approach to assembling a team.