Film Reviews

Film Review: In ‘Boys State,’ American Exceptionalism Wins

Amanda McBaine and Jesse Moss’s documentary Boys State begins by juxtaposing two ideologically opposite campers at the Texas outpost of… Read More

August 11, 2020

Retrospective: Worst Picture/Best Picture – Battlefield Earth and Gladiator (2000)

“After returning the video I honestly asked the clerk that even when I'm very drunk to stop me from renting… Read More

August 7, 2020

Retrospective: Worst Picture/Best Picture – Wild Wild West and American Beauty (1999)

“My biggest regret in seeing this film is that wish I could have warned you earlier not to see it.… Read More

August 3, 2020

Film Review: Amy Seimetz’s ‘She Dies Tomorrow’ is a hypnotic and timely tale

Courtesy of NEON It sometimes feels as if we are all swirling through a never-ending nightmare these days, as the… Read More

July 31, 2020

Retrospective: Worst Picture/Best Picture – An Alan Smithee Film: Burn Hollywood Burn and Shakespeare in Love (1998)

“In short, "Burn Hollywood Burn" represents just about everything that can possibly be bad about a movie. It should be… Read More

July 31, 2020

Film Review: As Marie Curie, Rosamund Pike blinds us with science in ‘Radioactive’

(Amazon Prime Video) Biopics are generally challenging to make. The creators are faced with a test, where they must present… Read More

July 23, 2020

Film Review: ‘Amulet’ – Romola Garai’s directorial debut puts a fresh spin on classic horror

This is a strange variant on the riddle of “The Chicken and the Egg” I suppose, but which do you… Read More

July 22, 2020

Film Review: ‘The Rental’ will make you think twice the next time you want to book an Airbnb

Are we getting our deposit back? (IFC Films) Living in a digital age comes with a loss of privacy. We… Read More

July 20, 2020

Film Review: ‘Palm Springs’ is the best movie of the year

Jessica Perez/Hulu Some of the best experiences come from the most surprising places.  I wasn’t expecting much from Palm Springs,… Read More

July 17, 2020

Film Review: ‘Relic’ Is One of the Most Emotional and Frightening Horror Films Yet

From top: Emily Mortimer, Bella Heathcote and Robyn Nevin in RELIC (IFC Midnight) We are currently witnessing something staggering and… Read More

July 6, 2020

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