NEWFEST Reviews: ‘Dating Amber,’ ‘Forgotten Roads,’ ‘ Monsoon,’ ‘ Two of Us,’ and ‘Uncle Frank’
David Freyne’s Dating Amber takes gays back to high school. A charming comedy of a relatable experience where sex is on everyone’s mind and where... Read More
Film Reviews
Film Review: ‘Borat 2’ is some good, some no, but more why is here
One of the biggest pitfalls that some critics run into is separating their personal feelings about a particular release. Often critics will walk into a... Read More
AFI FEST Review: The brilliant ‘Belushi’ captures a complicated artist by those who knew him best
One of the biggest problems with fame, I would imagine, is the sense that, because everyone knows who you are, they think they know you.... Read More
AFI FEST Review: ‘Sound of Metal’ is thunderous
Writer/director Darius Marder’s new film, The Sound of Metal, explores, quite beautifully and somewhat elegiacally, how losing all control of your life can be the... Read More
AFI FEST Review: ‘Whirlybird’ is a fascinating chronicle of the birth of breaking news
I live in Los Angeles, and I can tell you two things are ubiquitous: helicopters and an insatiable appetite for live news. If you don’t... Read More
AFI FEST Review: ‘I’m Your Woman’ flips the script on your dad’s mob drama
Hollywood, despite its recent struggles, still remains at the forefront of the movement to push through more opportunities for women and minorities. With that push... Read More
Film Review: Even with a unique twist on the classic body swap premise, ‘Freaky’ fails to outrun its clunky and dated shortcomings
The body swap genre has been through the modern-day movie meat grinder. There have been highs (Lindsay and Jamie Lee!), there have been lows (Rob... Read More
Film Review: Pietro Marcello’s brilliant ‘Martin Eden’ features a breathtaking performance from Luca Marinelli
As we teeter toward the death throes of a civilization choked with the excess of industry, bending beneath the rule of technocrats and oligarchs, relocating... Read More
LFF Review: Colin Firth and Stanley Tucci give career-best turns in a champagne ‘Supernova’ in the sky
The most delicate moments of Supernova, the sublime sophomore feature from British director Harry Macqueen, don’t actually happen on screen; they’re seldom, even, explicitly textual.... Read More
LFF Review: ‘Soul’ is consistently charming even as it treads familiar ground
Despite manufacturing more thankless sequels than original films, Pixar’s name has only become increasingly synonymous with emotionally charged storytelling in the past decade – and... Read More
69th British Society of Cinematographers (BSC) Nominations 
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PGA Awards: Lynda Obst and Paula Weinstein Honored with Posthumous Trailblazer Award 
2024 Minnesota Film Critics Association (MNFCA) Winners: ‘The Brutalist,’ ‘Challengers,’ ‘Dune: Part Two’ Lead