Film Reviews

Toronto Review: Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper in ‘A Star Is Born’ (★★★★)

The opening of A Star Is Born gives us Bradley Cooper as Jackson Maine, a country-fried rock star who can… Read More

September 7, 2018

Review: Glenn Close is Oscar-worthy in ‘The Wife’

Glenn is ready for her Close-up in 'The Wife' [divider style="normal" top="20" bottom="20"] No one can do a cold stare… Read More

August 7, 2018

Review: Spike Lee’s ‘BlacKkKlansman’ is a vital, volatile and incendiary piece of Americana (★★★★)

[divider style="normal" top="20" bottom="20"] Spike Lee, I doubt anyone would argue, has paved the way for the likes of John… Read More

August 6, 2018

Cannes Review: ‘Whitney’ – a Heartbreaking Chronicle of the Rise and Fall of a Legend

[divider style="normal" top="20" bottom="20"] If you were alive in the 1980s it was impossible to miss out on the once… Read More

May 17, 2018

Cannes Review: Kore-eda’s unforgettable ‘Shoplifters’ is his best film to date

SHOPLIFTERS, from Hirokazu Kore-eda (courtesy Cannes Film Festival) SHOPLIFTERS is Hirokazu Kore-eda’s best film to date, and one of the… Read More

May 15, 2018

Cannes Review: ‘BlacKkKlansman’ is Spike Lee’s best film in over a decade

[divider style="normal" top="20" bottom="20"] Spike Lee, I doubt anyone would argue, has paved the way for the likes of John… Read More

May 14, 2018

Cannes Review: Alice Rohrwacher’s ‘Lazzaro Felice’ is one of the fest’s best

[divider style="normal" top="20" bottom="20"] The first hour of Alice Rohrwacher's third feature Lazzaro Felice (Happy as Lazzaro) are as languidly paced… Read More

May 14, 2018

Cannes Review: ‘Girl,’ the deeply humane debut from Lukas Dhont

[divider style="normal" top="20" bottom="20"] Lara is 15 going on 16 trans girl with dreams of being a professional ballerina in… Read More

May 13, 2018

Cannes Review: Gaya Jiji’s glacially paced tale of sexual repression ‘My Favorite Fabric’

[divider style="normal" top="20" bottom="20"] Gaya Jiji’s directorial debut MY FAVORITE FABRIC is an undercooked, lacking melodrama that takes points for… Read More

May 13, 2018

Cannes Review: Zhao Tao is a Best Actress Contender in ‘Ash is Purest White’ from Jia Zhang-ke

One of the most commercial and straightforward films of his career, Jia Zhang-ke’s ASH IS PUREST WHITE is accessible but… Read More

May 13, 2018

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