Review: ‘Rocketman’
Taron Egerton is absolutely electric as Elton John in Dexter Fletcher’s imaginative, brash and dazzling musical biopic of the legendary musician Sometimes a biopic about... Read More
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Cannes Review: Xavier Dolan’s ‘Matthias and Maxime’ is an improvement over recent works but still lacks emotional urgency
Xavier Dolan’s latest is cluttered, uneven but well-intentioned film about repressed love In his follow-up to a string of negatively received films (It Must Be... Read More
Cannes Review: Joon-ho Bong’s ‘Parasite’ is breathtaking and heartbreaking
Joon-ho Bong delivers the best film of the Cannes Film Festival so far Known for his genre-twisting work, Joon-ho Bong is a director that never... Read More
Review: ‘Aladdin’ has flashes of greatness but ends up an overlong retread
The 1990s saw two major renaissances for Disney, a creative one and a financial one. The Little Mermaid had come out at the end of... Read More
Cannes Review: Tarantino’s ‘Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood’ is one of his most nuanced, poignant and entertaining films to date
Quentin Tarantino’s latest is a delicious, subversive and audacious takedown of Hollywood In one of his most nuanced, poignant and entertaining films to date, Quentin... Read More
Cannes Review: Gaspar Noé’s ‘Lux Æterna’ makes a mockery of its own message
Is Gaspar Noé’s Lux Æterna a big middle finger to the Time’s Up/Me Too movement? Or is it his way of being woke to the... Read More
Cannes Review: Ira Sachs’ ‘Frankie’ is pretty, vacant
Ira Sachs’ latest is a hollow yet picturesque film on a decaying star In his follow-up to Little Men, Ira Sachs delivers a picturesque but... Read More
Cannes Review: ‘Port Authority’ embraces diverse storytelling but is a reminder there’s a long way to go in terms who gets to tell them
I grew up slightly outside the New York City ball and vogue scene with the likes of legends like Kevin Aviance, Leiomy, Pony Blanik, and... Read More
Cannes Review: Asif Kapadia’s ‘Diego Maradona’ scores as an engrossing doc on the price of fame
Asif Kapadia’s new documentary is an engrossing portrayal of a football legend One of the most interesting documentary filmmakers working today, Asif Kapadia has built... Read More
Cannes Review: ‘The Lighthouse’ Willem Dafoe and Robert Pattinson go toe to toe in Robert Eggers’ impeccably crafted new film
Robert Eggers follows up The Witch by crafting The Lighthouse, a sublimely nightmarish tale about madness and solitude Few thrillers will draw you in and... Read More
The Oscars Set March Dates for 99th and 100th Academy Awards 
Critics Choice Celebration of LGBTQ+ Cinema & Television Honorees: Hannah Einbinder, Dan Levy, Bre-Z, ‘Heated Rivalry’ Creator Jacob Tierney and More 
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