‘Extraction 2’ review: Chris Chris Bang Bang
Somewhere in between the balletic symphony of violence that is the John Wick franchise and the grounded brute force of Paul Greengrass’ work on the... Read More
Film Reviews
‘Playland’ review: A transfixing genre-bender about Boston’s oldest gay bar where the style is the substance | Tribeca
It might just be the time of day that I’ve gone to my local gay bar, but it feels almost like a ghost town when... Read More
‘The Line’ review: Interesting ideas are quickly hazed in Ethan Berger’s run-of-the-mill cautionary tale about fraternity life | Tribeca
Fraternities exist to offer people a sense of community, but they can also take much more than they give. Well-documented cases of hazing and truly... Read More
‘Transformers: Rise of the Beasts’ review: Anthony Ramos and Dominique Fishback breathe new life into the robot-loving franchise
The Transformers live-action franchise has an interesting place in the current mix of over-saturated sequels, reboots and superhero films in that it predates the Marvel... Read More
‘The Flash’ review: Michael Keaton’s Batman shines in a bland and disconnected multiverse
We’re in our multiverse era and it is fitting that The Flash, a film dealing in divergent paths and multiverses would have its own long-winding... Read More
‘Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse’ review: The shape-shifting sequel pulls you into its wondrous web
Let’s do things differently this time. It’s a line spoken by the punk little drummer girl of a Spider-Woman, Gwen Stacy (Hailee Steinfeld), who opens... Read More
‘Elemental’ review: Pixar’s chemical romance simmers with creative spark in a tale as old as time | Cannes
And so we say au revoir to another Cannes Film Festival. The closing film of the prestigious festival was the newest outing from animation powerhouse;... Read More
‘Anatomy of a Fall’ review: Justine Triet’s courtroom drama features an impeccable performance from Sandra Hüller at the helm | Cannes
With what is only her fourth feature film, French filmmaker Justine Triet has made a strong call for award recognition. After her 2019 Cannes Main... Read More
‘La Chimera’ review: Alice Rohwacher’s most accomplished work to date digs into life, love, and grave-robbing | Cannes
The concept of a chimera, however colloquialized, still remains a bit too abstract to pin down. If one approaches Alice Rohrwacher’s fourth feature, La Chimera,... Read More
‘Last Summer’ review: Catherine Breillat grounds her provocative romance with truth and a staggering performance from Léa Drucker | Cannes
For her first feature film in over 10 years, Catherine Breillat made the surprising choice of adapting Queen of Hearts, May El Toukhy’s Danish provocative... Read More
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