Film Review: ‘The Lodge’ is traumatically delicious
There’s an exchange in Frank Darabont’s film The Mist where two characters trapped in a supermarket at the end of the world discuss whether having faith in... Read More
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Sundance Review: Lee Isaac Chung’s ‘Minari’ is a poetic and heartfelt masterwork
One of the joys of minari, mischievous grandmother Soonja (Yuh-Jung Youn) tells her equally impish 7-year-old grandson David (Alan Kim), is that the Korean herb... Read More
Sundance Review: Despite good performances ‘The Glorias’ can’t liberate itself from convention
The Glorias, directed by Julie Taymor based on the book “My Life on the Road” by Gloria Steinem, shows the confluence of “Glorias” who powered... Read More
Film Review: ‘Gretel & Hansel’ is a mixed bag of tricks and treats
Alongside American popular culture’s regression into a seemingly single-minded fixation on superhero storytelling and the live-actioning of animated features there’s been a third, darker strand... Read More
Film Review: ‘The Rhythm Section’ is way off beat
Revenge has largely been a male domain in Hollywood, but, lately, there have been plenty of movies featuring female characters seeking to right some very... Read More
Sundance Review: ‘The Last Shift’ is a contrived, entry level effort
This may be my first year actually attending the Sundance Film Festival, but I know the hallmarks of the “Sundance film” when I see one.... Read More
Sundance Review: ‘The Nest’ is an astounding showcase for Carrie Coon
Sean Durkin returns nine years after Martha Marcy May Marlene with a tension-filled slow burn “What do you do for a living?” a cab driver... Read More
Sundance Review: ‘Miss Juneteenth’ avoids tropes to find truth in the Black experience
Nicole Beharie establishes herself as one of Hollywood’s most underrated talents with her strong and heartfelt performance as Turquoise Jones in Channing Godfrey Peoples first... Read More
Film Review: Julia Garner is absolutely revelatory in Kitty Green’s taut, #MeToo drama ‘The Assistant’
My very first job interview when I moved to New York twenty years ago was to be the personal assistant to an award-winning and highly... Read More
Sundance Review: ‘Promising Young Woman’ wants to get rid of toxic in community
Revenge is a dish served ice cold in Emerald Fennell’s directorial debut film premiering at Sundance 2020, Promising Young Woman. This film is more than... Read More
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