One Paragraph Review: Hammer of the Gods

Sadly, Hammer of the Gods is not a Led Zeppelin biopic. Instead, we join a small band of 7th century warriors as they venture to find the estranged prince of a British-Viking kingdom. The leader of the Vikings, Steinar, is unfit to ascend to be king, but sets out on the quest in order to prove his worth. The movie is visually quite striking, and I recommend that some director out there hire the Director of Photography and set designer. Everyone else who worked on this film should probably go back to film school.

One Paragraph Review: Pariah

Pariah tells the story of Alike, a 17-year old girl in Brooklyn, who comes out as a Lesbian to her family and best friend. I'll spoil things a little and say this movie is really sad. Alike is a quiet, conservative girl (not politically) and struggles with her identity, alongside equally conservative parents. Pariah is well written, well acted and incredibly well directed. Pariah is the kind of low budget, independent movie you may not have heard of, and probably wouldn't opt to watch, but you should. Really, everyone should see this movie.