‘Titane’ review: Julia Ducournau revs up the body horror in her masterfully audacious follow-up to ‘Raw’ [Cannes Review]
How do you solve a problem like talking about Titane? Julia Ducournau’s film is best seen blind. Really, if you haven’t watched it, you should... Read More
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‘Pig’ review: Served on an unexpected meta platter comes Nicolas Cage’s career-best performance
There is a fundamental question that lingers in the back of everyone’s mind when they hear about a new Nicolas Cage film is coming; how... Read More
‘La Traviata, My Brothers & I’ review: Yohan Manca’s winsome family drama is a winning debut feature [Cannes Review]
After a year off, Cannes has returned with a lineup that’s an embarrassment of riches, seemingly designed to make even the most jaded cinephile feel... Read More
‘JFK Revisited: Through the Looking Glass’ is a dense and detailed return to the conspiracy 30 years after Oliver Stone’s masterpiece [Cannes Review]
In the 30 years since JFK made global headlines for its excoriation of the military-industrial complex – and garnered eight Oscar nominations for its trouble... Read More
‘The French Dispatch’ review: Wes Anderson dials up the quirk in anthological homage to journalism [Cannes Review]
“The New Yorker will be the magazine not published for the old lady in Dubuque,” editor Harold W. Ross wrote in the founding prospectus for... Read More
‘Gunpowder Milkshake’ review: A ferociously entertaining explosion of female fury
For years, thousands of individuals in the film industry bought into the idea that female-led action movies would “never make money,” as they were supposedly... Read More
‘Bergman Island’ review: A Mia Hansen-Løve letter on filmmaking with stellar performances from Vicky Krieps, Tim Roth and Mia Wasikowska [Cannes Review]
Mia Hansen-Løve’s directorial style seems to be less about style or genre and more about mood. Her 2018 travelogue romance film Maya had very little... Read More
‘Ted Lasso’ season 2 review: the ever-evolving hit comedy scores another goal and doesn’t miss a beat
Ted Lasso, a compassionate, mustache-wearing, charming coach, is back with the AFC Richmond team. Following the critically acclaimed success of the Apple TV series, the... Read More
‘Never Have I Ever’ season 2 review: Mindy Kaling’s coming-of-age dramedy is still charming and even more life-affirming
When the first season of Never Have I Ever debuted on Netflix last year, people expected it to be a raunchy, hilarious teen rom-com with... Read More
Retrospective: 20 Years on, ‘Legally Blonde’ is a pink, empowered reminder to be yourself
A few weeks ago I was talking to my boyfriend and he was trying to remember the name of a hormone the brain releases that... Read More
Kansas City Film Critics Circle (KCFCC) Awards: ‘One Battle After Another’ Named Best Film 
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