Film Reviews

Sundance Review: Despite good performances ‘The Glorias’ can’t liberate itself from convention

Julianne Moore in THE GLORIAS by Julie Taymor (Courtesy of Sundance Institute | photo by Daniel McFadden) The Glorias, directed… Read More

January 30, 2020

Film Review: ‘Gretel & Hansel’ is a mixed bag of tricks and treats

Alice Krige and Sophia Lillis star in GRETEL & HANSEL (Photo Credit: Patrick Redmond / Orion Pictures) Alongside American popular… Read More

January 30, 2020

Film Review: ‘The Rhythm Section’ is way off beat

Courtesy of Paramount Pictures Revenge has largely been a male domain in Hollywood, but, lately, there have been plenty of… Read More

January 29, 2020

Sundance Review: ‘The Last Shift’ is a contrived, entry level effort

Shane Paul Mcghie and Richard Jenkins in THE LAST SHIFT by Andrew Cohn (Courtesy of Sundance Institute | photo by… Read More

January 29, 2020

Sundance Review: ‘The Nest’ is an astounding showcase for Carrie Coon

Jude Law and Carrie Coon in THE NEST by Sean Durkin (Courtesy of the Sundance Film Institute) Sean Durkin returns… Read More

January 29, 2020

Sundance Review: ‘Miss Juneteenth’ avoids tropes to find truth in the Black experience

Nicole Beharie and Alexis Chikaeze in MISS JUNETEENTH by Channing Godfrey Peoples (Courtesy of Sundance Institute | photo by Rambo… Read More

January 29, 2020

Film Review: Julia Garner is absolutely revelatory in Kitty Green’s taut, #MeToo drama ‘The Assistant’

Julia Garner in THE ASSISTANT (Ty Johnson / Bleecker Street) My very first job interview when I moved to New… Read More

January 29, 2020

Sundance Review: ‘Promising Young Woman’ wants to get rid of toxic in community

Carey Mulligan stars as Cassie in director Emerald Fennell’s PROMISING YOUNG WOMAN (Courtesy of Focus Features) Revenge is a dish… Read More

January 28, 2020

Sundance Review: ‘The Last Thing He Wanted’ plays like an awards season cast-off

Anne Hathaway in THE LAST THING HE WANTED by Dee Rees (Courtesy of Sundance Institute) Not even half a dozen… Read More

January 28, 2020

Sundance Review: Benh Zeitlin’s ‘Wendy’ finds a director unable to grow up

Devin France in Wendy by Benh Zeitlin (Courtesy of Sundance Institute) Eight years ago, writer/director Benh Zeitlin’s first feature film… Read More

January 27, 2020

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