Arsinee Khanjian gives a restrained, languid performance with shadows of Isabella Rossellini that complement Elias Koteas' "Canadian Robert De Niro", an interesting bit I never noticed until I read reviews for 'Fallen'.
The film is immediately moody and atmospheric, laying down a beautiful foundation for it's brisk 1hr42 runtime- the world building is great, despite having limited locations and cast- the film itself feels very well colored, and it's rotating shift from one character to another does pay off in…

Gregory Hoblit directs greatness in a pretty standard issue, but effective 'Primal Fear', but here... 'Fallen' feels like one of those rush jobs post- Seven to capitalize off the genre thriller boom- but to really middling results which feels especially heinous considering the level of talent they have at their disposal. Including a future 'The Sopranos' double casting.

Embeth Davidtz is a super interesting character, it's Miss Honey after all...and she's underutilized. We've seen a plethora of good cop Denzel…

It took ten days for me to write down my thoughts after I watched this film. That was a month ago; so I have sat with it for a minute. I was very moved. The allegories and metaphors present here spoke to me and touched on (similar to the film 'Waves') some repressed grief I had.

Taylor Russel is such a vision. A sad brown girl in ways I never knew I needed, but I'm glad to have now. Her…

Sat nearly front row in an IMAX showing. Very loud. Very immersive. Very sexy Cillian Murphy. As with many Nolan films, I feel like women weren't depicted in ways I find contemporary or fully nuanced, but it's hard for Florence Pugh or Emily Blunt to be anything but fantastic. I just wish we learned more about the women in the story, or they actually interacted with other women versus feeling like side dishes.

The cast is stacked with familiar…