Reviews

‘The Star’ retrospective: Bette Davis put the camp in Oscar campaign in the zenith of meta awards movies

“C’mon, Oscar,” says Bette Davis in The Star (1952), clutching one of her own golden statuettes from the 1930s. “Let’s… Read More

December 5, 2022

‘Violent Night’ review: Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good fight

One of my favorite Christmas poems growing up goes, “‘Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house, not… Read More

November 30, 2022

‘The Territory’ review: An intimate and invigorating look at the Amazon’s endangered indigenous Uru-eu-wau-wau community from their perspective

Few nations have a good track record when it comes to their history with indigenous populations. Colonial beginnings are slowly… Read More

November 28, 2022

‘Wednesday’ review: Jenna Ortega’s snappy performance is the best thing about this paint-by-numbers teen drama

Though Netflix is hardly the end-all-be-all of teen dramas (that title more likely goes to the CW), the streamer has… Read More

November 18, 2022

‘Art and Pep’ review: A celebratory chronicle of LGBTQ+ bar culture and its importance

A visit to the bar at the center of Mercedes Kane’s new documentary Art and Pep reveals how far Chicago’s… Read More

November 16, 2022

‘January 6th’ review: A vital and undeniable exploration of the insurrection captured on camera [DOC NYC]

The date of January 6th has quickly taken on an immortal meaning, and its significance will only grow as the… Read More

November 12, 2022

‘Bram Stoker’s Dracula’ at 30: Justice for Keanu!

Ever since its 1992 release, Francis Ford Coppola’s gonzo pop horror masterpiece Bram Stoker’s Dracula has played host to a… Read More

November 11, 2022

‘The Fabelmans’ review: Steven Spielberg delivers his most personal film to date, with a star-making turn from Gabriel LaBelle | AFI FEST

Do you remember the first moment you fell in love with movies? The moment where everything else around you was… Read More

November 8, 2022

‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’ review: Ryan Coogler delivers a straightforward but emotionally powerful a story of loss, legacy, and healing in tribute to Chadwick Boseman

Ryan Coogler sets the tone of his sequel instantly in the opening of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. Within seconds, Letitia… Read More

November 8, 2022

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