Film Reviews

Berlinale 2022 review: In ‘Taurus’, Machine Gun Kelly exorcizes his stardom [Grade B+]

Almost a decade after Memphis (2013) depicted the spiritual journey of musician Willis Earl Beal, filmmaker Tim Sutton returns to… Read More

February 15, 2022

Berlinale 2022 review: François Ozon’s ‘Peter von Kant’ plays out as an ambitious but flat homage to Fassbinder [Grade C-]

It’s been 50 years since Rainer Werner Fassbinder’s The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant premiered at Berlinale and to… Read More

February 10, 2022

‘Marry Me’ review: Jennifer Lopez and Owen Wilson find love in a hopeless place and we get the first big surprise of 2022 [Grade: B+]

Based on the graphic novel by the same name, Marry Me starts to tell the story of pop superstar Kat… Read More

February 10, 2022

‘Death on the Nile’ review: Less a whodunit than a who cares with enough sham pain to fill denial [Grade: D]

You can’t go wrong with a classic murder mystery, and it doesn’t get more classic than author Agatha Christie, the… Read More

February 7, 2022

‘Jackass Forever’ review: Welcome to the male members only club [Grade: B+]

Both hilarious and utterly senseless, the latest Jackass plays like a frenzied, feature-length fails video. MTV’s Jackass has enjoyed endless… Read More

February 3, 2022

Sundance Review: Alli Haapasalo’s ‘Girl Picture’ is a frank and funny look at the power of female friendship [Grade: B+]

The need to be seen and how the pressure of society affects how you behave and color yourself is ever-present… Read More

January 29, 2022

Sundance Review: Audrey Diwan’s Golden Lion winner ‘Happening’ is intense, visceral filmmaking at its best [Grade: A-]

Anne (Anamaria Vartolomei) is a brilliant Literature student. She’s at the top of her class, deep in her studies, and… Read More

January 26, 2022

Sundance Review: Not even a charming Dakota Johnson can save bland coming out rom-com ‘Am I OK? [Grade: D]

It has taken Hollywood a long time to embrace the full breadth of the queer experience, only recently discovering that… Read More

January 25, 2022

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