Film Reviews

SXSW Review: John Leguizamo’s ‘Critical Thinking’ makes chess inspiring

Courtesy of SXSW John Leguizamo continues to create stories that matter; that give a face to underrepresented groups. With his… Read More

March 19, 2020

Film Review: ‘The Hunt’ aims for Trumpian satire but misses its target

Betty Gilpin is locked and loaded in THE HUNT (courtesy of Universal Pictures) Sensationalism is a powerful marketing tool: just… Read More

March 11, 2020

Film Review: ‘Perfect Nanny’ rocks the cradle

Karin Viard is the PERFECT NANNY The annual ‘Rendezvous with French Cinema‘ series is underway at the Film at Lincoln… Read More

March 9, 2020

Film Review: Ben Affleck gives a career best performance in ‘The Way Back’

The redemption of Ben Affleck may have found its way back (Photo: Richard Foreman) On the surface The Way Back… Read More

March 5, 2020

Film Review: Eva Green just needs a little space in ‘Proxima’

Eva Green in PROXIMA (Photo: Cinetic) The annual 'Rendezvous with French Cinema' series opens tomorrow (March 5th) at the Film… Read More

March 4, 2020

Film Review: ‘The Whistlers’ kinda blows

Rodica Lazar and Vlad Ivanov in THE WHISTLERS (Photo: Vlad Cioplea) The Whistlers, a crime drama from Romanian writer/director Corneliu Porumboiu,… Read More

March 3, 2020

Berlin Review: ‘First Cow,’ Kelly Reichardt returns to Oregon for a ruminative tale of the American Frontier

“The bird a nest, the spider a web, man friendship”: A famous proverb from the pen of Romanticist poet William… Read More

February 27, 2020

Berlin Review: Despite a deft all-star cast ‘The Roads Not Taken’ is a wrong turn

Sliding Bores: Javier Bardem and Elle Fanning in Sally Potter's THE ROADS NOT TAKEN In Sally Potter’s reality-hopping drama The… Read More

February 26, 2020

Film Review: ‘The Invisible Man’ is a scary sight for sore eyes

Gone Boy: Elisabeth Moss in Universal's THE INVISIBLE MAN (Photo: Universal Pictures) A million You Go Girl memes were born… Read More

February 26, 2020

Film Review: ‘Wendy’ is a fantastical tribute to childhood

To all the Lost Boys I've loved before (Searchlight Pictures) The words “re-interpretation” or “re-imagining” are often overused in Hollywood. … Read More

February 24, 2020

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