REVIEW: ‘Joy’ (★★★½)
There’s something truly fantastic about the opening scene of Joy. It’s a black and white television soap opera starring none other than All My... Read More
Reviews
REVIEW: ‘The Revenant’ (★★★★)
“You breathe…keep breathing.” One part tale of bloodthirsty revenge, one part tale of undying love, Alejandro G. Iñárritu’s The Revenant is a film of extremes.... Read More
REVIEW: ‘Creed’ (★★★★)
In a year that has been filled with remakes, sequels and reboots it’s hard to imagine that what seems like another attempt to reboot... Read More
AFI Review: Angelina Jolie Pitt’s ‘By the Sea’ (★★)
Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt’s By The Sea attempts to break down and humanize two of the most alien and illustrious faces in Hollywood... Read More
REVIEW: Foreign Language Film Oscar Winners 1952-1957
After the first five foreign film winners coming from Italy, France, and Japan, the Academy decided to change it up a bit with their next... Read More
REVIEW: ‘Room’ (★★★★)
A story of mother-child devotion, Lenny Abrahamson’s Room, based on Emma Donoghue’s book, is a stunning exploration of commitment, love, and survival. Ma and... Read More
REVIEW: ‘Miles Ahead’ (★★★)
“Get the fuck off me, Hitler” Don Cheadle’s gaudy, prismatic passion-project biopic Miles Ahead just had its world premiere. It was the closing night... Read More
REVIEW: ‘Beasts of No Nation’ is a truly harrowing masterpiece (★★★½)
Agu and his family in West Africa live a simple but happy existence. They laugh, play, fight, burp and fart at the table. He... Read More
MVFF38: ‘Carol’ starring Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara
Set in an era when glances an small gestures speak volumes, Todd Haynes’s Carol is a luscious and profound piece on relationships, sexuality and... Read More
MVFF38 Review: ’45 Years’
Is there anything more insidious than a secret? Kate and Geoff Mercer (Charlotte Rampling and Tom Courtenay) lead a quiet and charmingly simple life... Read More
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