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 Reviews
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
Film Review: Adèle Haenel and Jean Dujardin in ‘Deerskin’
It begins with the kernel of an idea. Like literally let us say for our argument’s sake an actual kernel. A popcorn kernel. What if,... Read More
Film Review: ‘Pray Away’ cements itself as a definitive documentary on conversion therapy
Films about conversion therapy and its survivors have been popular in recent years: 2018 brought both Desiree Akhavan’s The Miseducation of Cameron Post, where a... Read More
Film Review: ‘Extraction’ is a blockbuster of a toothache
We are starved for new movies right now, so a Netflix action movie starring Chris Hemsworth would seem like the perfect medicine for a world... Read More
Film Review: ‘A Secret Love’ is in a league of its own
As every life has a story, so does every love story have a life. Romance has proven to be one of the most popular genres... Read More
Film Review: Drake Doremus’ ‘Endings, Beginnings’ can’t find its place
There’s a moment in Drake Doremus’ ENDINGS, BEGINNINGS that affected me deeply. Curled on her side, Shailene Woodley’s Daphne is held tight by her on-again-off-again... Read More
Retro Review: ‘Frailty’ (2001)
Bill Paxton’s directorial debut is a well-crafted gothic thriller and one of the best films of the year. He does double duty, also playing father... Read More
Retro Review: ‘Lantana’ (2002)
lantana (lan-tan-uh) n: a genus of tropical shrub with small, colorful blooms that hide a dense, thorny undergrowth. Lantana opens with a camera pushing through... Read More
Retro Review: ‘The Deep End’ (2001)
A mother’s work is never done. In fact, what does a mom do all day? Well, if you’re Margaret Hall in The Deep End, between... Read More
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