Film Reviews

‘The Eternal Daughter’ review: Tilda Swinton shines in Joanna Hogg’s painful, personal drama [A] | Venice Film Festival

Telling someone they are being “very British” is almost never meant as a compliment. The cursed phrase connotes repression, quiet,… Read More

September 6, 2022

‘Monica’ review: Trace Lysette is a revelation in Andrea Pallaoro’s delicate story of family and acceptance [B+] | Venice Film Festival

Our lives can sometimes be impacted by irreparable trauma, and even though we heal from it, it will leave us… Read More

September 6, 2022

‘L’immensità’ review: A solid performance from Penélope Cruz doesn’t save Emanuele Crialese’s broadly drawn family drama [C+] | Venice Film Festival

Filmmakers often use cinema to tell personal stories, sometimes stories straight from their own childhood. Recently we’ve seen Alfonso Cuarón,… Read More

September 6, 2022

‘Don’t Worry Darling’ review: Be ready to witness a spectacular disaster [C-] | Venice Film Festival

Throughout the story of the United States, there has often been called the ‘American Dream.’ Beyond the obvious rags-to-riches story,… Read More

September 5, 2022

‘The Whale’ review: Brendan Fraser’s incredible performance anchors a cathartic, emotional powerhouse [A] | Venice Film Festival

We watch movies because we seek entertainment, but at the same time we watch them because we want to be… Read More

September 4, 2022

‘Empire of Light’ review: Olivia Colman and Micheal Ward light up the screen in Sam Mendes’ latest [B+] | Telluride Review

For the last two years, people have been locked away due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic and other various spreader… Read More

September 4, 2022

‘Argentina, 1985’: A great lead performance saves a flawed historical courtroom drama [B-] | Venice Film Festival

We may try to grasp history with our hands, but it always finds a way out of our control. How… Read More

September 4, 2022

‘Bardo’ review: Inside a grand, spectacular vision, director Alejandro G. Iñárritu makes his most personal film to date [B+] | Telluride Film Festival

Daniel Gimènez Cacho as Silverio in 'Bardo: False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths' (S. De R.L. de C.V. Courtesy… Read More

September 3, 2022

‘All the Beauty and the Bloodshed’ review: Laura Poitras’ profound portrait of artist and activist Nan Goldin is one of year’s best films [A+] | Venice Film Festival

Who is Nan Goldin? For people who are not photography enthusiasts, this name probably doesn’t sound familiar. I had personally… Read More

September 3, 2022

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