‘West Side Story’ review: Steven Spielberg’s potent, first class adaptation features a vibrant, star-making performance from Rachel Zegler [Grade: B+]
Steven Spielberg’s West Side Story begins, much like Robert Wise and Jerome Robbins’, with a God’s eye view of New York City. You could be... Read More
Film Reviews
‘Flee’ review: A harrowing but ultimately uplifting animated doc of the horrors of war from a queer perspective [Grade: A]
A remarkable portrayal of perseverance in the face of torment, Flee gives us a rare glimpse into the life of a refugee and the consequences... Read More
‘House of Gucci’ review: It’s Lady Gaga’s world, sweetie, we’re all just living in it [Grade: B+]
After spending a decade dominating the music industry and raking in Grammy after Grammy, Lady Gaga set her sights on Hollywood and rocked the film... Read More
‘Jagged’ review: Alanis Morissette doc is indeed “fine, fine, fine” [Grade: B+]
As someone who grew up on the music of Alanis Morissette and Jagged Little Pill, it’s safe to say I felt the documentary Jagged by... Read More
‘Licorice Pizza’ review: Alana Haim gives the breakout performance of the year in Paul Thomas Anderson’s sweetest slice of young love [Grade: A]
“You’re never going to remember me,” predicts Alana Kane early after meeting Gary Valentine in Paul Thomas Anderson’s latest. That’s what she says anyway, but... Read More
‘The Girl and the Spider’ review: A tangled web provides a fascinating contemplation of human interaction [Grade: B]
In their second feature film, The Girl and the Spider, Swiss brothers Ramon and Silvan Zürcher continue to explore the themes and style that they... Read More
‘Bruised’ review: Not quite a knockout, Halle Berry’s directorial debut results in a split decision [Grade: C+]
Fight movies are a dime a dozen in Hollywood, so to find a new way, a new approach to the genre is difficult and rare.... Read More
‘Swan Song’ review: Mahershala Ali delivers a shattering double performance in a film that can’t quite get off the ground [Grade: B-]
There’s no escaping the fact that writer/director Benjamin Cleary’s debut film, Swan Song, feels very familiar. This “lo-fi sci-fi” film, set in the not-too-distant future,... Read More
‘tick, tick…BOOM!’ review: How do you measure the life of a genius? [Grade: A]
What happens when the voices of the last two generations of musical theatre converge in one film? In the case of tick, tick…BOOM!, the new... Read More
‘Clifford the Big Red Dog’ review: What’s big and red and a movie you’ve seen many times before? [Grade: D+]
Clifford the Big Red Dog is not good. Sure, it’s energetic and sincere with a big heart, and it will win kids over. At the... Read More
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