Film Review: ‘Relic’ Is One of the Most Emotional and Frightening Horror Films Yet
We are currently witnessing something staggering and horrific: COVID-19 and its ravaging of nursing homes. In the U.S., it has accounted for 43% of deaths... Read More
Film Reviews
Film Review: Despite some high notes, ‘Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga’ feels like an uninspired cover
Will Ferrell has made a career of spoofing industries, having roasted everything from television news and politics to NASCAR, ice skating and basketball. His latest is... Read More
Film Review: Jon Stewart’s spoof of political elites is simply ‘Irresistible’
Jon Stewart’s (Rose Water, The Daily Show) new film Irresistible proposes something radical in the midst of national calls for dismantling the police and by... Read More
Film Review: ‘Da 5 Bloods’ asks ‘Where are all the movies about Black war heroes?’
Spike Lee’s DA 5 BLOODS weaves three strands into one thread: There’s the story whites tell Blacks about who they are, the story Blacks tell... Read More
Film Review: Nikolaj Coster-Waldau trades armor for dad sweaters in ‘Exit Plan’
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau stumbles in one of his first post-Game of Thrones projects but at least he looks good doing it If ever we’ve had a... Read More
Film Review: ‘You Don’t Nomi’
I refuse to do a search because I’m afraid what it would tell me about how repetitive I get here on this website, but I’d... Read More
Film Review: Pete Davidson is a revelation in ‘The King of Staten Island’
The King of Staten Island is one of the best and most authentic films of 2020. While some might attribute this to the narrative being 75%... Read More
Film Review: ‘The Vast of Night’ is out of this world
Cayuga, New Mexico is a small ass town, and you can tell it because the camera doesn’t blink as it seems to run the full... Read More
Film Review: ‘Capone’ is a flaming pile of shit
Outside of Shakespeare, there are three recurring characters in the history of cinema: Australia’s Ned Kelly, America’s Al Capone and world cinema’s auteurs. In the... Read More
Film Review: ‘Driveways,’ starring Hong Chau and Brian Dennehy
Now that I live in New York the suburban and small town experience of “the driveway” feels somewhat lost to me — we’ve got our... Read More
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