‘No Other Choice’ Review: Park Chan-wook’s Jet Black Comedy Reminds Us Why He’s One of the Best in the Game [B+] Venice
The first sign of violence in No Other Choice comes when our protagonist, paper factory manager You Man-su (Lee Byung-hun) explains the difference between losing... Read More
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‘After the Hunt’ Review: Despite a Stellar Julia Roberts, Luca Guadagnino’s Latest is a #MeToo Misfire [C-] Venice
A lot has changed since 2017, when the first accusations against film producer Harvey Weinstein surfaced. One after one, the women who were sexually harassed... Read More
‘Hijra’ Review: Shahad Ameen Crafts a Moving Story of Self-Empowerment and Discovery [A-] Venice
In her second outing as a feature-length filmmaker, Saudi Arabian director Shahad Ameen goes bolder and deeper with Hijra, a quietly devastating film that is... Read More
‘Bugonia’ Review: Jesse Plemons Gives a Masterful Performance in Yorgos Lanthimos’s Plea for Eco-Empathy [A-] Venice
Yorgos Lanthimos is back at the Lido with one of his most fascinating, multi-layered and daring films. In Bugonia, the subversive filmmaker manages to tackle... Read More
‘Ghost Elephants’ Review: Werner Herzog Adds Characteristic Existential Poignancy to Entertaining Nature Doc [B] Venice
Werner Herzog’s irreverent stoicism, which seems to get an ounce cheekier every year, does some heavy lifting in a documentary which might otherwise border on... Read More
‘Father’ Review: Tereza Nvotová’s Examination of a Life Barely Scratches the Surface [C] Venice
Selected as the Opening Film of this year’s Venice International Film Festival’s Orizzonti section, Tereza Nvotová’s Father features an interesting premise, rarely discussed in film,... Read More
‘La Grazia’ Review: Paolo Sorrentino’s Richly Drawn Political Drama of a Leader Who’s Lost his Purpose is One of His Best Films [A] Venice
If we think about politics in this day and age, our first reaction is probably disgust, disappointment, disillusionment, or outright fear. In a crucial age... Read More
‘The Roses’ Review: By Any Other Name it Would Still Stink [C-]
At the opening of Jay Roach’s new film The Roses, with Olivia Colman and Benedict Cumberbatch, the married pair are in therapy, asked to read... Read More
‘Caught Stealing’ Review: Darren Aronofsky Goes Full Guy Ritchie Mode and Makes His Best Movie in 15 Years [B]
There’s an age-old moviemaking proverb that the new Austin Butler-starring crime thriller Caught Stealing abides by strictly, a sort of promise of destiny that this... Read More
Make it a Double Feature: ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ and ‘Thunderbolts*’
Heroic groups are often brought together by a simple common goal to do good and save the world from evil. However, some are brought together... Read More
Utah Film Critics Association (UFCA) Nominations: ‘One Battle After Another,’ ‘Sinners’ Lead 
Women Film Critics Circle (WFCC) Winners: ‘Hamnet,’ ‘If I Had Legs I’d Kick You’ Lead 
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