Film Reviews

NEWFEST Reviews: ‘Dating Amber,’ ‘Forgotten Roads,’ ‘ Monsoon,’ ‘ Two of Us,’ and ‘Uncle Frank’

David Freyne’s Dating Amber takes gays back to high school. A charming comedy of a relatable experience where sex is… Read More

October 22, 2020

Film Review: ‘Borat 2’ is some good, some no, but more why is here

courtesy of Amazon One of the biggest pitfalls that some critics run into is separating their personal feelings about a… Read More

October 21, 2020

AFI FEST Review: The brilliant ‘Belushi’ captures a complicated artist by those who knew him best

One of the biggest problems with fame, I would imagine, is the sense that, because everyone knows who you are,… Read More

October 18, 2020

AFI FEST Review: ‘Sound of Metal’ is thunderous

(Amazon Studios) Writer/director Darius Marder’s new film, The Sound of Metal, explores, quite beautifully and somewhat elegiacally, how losing all… Read More

October 18, 2020

AFI FEST Review: ‘Whirlybird’ is a fascinating chronicle of the birth of breaking news

courtesy of AFI FEST I live in Los Angeles, and I can tell you two things are ubiquitous:  helicopters and… Read More

October 17, 2020

AFI FEST Review: ‘I’m Your Woman’ flips the script on your dad’s mob drama

Rachel Brosnahan and Arinzé Kene star in I'M YOUR WOMAN (Courtesy of Amazon Studios) Hollywood, despite its recent struggles, still… Read More

October 16, 2020

Film Review: Even with a unique twist on the classic body swap premise, ‘Freaky’ fails to outrun its clunky and dated shortcomings

Gotta get down on Friday, Friday... (from left) The Butcher (Vince Vaughn) and Millie Kessler (Kathryn Newton) in FREAKY The… Read More

October 13, 2020

Film Review: Pietro Marcello’s brilliant ‘Martin Eden’ features a breathtaking performance from Luca Marinelli

Luca Marinelli in MARTIN EDEN (courtesy Kino Lorber) As we teeter toward the death throes of a civilization choked with… Read More

October 13, 2020

LFF Review: Colin Firth and Stanley Tucci give career-best turns in a champagne ‘Supernova’ in the sky

The most delicate moments of Supernova, the sublime sophomore feature from British director Harry Macqueen, don’t actually happen on screen;… Read More

October 13, 2020

LFF Review: ‘Soul’ is consistently charming even as it treads familiar ground

Courtesy of Walt Disney Company Despite manufacturing more thankless sequels than original films, Pixar’s name has only become increasingly synonymous… Read More

October 12, 2020

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