Hartford 3 = A Love Quadrilateral The Bikeriders Cinestudio Hartford, CT Aug. 3, 2024 “You can’t have him!” Kathy shouts at Johnny, the leader of the Chicago Vandals bike club, after her husband Benny nearly Jamil Ragland 4 Sep 2024 · 4 min read
Hartford Twisting In The Wind Twisters Cinestudio Hartford August 27, 2024 This review contains spoilers. I never saw Twister back in 1996, but that made me determined to not miss this cultural moment when the Jamil Ragland 28 Aug 2024 · 3 min read
Hartford One Character Short For A Love Story Touch Cinestudio Hartford Aug. 19, 2024 This review contains spoilers for the movie. “What’s going on, Miko? Can you tell me what you’re thinking?” Kristófer, the main character Jamil Ragland 23 Aug 2024 · 3 min read
Hartford A Different Kind Of “Weird” — That Merits Our Attention Kinds of Kindness Cinestudio Hartford August 12, 2024 Rarely has a movie left me as speechless as Kinds of Kindness, showing at Cinestudio through Aug. 15, managed to do. It’ Jamil Ragland 14 Aug 2024 · 3 min read
Hartford O Say, Can You See … Mom? National Anthem Cinestudio Hartford Aug. 7, 2024 National Anthem is a straightforward movie about a young man named Dylan (played by Charlie Plummer), a day laborer who gets invited to Jamil Ragland 9 Aug 2024 · 3 min read
Hartford Historical Changes UndermIne Damning View of Monarchy Firebrand Cinestudio Hartford July 17, 2024 Firebrand, a movie directed by Karim Aïnouz and starring Alicia Vikander and Jude Law, starts with a disclaimer: “History tells us a few things, Jamil Ragland 24 Jul 2024 · 3 min read
Hartford Birthright Made Modern Birthright Cinestudio Hartford June 26, 2024 One of the best ways to beat the summer heat is to retreat into the cool darkness of a movie theater. I ducked into Jamil Ragland 30 Jun 2024 · 3 min read
Hartford An Emotional Story, Without The Emotion Kidnapped: The Abduction of Edgardo Mortara Cinestudio Hartford June 5, 2024 Visiting Cinestudio has become one of my favorite activities, as the college-based theater offers some of the more interesting Jamil Ragland 6 Jun 2024 · 3 min read
Hartford Food Flick Blows An Opportunity Club Zero Cinestudio Trinity College Hartford April 3, 2024 (This review contains spoilers.) Food is an incredibly difficult topic to talk about. People talk about weight loss, diabetes, famine, and Jamil Ragland 4 Apr 2024 · 3 min read