‘The Water Man’ review: David Oyelowo’s mystical directorial debut is a heartfelt family adventure
Premiering at the 45th edition of the Toronto International Film Festival, The Water Man came in as a film that surprisingly lacked much audience awareness... Read More
Film Reviews
Retrospective: After 20 years, ‘A Knight’s Tale’ has yet to change its stars with critics, and that’s a shame
A Knight’s Tale was my first theatrical surprise. My mother dragged me to the multiplex in late May of 2001, kicking and screaming all the... Read More
‘Above Suspicion’ review: Jack Huston and Emilia Clarke star in a sex thriller throwback that’s beneath them both
Truth may be stranger than fiction, but that doesn’t mean it’s always a story worth telling. Or, in the case of the new film, Above... Read More
‘Golden Arm’ review: the ‘Bridesmaids’ of sports comedies with a breakout performance from Betsy Sodaro
As this week marks the 10th anniversary of the release of the now-legendary comedy Bridesmaids, there is no more perfect moment for Golden Arm, a... Read More
New Directors/New Films Festival Review: ‘All Light, Everywhere’ teaches us how to see
Theo Anthony’s experimental documentary All Light, Everywhere confronts you with images you might not want to see: An inside look at someone’s sinewy optic nerve;... Read More
‘Tom Clancy’s Without Remorse’ review: Michael B. Jordan is a highlight in a battlefield of well-trodden territory
There is just something about Tom Clancy novels and their adaptations that never seem to fully work in the modern era of cinema. In the... Read More
‘The Virtuoso’ review: a lazy, dull hitman saga that could have killed Anthony Hopkins’ Oscar chances
According to Hollywood, there is no character as interesting, sexy, mysterious or cinematic as a professional assassin. An incredibly large percentage of action movies feature... Read More
‘Bloodthirsty’ review: The vegetarian lesbian werewolf movie you’ve been waiting for
Bloodthirsty, the new film directed by Amelia Moses (Bleed with Me), and written by Wendy Hill Tout, and Lowell follows Grey Kessler (Lauren Beatty) is... Read More
‘Four Good Days’ review: Mila Kunis rises above a woefully clichéd drug addiction story
Addiction has always made for some visceral storytelling. From Trainspotting and Requiem for a Dream to Girl, Interrupted and 28 Days to When A Man... Read More
‘Stowaway’ review: Sci-fi flash balances with grounded drama in Joe Penna’s slick space thriller
No matter how successful we have been so far and how much we, as a species, continue to extend our reach further and further out... Read More
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