Film Reviews

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

NYFF Review: In ‘French Exit,’ Michelle Pfeiffer gives a performance for the ages

I don’t know about you but not being able to see my mother in person in over a year thanks… Read More

October 10, 2020

Film Review: The multi-dimensional ‘Archenemy’ is an alt-superhero tale that never gets off the ground

Joe Manganiello in ARCHENEMY isn't super, man (RJLE Films) We’re living in the era of the anti-superhero. After decades of… Read More

October 8, 2020

NYFF Review: Middling modernist myth-making in ‘Atarrabi and Mikelats’

French filmmaker Eugène Green, like many directors, has a distinct style. His characters speak directly to the camera. They stand… Read More

October 7, 2020

NYFF Review: ‘On the Rocks’ is a subtle reminder of what Sofia Coppola does best

The father and daughter reunion: Bill Murray and Rashida Jones in ON THE ROCKS (Apple/A24) Like most Sofia Coppola films,… Read More

October 6, 2020

Retrospective: ‘Postcards from the Edge,’ still twirling up 30 years later

(Columbia Pictures) Thirty years ago, Columbia Pictures released the sweet yet biting, semi-autobiographical Postcards from the Edge to critical acclaim,… Read More

October 6, 2020

NYFF Review: Steve McQueen’s meditative ‘Red, White and Blue’ features a career-defining performance from John Boyega

Courtesy of Amazon Studios Over the past few weeks, Steve McQueen has once again taken the world of filmmaking by… Read More

October 3, 2020

Film Review: Under familial weight, Brandon Cronenberg’s ‘Possessor’ doesn’t cast the spell it needs to

Possessor (Uncut) (courtesy of Neon) With his penchant for the same brand of body horror as his father’s early work,… Read More

October 1, 2020

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