Film Reviews

‘Fairyland’ review: Emilia Jones and Scoot McNairy rise above earnest but standard father-daughter fare | Sundance

Film festivals are places where filmmakers can break out, and careers can be launched. Such was the case last year,… Read More

January 22, 2023

‘Fair Play’ review: Phoebe Dynevor and Alden Ehrenreich are ticking time bombs in Chloe Domont’s look at a rigged balance of power | Sundance

It’s all about power. It’s a ruthless and unforgiving game that everyone must play. Emily (Phoebe Dynevor) and Luke (Alden… Read More

January 22, 2023

‘The Starling Girl’ review: Eliza Scanlen is stirring in Laurel Parmet’s insightful and layered look at the power and problems of faith | Sundance

For people of faith, religion can be a very comforting thing. Strict observance and ancient traditions may be seen as… Read More

January 22, 2023

‘Eileen’ review: Thomasin McKenzie and Anne Hathaway enhance chilly period drama that doesn’t finish as well as it starts | Sundance

Lonely people seek companionship, and an invitation to socialize with someone new can be life-changing. For Eileen, the protagonist of… Read More

January 22, 2023

‘Theater Camp’ review: Molly Gordon and Ben Platt are riotously funny in mockumentary-style send-up of young actors | Sundance

There’s a certain type of kid who knows they want to be an actor, and attending a theater camp allows… Read More

January 22, 2023

‘Sometimes I Think About Dying’ review: A somber meditation on work/life balance with Daisy Ridley’s finest performance to date | Sundance

In a small coffee shop located in a remote coastal town in Oregon, Fran (Daisy Ridley) walks in to purchase… Read More

January 21, 2023

‘Fancy Dance’ review: Lily Gladstone and Isabel Deroy-Olson shine in an uplifting Indigenous story | Sundance

Stories that deal with serious subjects don’t always have to be entirely serious. Erica Tremblay’s Fancy Dance is a winning example. Its… Read More

January 21, 2023

‘M3GAN’ review: Blumhouse’s malignant Barbie is bulletproof and has nothing to lose

It’s January. Time to watch a terrible horror movie again… for the nth time. At least it seemed that way… Read More

January 6, 2023

‘Babylon’ review: Here’s to the fools who dream; Damien Chazelle’s epitaph for cinema is the evil b-side to ‘La La Land’

When Mia begrudgingly attends a party at the start of Damien Chazelle's magical, much-discussed film La La Land, she stares… Read More

December 16, 2022

‘Avatar: The Way of Water’ review: James Cameron returns to Pandora and it’s bigger and better than ever

It seems as if for the past thirteen years, James Cameron’s technical marvel only found its way back into the… Read More

December 13, 2022

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