‘Bugonia’ Review: Jesse Plemons Gives a Masterful Performance in Yorgos Lanthimos’s Plea for Eco-Empathy [A-] Venice
Yorgos Lanthimos is back at the Lido with one of his most fascinating, multi-layered and daring films. In Bugonia, the subversive filmmaker manages to tackle... Read More
Film Reviews
‘Ghost Elephants’ Review: Werner Herzog Adds Characteristic Existential Poignancy to Entertaining Nature Doc [B] Venice
Werner Herzog’s irreverent stoicism, which seems to get an ounce cheekier every year, does some heavy lifting in a documentary which might otherwise border on... Read More
‘Father’ Review: Tereza Nvotová’s Examination of a Life Barely Scratches the Surface [C] Venice
Selected as the Opening Film of this year’s Venice International Film Festival’s Orizzonti section, Tereza Nvotová’s Father features an interesting premise, rarely discussed in film,... Read More
‘La Grazia’ Review: Paolo Sorrentino’s Richly Drawn Political Drama of a Leader Who’s Lost his Purpose is One of His Best Films [A] Venice
If we think about politics in this day and age, our first reaction is probably disgust, disappointment, disillusionment, or outright fear. In a crucial age... Read More
‘The Roses’ Review: By Any Other Name it Would Still Stink [C-]
At the opening of Jay Roach’s new film The Roses, with Olivia Colman and Benedict Cumberbatch, the married pair are in therapy, asked to read... Read More
‘Caught Stealing’ Review: Darren Aronofsky Goes Full Guy Ritchie Mode and Makes His Best Movie in 15 Years [B]
There’s an age-old moviemaking proverb that the new Austin Butler-starring crime thriller Caught Stealing abides by strictly, a sort of promise of destiny that this... Read More
‘Honey Don’t!’ Review: The Power of Chris(t) Almost Compels You in Ethan Coen’s Overly Sexualized Yet Sexually Timid Romp [B-]
In Honey Don’t!, Margaret Qualley’s Honey O’Donahue is handwashing a small but varied assortment of sex toys after a night of wild pleasure with Aubrey... Read More
‘Lurker’ Review: Writer-Director Alex Russell Crafts a Symbiotic Power Struggle with Paranoid Pop Star Thriller [B+]
Online fandom and fame-hunger have gotten so intense in the last decade or so that it’s a bit surprising there haven’t been more films like... Read More
‘Nobody 2’ Review: Can Anybody Find Me Somebody to Punch? [B-]
Four years ago, Bob Odenkirk surprised and delighted audiences with his sort of anti-John Wick action movie, Nobody. That film was a modest success at... Read More
‘Freakier Friday’ Review: Lindsay Lohan and Jamie Lee Curtis Triumphantly Reunite for More Body-Swapping Hijinks [C+]
It’s August of 2003. Adrien Brody won an Oscar earlier in the year. Sarah Jessica Parker and Noah Wyle lead two of the hottest shows... Read More
‘Frankenstein’ to Receive Visionary Honor from Palm Springs International Film Awards 
Robert Yeoman to be Honored with American Society of Cinematographers’ Lifetime Achievement Award 
National Board of Review: ‘One Battle After Another’ Tops in Film, Director, Actor, Supporting Actor; Netflix Lands Four in Top 10 
41st Spirit Awards Nominations: ‘Peter Hujar’s Day,’ ‘Lurker,’ ‘Train Dreams’ Lead