Film Review: Even with a unique twist on the classic body swap premise, ‘Freaky’ fails to outrun its clunky and dated shortcomings
The body swap genre has been through the modern-day movie meat grinder. There have been highs (Lindsay and Jamie Lee!), there have been lows (Rob... Read More
Film Reviews
Film Review: Pietro Marcello’s brilliant ‘Martin Eden’ features a breathtaking performance from Luca Marinelli
As we teeter toward the death throes of a civilization choked with the excess of industry, bending beneath the rule of technocrats and oligarchs, relocating... Read More
LFF Review: Colin Firth and Stanley Tucci give career-best turns in a champagne ‘Supernova’ in the sky
The most delicate moments of Supernova, the sublime sophomore feature from British director Harry Macqueen, don’t actually happen on screen; they’re seldom, even, explicitly textual.... Read More
LFF Review: ‘Soul’ is consistently charming even as it treads familiar ground
Despite manufacturing more thankless sequels than original films, Pixar’s name has only become increasingly synonymous with emotionally charged storytelling in the past decade – and... Read More
NYFF Review: In ‘French Exit,’ Michelle Pfeiffer gives a performance for the ages
I don’t know about you but not being able to see my mother in person in over a year thanks to the pandemic has made... Read More
Film Review: The multi-dimensional ‘Archenemy’ is an alt-superhero tale that never gets off the ground
We’re living in the era of the anti-superhero. After decades of caped and masked crusaders being the toast of the town, now it seems like... Read More
NYFF Review: Middling modernist myth-making in ‘Atarrabi and Mikelats’
French filmmaker Eugène Green, like many directors, has a distinct style. His characters speak directly to the camera. They stand in the center of the... Read More
NYFF Review: ‘On the Rocks’ is a subtle reminder of what Sofia Coppola does best
Like most Sofia Coppola films, there are a million little things that build the world of On the Rocks,rather than a neon sign pointing to... Read More
Retrospective: ‘Postcards from the Edge,’ still twirling up 30 years later
Thirty years ago, Columbia Pictures released the sweet yet biting, semi-autobiographical Postcards from the Edge to critical acclaim, a number one perch at the box... Read More
NYFF Review: Steve McQueen’s meditative ‘Red, White and Blue’ features a career-defining performance from John Boyega
Over the past few weeks, Steve McQueen has once again taken the world of filmmaking by storm. Coming into the festival season with an impressive... Read More
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