Brian Roan

[Review] The Cabin in the Woods

The term "genre mashup" conjures an image of two complete narratives being tossed into a crucible and smashed until they no longer resemble one another, their e...

[Review] The Kid With a Bike

Reality is a pretty easy thing to portray in a movie. We all have a pretty firm grip on the rules of the world, and the way that certain events will play out on...

[Review] Jeff, Who Lives At Home

There is a lot to love about Jeff, Who Lives At Home, the newest film by the writing/directing team of Mark and Jay Duplass. I could (and intend to) go on for p...

[Review] Silent House

Silent House is the kind of movie that will likely divide views along a pretty solid line. However, whereas many films would divide people along the lines of "l...

[Review] Last Days Here

Music is an intensely personal thing for many people. We listen to it, assign it meaning, and sometimes build entire moments or stages in our lives around it. M...