Film Reviews

Review: ‘La La Land’ (★★★★)

La La Land is a film that often fights and challenges itself. It complains about Hollywood as much as it… Read More

October 6, 2016

Telluride Review Roundup: Moonlight, Bleed for This, Manchester by the Sea

Three major Oscar contenders hit Telluride this weekend; Moonlight, Bleed for This and Manchester by the Sea. The first two… Read More

September 3, 2016

Venice Review Roundup: La La Land, Arrival and Nocturnal Animals

Three of Oscar season's biggest titles made their debuts in Venice this week and the reviews so far have been pretty… Read More

September 2, 2016

Frameline 40: 5 Films You Must Watch

Frameline 40 is about to kick off and here are five movies that well represent this year's festival. From coming… Read More

June 14, 2016

SFIFF59 Preview: Maggie’s Plan (Rebecca Miller)

In Maggie's Plan, Greta Gerwig plays the titular character, a woman on the verge of artificially inseminating herself with the… Read More

April 15, 2016

I Saw the Light (★★)

  Tackling a biopic of arguably the most popular and influential country music artist of all time certainly must have… Read More

March 24, 2016

Retrospective: Worst Picture/Best Picture Series – Shining Through and Unforgiven (1992)

In 1992, Liam Neeson starred in two WWII films, in one he played a Nazi villain, and in the other… Read More

March 6, 2016

REVIEW: ‘The Big Short’ (★★★)

  Breaking down the billionaire boys club that broke America In The Big Short, the surprisingly irreverent new film from… Read More

December 12, 2015

REVIEW: ‘Joy’ (★★★½)

  There’s something truly fantastic about the opening scene of Joy. It’s a black and white television soap opera starring… Read More

December 7, 2015

REVIEW: ‘The Revenant’ (★★★★)

“You breathe…keep breathing.” One part tale of bloodthirsty revenge, one part tale of undying love, Alejandro G. Iñárritu's The Revenant… Read More

December 4, 2015

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