Film Reviews

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

Film Review: Despite some high notes, ‘Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga’ feels like an uninspired cover

Will Ferrell and Rachel McAdams get Björked Credit (John Wilson / Netflix) Will Ferrell has made a career of spoofing… Read More

June 24, 2020

Film Review: Jon Stewart’s spoof of political elites is simply ‘Irresistible’

Rose Byrne and Steve Carell are IRRESISTIBLE (Daniel McFadden / Focus Features) Jon Stewart’s (Rose Water, The Daily Show) new… Read More

June 22, 2020

Film Review: ‘Da 5 Bloods’ asks ‘Where are all the movies about Black war heroes?’

DA 5 BLOODS (L to R) JONATHAN MAJORS as DAVID , ISIAH WHITLOCK JR. as MELVIN , NORM LEWIS as… Read More

June 12, 2020

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