Reviews

‘Freud’s Last Session’ Review: Are You There God? It’s Me, Sigmund. | AFI FEST

Conflicts surrounding religion and personal ties to faith have plagued the world for centuries. Whether it’s the modern-day political climate… Read More

October 29, 2023

‘Perfect Days’ Review: Wim Wenders Reaffirms the Beauty of Life with his Best Film in 30 Years | AFI FEST

Wim Wenders is back. Not that he’s necessarily gone anywhere. In fact, the German filmmaker has been busier than ever… Read More

October 29, 2023

‘Leave the World Behind’ Review: Doomsday Schleppers | AFI FEST

“I fucking hate people” is the final point Amanda Sandford (Julia Roberts) makes in her case to her husband Clay… Read More

October 29, 2023

‘Quiz Lady’ Review: Category Is – Awkwafina and Sandra Oh Deliver Laughs in Fun Hulu Film | AFI FEST

People like consistency, and having a regular routine or ritual can be calming and therapeutic. Watching the same program at… Read More

October 28, 2023

‘Albert Brooks: Defending My Life’ Review: Brooks’ Comedic Genius Needs No Defending in New Documentary | AFI FEST

I love Albert Brooks. I love him as an actor, as a comedian, as a filmmaker. There’s something about his… Read More

October 28, 2023

‘The Gilded Age’ Season 2 Review: Does Anyone Still Wear a Hat?

There are women who live in New York City, who have money through means of old wealth or newly acquired… Read More

October 24, 2023

‘Fellow Travelers’ Review: Matt Bomer and Jonathan Bailey Steam Up the Small Screen in Effective Gay Drama of Decades-Long Love

There’s a moment early on in Showtime’s limited series Fellow Travelers where Jonathan Bailey (Bridgerton) has dark-rimmed nerd glasses on,… Read More

October 23, 2023

‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ Review: Martin Scorsese Crafts an Elegiac Masterpiece Filled with Beauty and Bloodshed

After witnessing the magnificence of The Irishman, one of Martin Scorsese’s late-career masterpieces, I told myself that I would have… Read More

October 17, 2023

‘Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget’ Review: This Bird Barely Flies | LFF

The 2000 Aardman animated film Chicken Run is about as close to a perfect family film as you can get.… Read More

October 14, 2023

‘Cobweb’ Review: Song Kang-ho is Pitch-perfect in this Delirious Meta-Comedy | LFF

Writer-director Jim Jee-woon reteams with Parasite actor Song Kang-ho in this delirious, self-knowing satire on the filmmaking process. Cobweb asks… Read More

October 13, 2023

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