Reviews

‘The Brutalist’ Review: Everything Old is New Again in Brady Corbet’s Monumental, Novelistic Epic | NYFF

Early in The Godfather Part II, a young, solitary Vito Corleone looks out the window at Ellis Island and sees… Read More

September 27, 2024

‘The Shawshank Redemption’ at 30: The Enduring Classic Proves it Can Make it on the Outside

How does a film filled with characters going through existential crises overcome its own to become an enduring classic? When… Read More

September 27, 2024

We’re Not Dunne Yet: A ‘Gone Girl’ 10th Anniversary Retrospective and its Deserved Oscar Legacy

Our relationship to pop culture is deeply personal. Yes, there are numerous monoculture moments, starting with The Beatles and Elvis… Read More

September 27, 2024

‘Misericordia’ Review: Into the Woods the Path Isn’t So Straight | NYFF

Everyone has a secret they’d take to their grave— but at what cost? And is it really even a secret?… Read More

September 27, 2024

‘Megalopolis’ Review: Francis Ford Coppola Loses Himself in a Messy Matrix of Formless Ideas | NYFF

Throughout Megalopolis, we see Cesar Catalina (Adam Driver) control time, with the ability to stop and start it upon command.… Read More

September 25, 2024

‘A Very Royal Scandal’ TV Review: Dutiful and Boring, There’s Simply No Scoop Here

Can a movie about an interview reveal more about its subject than the interview itself? With the recent, Emmy-nominated Netflix… Read More

September 18, 2024

‘Bring Them Down’ Review: Christopher Andrews’ Rough Crime Drama Features a Sublime Central Barry Keoghan Performance | TIFF

Whether he’s playing unambiguous scumbags or those who toe the line between good and bad, Irish acting wonder Barry Keoghan… Read More

September 18, 2024

‘Better Man’ Review: Hey, Hey, He’s A Monkey | TIFF

Pop superstar Robbie Williams hasn’t exactly been a great person. He’ll even tell you that himself, as he does in… Read More

September 18, 2024

‘The Shadow Strays’ Review: Too Self-Indulgent by Half, Timo Tjahjanto’s Bloodlust Hits Epic Levels | TIFF

It’s good to every once in a while just revel in a brutal action movie, where everyone knows what they’re… Read More

September 17, 2024

‘American Sports Story: Aaron Hernandez’ Review: A Clichéd, Lurid Afterschool Special Despite an Excellent Performance from Josh Rivera

After dramatizing some of our time’s most sensational collisions of news, entertainment and culture stories, it’s not surprising that it… Read More

September 17, 2024

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