‘The Running Man’ Review: Edgar Wright Calls Out America’s Wrongs in the Latest and Largely Pointless Stephen King Adaptation [C+]
In a cinema landscape dominated by remakes and adaptations, Edgar Wright’s The Running Man brings to the table a frustratingly rare premise: the movies that... Read More
Film Reviews
‘Now You See Me: Now You Don’t’ Review: A Few New Magicians, the Same Old Tricks [D]
I’d say it’s some kind of magic trick that has allowed the Now You See Me movies to have sustained enough of a fandom to... Read More
‘Nuremberg’ Review: James Vanderbilt’s Historical Thriller Looks at When Perpetrators of Systematic Genocide Used to be Brought to Justice [A-]
It’s typical and expected from every year that a handsomely crafted historical drama would come along and remind audiences of a certain part of WWII... Read More
‘Sentimental Value’ Review: Joachim Trier Constructs a Searing, Tender Family Drama [A]
Growing up in an old house means getting used to its little idiosyncrasies, just as you would with any other family member. It’s the one... Read More
‘Die My Love’ Review: Jennifer Lawrence is Grace Under Fire in the Best Performance of her Career [A]
From the opening frame of Lynne Ramsay’s fifth feature film, Die My Love, we see a house in shambles. A once promising place full of laughter... Read More
‘Song Sung Blue’ Review: Kate Hudson Rises From the Ashes of Overcooked Trauma Biopic to Make Neil Diamond Cool Again [B-]
Growing up in a world before Kidz Bop and Ms. Rachel, we had no say in the radio stations that accompanied our daily commutes or... Read More
‘Palestine 36’ Review: Annemarie Jacir’s Drama is a Largely Untold Tale of Early Palestinian Struggle [C+] CIFF
A tricky part of experiencing and analyzing any piece of art is separating the worthiness of its intent from the success of its execution. With... Read More
2025 AFI FEST Reviews: ‘Nuremberg,’ ‘Dead Man’s Wire,’ ‘Christy’
As we enter the last phase of the Fall film festival season, this past week saw the AFI FEST take place over the course of... Read More
‘Whitetail’ Review: From Nanouk Leopold’s Frustratingly Imbalanced Irish Drama Emerges a Star-Making Performance from Natasha O’Keeffe [C+] CIFF
There’s nothing like seeing a star-making performance. Natasha O’Keeffe is a face that will be mostly familiar to those who watch British television, thanks to... Read More
‘Put Your Soul on Your Hand and Walk’ Review: Palestinian Doc is a Stunning Chronicle of Finding Hope in the Darkest of Realities [A-] CIFF
On October 10 of this year, a ceasefire between Hamas and Israel went into effect, ostensibly putting an end to two years of bloodshed, in... Read More
Philadelphia Film Critics Circle (PFCC) Winners: ‘One Battle After Another,’ ‘Sinners’ Fight It Out 
Boston Online Film Critics Association (BOFCA) Winners: ‘One Battle After Another,’ Wagner Moura, Rose Byrne and More 
Georgia Film Critics Association (GAFCA) Nominations: ‘One Battle After Another’ Leads with 12 
Delroy Lindo, Michelle Satter, Sony Pictures Among African American Film Critics Association (AAFCA) Honorees