Film Reviews

Retrospective: ‘Home for the Holidays’ might be more poignant this year than ever

A movie about how painful it can be to go home - and why you still should This year, many… Read More

November 24, 2020

Film Review: ‘Happiest Season’ is the lesbian holiday rom-com that we’ve needed all along

Coming out to your family is never easy. Your heart almost feels like it's going to jump out of your… Read More

November 19, 2020

Film Review: The weird and wonderful ‘The Twentieth Century’

Being teleported into another reality, warped or nay, is or should be high on everybody's wish-lists in the year that's… Read More

November 18, 2020

Film Review: ‘The Exorcist’ doc ‘Leap of Faith’ is a Friedkin echo chamber but still a devil of a good time

The last time I saw The Exorcist in the theater (for its re-release in 2010) I got so anxious that I made… Read More

November 17, 2020

Film Review: ‘Run’ is packed with terror and well-crafted, compelling performances

(Allen Fraser/Hulu) Run starts swiftly. The second feature picture by Aneesh Chaganty (Searching) once again proves the director's extensive talent for… Read More

November 16, 2020

Film Review: ‘Hillbilly Elegy’

(Lacey Terrell/NETFLIX) Ron Howard is one of those directors who is really hard to categorize. He has won an Oscar… Read More

November 16, 2020

Film Review: ‘Breaking Fast’ finds color outside the lines of the traditional gay rom-com

In a year filled with devastating news and several anxiety attacks, I’ve found solace in the fact the gay rom-com… Read More

November 16, 2020

Amplify! Film Fest review: Viggo Mortensen’s directorial debut ‘Falling’ is misguided and reductive

(Courtesy of Sundance Institute) It’s truly remarkable just how much Viggo Mortensen has mellowed out over time. After reinventing himself… Read More

November 13, 2020

Film Review: ‘Mank’ takes aim at the Hollywood machine and rarely misses

INT. NORTHERN CALIFORNIA – OFFICE – DAY – 2020 Movie studios are struggling, going under even. We're in the middle… Read More

November 6, 2020

Film Review: ‘The Life Ahead’ for Sophia Loren May Spell More Oscar Gold

Regine de Lazzaris / Netflix It’s been 10 years since acting legend Sophia Loren graced our screens. The Life Ahead… Read More

October 29, 2020

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