Film Review: ‘Wonder Woman 1984’ puts the “mess” in message
WARNING: this review contains major spoilers. In a previous op-ed, I bemoaned how, regardless of the intent behind their invention, superheroes no longer provide moral guidance or... Read More
Film Reviews
Film Review: Emily Blunt and Jamie Dornan have a ‘Wild Mountain Thyme’ in sweet and silly romcom
Simply on its face, the new film Wild Mountain Thyme is a light-hearted, almost fantastical take on a Hallmark romance, but there’s just something about... Read More
Film Review: ‘The Midnight Sky’ feels like a hopeful magnum opus, but falls short of epic odyssey
George Clooney is a director of much ambition. Unafraid it seems to tackle any narrative of any genre, and The Midnight Sky feels like the... Read More
Retrospective: 30 years later, ‘Misery’ still loves company
“I’m your number one fan” To think, 30 years ago, those five words were just a thing people said at stage doors or in fan... Read More
Retrospective: ‘Home for the Holidays’ might be more poignant this year than ever
A movie about how painful it can be to go home – and why you still should This year, many families will be forced forego... Read More
Film Review: ‘Happiest Season’ is the lesbian holiday rom-com that we’ve needed all along
Coming out to your family is never easy. Your heart almost feels like it’s going to jump out of your chest when you say the... Read More
Film Review: The weird and wonderful ‘The Twentieth Century’
Being teleported into another reality, warped or nay, is or should be high on everybody’s wish-lists in the year that’s been twenty-twenty, and have I... Read More
Film Review: ‘The Exorcist’ doc ‘Leap of Faith’ is a Friedkin echo chamber but still a devil of a good time
The last time I saw The Exorcist in the theater (for its re-release in 2010) I got so anxious that I made myself physically sick, and I... Read More
Film Review: ‘Run’ is packed with terror and well-crafted, compelling performances
Run starts swiftly. The second feature picture by Aneesh Chaganty (Searching) once again proves the director’s extensive talent for capturing the powerful tension and the fear... Read More
Film Review: ‘Hillbilly Elegy’
Ron Howard is one of those directors who is really hard to categorize. He has won an Oscar for directing (A Beautiful Mind in 2002), and... Read More
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