Brian Roan

[Review] Goodbye First Love

The subject of one's first love is a tricky thing to capture on film. There's a mystical tint to the days, months, or even years that one spends ensconced in th...

[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...