‘Paddington in Peru’ Review: Third Time’s a Bit Less Charming for Cinema’s Most Lovable Bear [B-]
In terms of its status amongst critics and film lovers, Paddington has got to be one of the most unlikely film franchises ever to gain... Read More
Reviews
‘Captain America: Brave New World’ Review: Marvel Continues to Self-Perpetuate Their Own Impending Irrelevance [D+]
It’s an accepted fact that at this point in the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s lifecycle, keeping up with the extended lore and returning characters means slogging... Read More
‘The White Lotus’ Season 3 Review: Mike White’s Ugly Americans Invade Thailand in Bracingly Funny New Installment [A-]
Wanderlust can take control when a vacation begins, an insatiable need to explore and desire to find new experiences. The feeling claws its way in... Read More
‘Love Hurts’ Review: This Fight Club is a Real Pain [C-]
Winning an Oscar is pretty great, or so I’ve heard. But for actors, the hard-earned victory brings with it a new challenge – what to... Read More
‘Predators’ Review: Engrossing Examination at How the Rise of True Crime Shows Revealed its Complicity [A] – Sundance Film Festival
If the phrase, “Hello, I’m Chris Hansen,” means anything to you, you are probably familiar with its source: To Catch A Predator. For the unfamiliar,... Read More
‘The Dating Game’ Review: Violet Du Feng’s Relationship Doc Struggles with the Balance of Political and Personal [C] – Sundance Film Festival
In The Dating Game, the latest documentary from Violet Du Feng (Hidden Letters, Nanking) the complications of modern-day romance are framed by a specific context:... Read More
Sundance 2025 Reviews: ‘Omaha,’ ‘Plainclothes,’ ‘Sorry, Baby,’ ‘Twinless’
In my first dispatch for the 2025 Sundance Film Festival, I look at films from mostly first time feature directors dealing with the fallout of... Read More
‘Bunnylovr’ Review: Not Even the Songs of Charli XCX Can Save This Aimless Rabbit’s Tale [C] – Sundance Film Festival
When her most insistent client John (Austin Amelio, AMC’s The Walking Dead) asks what sort of things she likes to do, Bunnylovr’s cam girl protagonist... Read More
‘Brides’ Review: Innocence is Lost as Two Girls Fall Prey to Extremism in Nadia Hall’s Empathetic Story [B] – Sundance Film Festival
When you don’t feel accepted or understood at home or in the world outside of it, where can you go? In Brides, two teenage girls... Read More
‘Train Dreams’ Review: Joel Edgerton Stars in a Moving Examination of Life’s Fleeting, Stunning Nature [A] – Sundance Film Festival
Days spent in the lush green forests of the Pacific Northwest, a child’s giggles bubbling up by a stream, a warm drink shared with a... Read More
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