Reviews

Venice review: Denis Villeneuve’s ‘Dune’ is a gripping and visually arresting opener to an exciting universe [Grade: A]

The two most important lines in Dune come at the very beginning and the very end. First, when Duke Leto… Read More

September 3, 2021

Venice review: Kristen Stewart delivers a career-best performance in a fitting and fantastic look at an accidental revolutionary in ‘Spencer’ [Grade: A]

A spiky icon and a gentle iconoclast, Diana Spencer occupies a place in the public consciousness of Britain and the… Read More

September 3, 2021

Venice Review: ‘The Hand of God’ is Paolo Sorrentino’s sublime masterpiece [Grade: A]

“Thank you to my sources of inspiration: Federico Fellini, Talking Heads, Martin Scorsese and Diego Armando Maradona.” When Paolo Sorrentino… Read More

September 2, 2021

Venice Review: With ‘The Power of the Dog,’ Jane Campion and her cast do justice to a literary masterpiece

“Deliver my soul from the sword. My love from the power of the dog” (Psalms, 22:20, David’s address to God… Read More

September 2, 2021

Venice Review: ‘Parallel Mothers (Madres Paralelas)’ is a powerful portrayal of mothers in Almodóvar’s most political film

No matter how hard we try to escape it, we’re all children of history. It defines the life of a… Read More

September 2, 2021

Venice review: The road to redemption is a long and rocky one in Paul Schrader’s ‘The Card Counter’ [Grade: A]

“If not for the money, why play?” – “It passes the time,” says professional gambler William Tell (Oscar Isaac) when… Read More

September 2, 2021

‘Cinderella’ review: Billy Porter soars, Camila Cabello strains in a jukebox musical that lands like a lead slipper

Near the end of the latest film adaptation of tale-as-old-as-time Cinderella, Minnie Driver shudders a deep sigh and witheringly intones,… Read More

September 1, 2021

‘Worth’ review: Michael Keaton delivers in this subtle, harrowing look at the people left behind on September 11th

It’s been twenty years since the horrific events of September 11th, 2001, a day where the United States was shaken… Read More

August 31, 2021

‘Everybody’s Talking About Jamie’ review: Rose-colored to a fault, but with its queer heart firmly in the right place

There’s an atypical lead at the center of Everybody’s Talking About Jamie. A reed-thin teenage boy with platinum blonde hair… Read More

August 30, 2021

‘He’s All That’ review: Addison Rae’s gender-swapped flop pales in comparison to the original

With YouTubers like Flula Borg, Lily Singh, and Anna Akana able to successfully parlay internet stardom into a career in… Read More

August 27, 2021

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