Blog Entries 2019: The End of the Decade’s Year in Review February 25, 2020February 28, 2020by Jaime RebanalLeave a Comment on 2019: The End of the Decade’s Year in Review In which Jaime Rebanal recounts the best films of 2019.
4½ Stars, Jaime's Reviews ‘Once Upon a Time in Hollywood’ Review: A Love Letter to a Land of Dreams and Culture August 19, 2019August 19, 2019by Jaime RebanalLeave a Comment on ‘Once Upon a Time in Hollywood’ Review: A Love Letter to a Land of Dreams and Culture The 9th film by Quentin Tarantino is a love letter to the movies unlike any other.
5 Stars, Jaime's Reviews Finding Peace Through Terrence Malick’s The Tree of Life: A Review November 25, 2018December 27, 2018by Jaime RebanalLeave a Comment on Finding Peace Through Terrence Malick’s The Tree of Life: A Review Terrence Malick's 2011 feature is an accomplishment unparalleled in this current decade.
5 Stars, Jaime's Reviews 12 Years a Slave, a Harrowing Confrontation of America’s Past Mistakes and One of Humanity’s Greatest Tragedies: Review November 17, 2018December 27, 2018by Jaime RebanalLeave a Comment on 12 Years a Slave, a Harrowing Confrontation of America’s Past Mistakes and One of Humanity’s Greatest Tragedies: Review Steve McQueen's unflinching third film never holds back upon one of humanity's greatest tragedies through the eyes of one who lived through the very worst.
2 Stars, Jaime's Reviews The Curious Case of Benjamin Button – Review August 25, 2017by Jaime RebanalLeave a Comment on The Curious Case of Benjamin Button – Review Awfully misguided without distinction and horribly overlong. (✯✯)
2½ Stars, Jaime's Reviews Allied – Review February 6, 2017by Jaime RebanalLeave a Comment on Allied – Review Looks great, although carries a hokey substance. (✯✯½)
5 Stars, Jaime's Reviews Inglourious Basterds – Review February 1, 2017February 3, 2018by Jaime RebanalLeave a Comment on Inglourious Basterds – Review Uses its background and aesthetic to utilize an activist voice for a political climate. (✯✯✯✯✯)
3½ Stars, Jaime's Reviews The Big Short – Review June 28, 2016July 21, 2016by Jaime RebanalLeave a Comment on The Big Short – Review Important one level, frustrating another. (✯✯✯½)