Film Reviews

‘West Side Story’ review: Steven Spielberg’s potent, first class adaptation features a vibrant, star-making performance from Rachel Zegler [Grade: B+]

Steven Spielberg’s West Side Story begins, much like Robert Wise and Jerome Robbins’, with a God’s eye view of New… Read More

December 2, 2021

‘Flee’ review: A harrowing but ultimately uplifting animated doc of the horrors of war from a queer perspective [Grade: A]

A remarkable portrayal of perseverance in the face of torment, Flee gives us a rare glimpse into the life of… Read More

November 29, 2021

‘House of Gucci’ review: It’s Lady Gaga’s world, sweetie, we’re all just living in it [Grade: B+]

After spending a decade dominating the music industry and raking in Grammy after Grammy, Lady Gaga set her sights on… Read More

November 22, 2021

‘Jagged’ review: Alanis Morissette doc is indeed “fine, fine, fine” [Grade: B+]

As someone who grew up on the music of Alanis Morissette and Jagged Little Pill, it’s safe to say I… Read More

November 18, 2021

‘Licorice Pizza’ review: Alana Haim gives the breakout performance of the year in Paul Thomas Anderson’s sweetest slice of young love [Grade: A]

“You’re never going to remember me,” predicts Alana Kane early after meeting Gary Valentine in Paul Thomas Anderson’s latest. That’s… Read More

November 17, 2021

‘The Girl and the Spider’ review: A tangled web provides a fascinating contemplation of human interaction [Grade: B]

In their second feature film, The Girl and the Spider, Swiss brothers Ramon and Silvan Zürcher continue to explore the… Read More

November 16, 2021

‘Bruised’ review: Not quite a knockout, Halle Berry’s directorial debut results in a split decision [Grade: C+]

Fight movies are a dime a dozen in Hollywood, so to find a new way, a new approach to the… Read More

November 15, 2021

‘Swan Song’ review: Mahershala Ali delivers a shattering double performance in a film that can’t quite get off the ground [Grade: B-]

There’s no escaping the fact that writer/director Benjamin Cleary’s debut film, Swan Song, feels very familiar. This “lo-fi sci-fi” film,… Read More

November 13, 2021

‘tick, tick…BOOM!’ review: How do you measure the life of a genius? [Grade: A]

What happens when the voices of the last two generations of musical theatre converge in one film? In the case… Read More

November 12, 2021

‘Clifford the Big Red Dog’ review: What’s big and red and a movie you’ve seen many times before? [Grade: D+]

Clifford the Big Red Dog is not good. Sure, it’s energetic and sincere with a big heart, and it will… Read More

November 8, 2021

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