Sophia Ciminello

‘Foe’ Review: Saoirse Ronan and Paul Mescal Fail to Launch Garth Davis’ Scenes from a Futuristic Marriage | NYFF

It’s 2065 in The Midwest. The climate crisis has ravaged the planet with floods, fires, and a slew of natural… Read More

September 30, 2023

‘Wildcat’ Review: Ethan Hawke Channels Flannery O’Connor’s Singular Voice in this Moving, Meandering Passion Project | Telluride

"I want to do this for a good feeling and for a bad one," Flannery O'Connor declares in her short… Read More

September 7, 2023

‘Saltburn’ Review: Emerald Fennell Throws a Brilliant Bacchanal of Obsession, Repulsion, and Desire | Telluride

Opening a film with a roar of choral singers and stylized Old English titles thrusts the viewer into a very… Read More

September 4, 2023

‘NYAD’ Review: Annette Bening and Jodie Foster Just Keep Swimming | Telluride

Known for crafting edge-of-your-seat documentaries (Free Solo, The Rescue), Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin venture into uncharted territory with… Read More

September 3, 2023

‘Barbie’ Review: Greta Gerwig’s Comedic Candy-Coated Fantasia Doubles as an Existential Epic About Being Alive

There is always an age when children wonder whether or not they’re a little too old to play with Barbies.… Read More

July 18, 2023

‘The Miracle Club’ Review: Time Heals All Wounds in a Charming, Clunky Tale of Grief and Forgiveness

A certain sense of joy comes from watching veteran actresses play characters who embark on a journey to a bucket… Read More

July 10, 2023

‘Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse’ review: The shape-shifting sequel pulls you into its wondrous web

Let's do things differently this time. It's a line spoken by the punk little drummer girl of a Spider-Woman, Gwen… Read More

May 31, 2023

‘The Little Mermaid’ review: Halle Bailey’s star-making performance saves the latest Disney live-action remake from floundering

In his 1836 fairy tale, The Little Mermaid, Hans Christian Andersen states that "mermaids do not have tears, and therefore,… Read More

May 22, 2023

‘Book Club: The Next Chapter’ review – The fantastic foursome escapes to Italy in this messy romantic comedy

At the height of the pandemic, virtual gatherings and, yes, book clubs became places where people found solace amidst the… Read More

May 7, 2023

‘Fatal Attraction’ (2023) review: An uninspired take on the classic erotic thriller can’t see the Forrest for the trees

When Alex Forrest (Glenn Close) told Dan Gallagher (Michael Douglas), "I'm not going to be IGNORED, Dan," she was right.… Read More

April 25, 2023

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