film review

Film Review: Humor and heart prevail in ‘Onward’

Tom Holland and Chris Pratt in Disney/Pixar's ONWARD (photo: Pixar) Onward is the perfect mix of humor and heart. It's a… Read More

February 22, 2020

Film Review: There’s more love to be found in ‘To All The Boys: P.S. I Still Love You’

Noah Centineo and Lana Condor find love in a hopeful place in TO ALL THE BOYS: P.S. I STILL LOVE… Read More

February 12, 2020

Film Review: Julia Garner is absolutely revelatory in Kitty Green’s taut, #MeToo drama ‘The Assistant’

Julia Garner in THE ASSISTANT (Ty Johnson / Bleecker Street) My very first job interview when I moved to New… Read More

January 29, 2020

Review: ‘The Gentlemen’ is a gangster’s paradise

Michelle Dockery and Matthew McConaughey in THE GENTLEMEN (Photo Credit: Christopher Raphael) The Gentlemen is a highly stylized, well-written gangster romp that’s entertaining as hell.… Read More

January 25, 2020

Sundance Review: ‘Taylor Swift: Miss Americana’

Taylor Swift in Miss Americana by Lana Wilson (Courtesy of Sundance Institute) When the title card for the new Netflix documentary,… Read More

January 24, 2020

Film Review: ‘Bad Boys for Life’ hits all the right notes

Will Smith and Martin Lawrence star in Columbia Pictures’ BAD BOYS FOR LIFE (Courtesy of Sony Pictures) 'Bad Boys for… Read More

January 16, 2020

Review: Céline Sciamma challenges the male gaze with the meticulous and gorgeous ‘Portrait of a Lady on Fire’

Adèle Haenel and Noémie Merlant in Céline Sciamma's PORTRAIT OF A LADY ON FIRE The concept of the male gaze… Read More

December 2, 2019

AFI FEST Review: ‘Ivana the Terrible’

Courtesy of Microfilm It’s sometimes easy to forget that film is an art form.  And, as with any art, the… Read More

November 18, 2019

AFI FEST Review: ‘Love Me Tender’

Courtesy of AFI FEST The internal struggles of a character are often the most difficult to portray in a visual… Read More

November 18, 2019

AFI FEST Review: Alex Gibney’s ‘Citizen K’ is a warning call

Courtesy of AFI FEST We can talk a lot about films being relevant or tapping into the zeitgeist, but perhaps… Read More

November 17, 2019

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