Thu. Jul 29th, 2021

Film Reviews

Matt Damon stars as "Bill" in director Tom McCarthy's STILLWATER, a Focus Features release. Credit Jessica Forde / Focus Features ‘Stillwater’ review: Tom McCarthy’s latest is a harrowing if uneven drama with Matt Damon’s best performance in years

‘Stillwater’ review: Tom McCarthy’s latest is a harrowing if uneven drama with Matt Damon’s best performance in years

Ryan McQuade July 28, 2021
Unless you were living under a rock, it was hard to forget about the Amanda Knox case. A story in which a young American girl... Read More
princess-diaries Retrospective: 20 years later, Julie Andrews and Anne Hathaway remain the brightest crown jewels of ‘The Princess Diaries’

Retrospective: 20 years later, Julie Andrews and Anne Hathaway remain the brightest crown jewels of ‘The Princess Diaries’

Christina Izzo July 28, 2021
“Amelia Mignonette Thermopolis Renaldi. Princess. Of. Genovia.” Give a woman of a certain age a microphone (and several cocktails—guilty) and she can easily recite this... Read More
jungle-cruise ‘Jungle Cruise’ review: Emily Blunt and Dwayne Johnson can’t save this bloated sinking ship

‘Jungle Cruise’ review: Emily Blunt and Dwayne Johnson can’t save this bloated sinking ship

Ryan McQuade July 27, 2021
Back in the early 2000s, it was announced Disney was creating a live action film version of one of their most popular theme rides from... Read More
Screen-Shot-2021-07-25-at-12.44.57-PM Retrospective: 5 years later, ‘Shin Godzilla’ is still the beacon of hope we need

Retrospective: 5 years later, ‘Shin Godzilla’ is still the beacon of hope we need

Kevin L. Lee July 26, 2021
The Godzilla franchise is 67 years old. Six decades of a dedicated fan-base that has embraced some of the silliest, wackiest ideas that have ever... Read More
green-knight ‘The Green Knight’ review: With confident pacing and the marvelous Dev Patel, David Lowery creates a medieval masterpiece

‘The Green Knight’ review: With confident pacing and the marvelous Dev Patel, David Lowery creates a medieval masterpiece

Ryan McQuade July 26, 2021
Within the first act of The Green Knight, King Arthur (Sean Harris) asks his nephew Gawain (Dev Patel) to sit next to him and Queen... Read More
wet_hot_hed ‘Wet Hot American Summer’ at 20: the ‘Nashville’ of absurdist cinema [Retrospective]

‘Wet Hot American Summer’ at 20: the ‘Nashville’ of absurdist cinema [Retrospective]

Kyle Wilson July 26, 2021
Some folks have never seen a Star Wars movie. There are diehard film fans in this world who have still never experienced Citizen Kane. I... Read More
(from left) Prisca (Vicky Krieps), Maddox (Thomasin McKenzie), Guy (Gael García Bernal) and Trent (Luca Faustino Rodriguez) in Old, written and directed by M. Night Shyamalan.Credit: Phobymo/Universal Pictures ‘Old’ review: M. Night Shyamalan leans into his good and bad tendencies to create his best film in years

‘Old’ review: M. Night Shyamalan leans into his good and bad tendencies to create his best film in years

Ryan McQuade July 22, 2021
An argument can be made that writer/director M. Night Shyamalan is the most polarizing filmmaker working today. Arguments are made by his fans of how... Read More
AILEY_still-2_Alvin-Ailey_courtesy-of-NEON ‘Ailey’ review: Well intended and researched, but ultimately reveals little of the most influential Black dancer/choreographer of the 20th century

‘Ailey’ review: Well intended and researched, but ultimately reveals little of the most influential Black dancer/choreographer of the 20th century

Maria Garcia July 20, 2021
Jamila Wignot’s Ailey celebrates its subject, the late modern dance iconoclast Alvin Ailey (1931-1989), in his own words and through his sublime choreography. The documentary... Read More
where-is-anne-frank2 ‘Where is Anne Frank?’ review: Heavy handed and overly preachy, Ari Folman’s visually stunning animated tale fails to compel [Cannes Review]

‘Where is Anne Frank?’ review: Heavy handed and overly preachy, Ari Folman’s visually stunning animated tale fails to compel [Cannes Review]

David Cuevas July 19, 2021
In the good ol’ days of primary school, back when we used to live freely with not a single care in the world, every student... Read More
GHAHREMAN-A-Hero-Asghar-Farhadi-Cannes ‘A Hero’ review – An effective albeit monotonous moral parable from Asghar Farhadi [Cannes Review]

‘A Hero’ review – An effective albeit monotonous moral parable from Asghar Farhadi [Cannes Review]

David Cuevas July 19, 2021
Somewhere in Iran, there is a bus station; a social junction where everyday commuters meet for a moment of solace. As the ongoing traffic continuously... Read More
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