film review

Film Review: ‘The Little Things’ is a criminally boring whodunit that’s more of a whocares

When you hear that three Oscar winners are starring in a movie, normally it would garner at least a heightened… Read More

January 26, 2021

Film Review: Matthias Schoenaerts and Joel Kinnaman in ‘Brothers By Blood’ isn’t nearly as horny as it sounds

A note to everybody in the business of casting and making movies -- hire Matthias Schoenaerts. His specific mixture of… Read More

January 19, 2021

Film Review: ‘Wonder Woman 1984’ puts the “mess” in message

WARNING: this review contains major spoilers. In a previous op-ed, I bemoaned how, regardless of the intent behind their invention, superheroes no… Read More

December 24, 2020

Film Review: ‘Run’ is packed with terror and well-crafted, compelling performances

(Allen Fraser/Hulu) Run starts swiftly. The second feature picture by Aneesh Chaganty (Searching) once again proves the director's extensive talent for… Read More

November 16, 2020

Film Review: ‘Borat 2’ is some good, some no, but more why is here

courtesy of Amazon One of the biggest pitfalls that some critics run into is separating their personal feelings about a… Read More

October 21, 2020

AFI FEST Review: ‘Sound of Metal’ is thunderous

(Amazon Studios) Writer/director Darius Marder’s new film, The Sound of Metal, explores, quite beautifully and somewhat elegiacally, how losing all… Read More

October 18, 2020

AFI FEST Review: ‘I’m Your Woman’ flips the script on your dad’s mob drama

Rachel Brosnahan and Arinzé Kene star in I'M YOUR WOMAN (Courtesy of Amazon Studios) Hollywood, despite its recent struggles, still… Read More

October 16, 2020

Film Review: Even with a unique twist on the classic body swap premise, ‘Freaky’ fails to outrun its clunky and dated shortcomings

Gotta get down on Friday, Friday... (from left) The Butcher (Vince Vaughn) and Millie Kessler (Kathryn Newton) in FREAKY The… Read More

October 13, 2020

Film Review: Pietro Marcello’s brilliant ‘Martin Eden’ features a breathtaking performance from Luca Marinelli

Luca Marinelli in MARTIN EDEN (courtesy Kino Lorber) As we teeter toward the death throes of a civilization choked with… Read More

October 13, 2020

LFF Review: Colin Firth and Stanley Tucci give career-best turns in a champagne ‘Supernova’ in the sky

The most delicate moments of Supernova, the sublime sophomore feature from British director Harry Macqueen, don’t actually happen on screen;… Read More

October 13, 2020

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