‘Golden Arm’ review: the ‘Bridesmaids’ of sports comedies with a breakout performance from Betsy Sodaro
As this week marks the 10th anniversary of the release of the now-legendary comedy Bridesmaids, there is no more perfect moment for Golden Arm, a... Read More
Film Reviews
New Directors/New Films Festival Review: ‘All Light, Everywhere’ teaches us how to see
Theo Anthony’s experimental documentary All Light, Everywhere confronts you with images you might not want to see: An inside look at someone’s sinewy optic nerve;... Read More
‘Tom Clancy’s Without Remorse’ review: Michael B. Jordan is a highlight in a battlefield of well-trodden territory
There is just something about Tom Clancy novels and their adaptations that never seem to fully work in the modern era of cinema. In the... Read More
‘The Virtuoso’ review: a lazy, dull hitman saga that could have killed Anthony Hopkins’ Oscar chances
According to Hollywood, there is no character as interesting, sexy, mysterious or cinematic as a professional assassin. An incredibly large percentage of action movies feature... Read More
‘Bloodthirsty’ review: The vegetarian lesbian werewolf movie you’ve been waiting for
Bloodthirsty, the new film directed by Amelia Moses (Bleed with Me), and written by Wendy Hill Tout, and Lowell follows Grey Kessler (Lauren Beatty) is... Read More
‘Four Good Days’ review: Mila Kunis rises above a woefully clichéd drug addiction story
Addiction has always made for some visceral storytelling. From Trainspotting and Requiem for a Dream to Girl, Interrupted and 28 Days to When A Man... Read More
‘Stowaway’ review: Sci-fi flash balances with grounded drama in Joe Penna’s slick space thriller
No matter how successful we have been so far and how much we, as a species, continue to extend our reach further and further out... Read More
‘Mortal Kombat’ review: An entertaining but ultimately sub-zero adaptation
Throughout the past few decades, the video game film genre has gained a notorious reputation. Popularized in the 90’s by bombastic adaptations like the original... Read More
‘The Mitchells vs. The Machines’ review: Lord and Miller upload the first great animated film of 2021
“Lots of families have strengths. My family only has weaknesses,” quips Katie (Abbi Jacobson) in the opening minutes of The Mitchells vs. The Machines, as... Read More
‘Monday’ review: Sebastian Stan and Denise Gough bring a new level of chaos to the romance genre
At first glance, Monday seems about as conventional as you’d expect from a whirlwind romance between two Americans living overseas. It has the standard meet-cute,... Read More
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