film review

AFI FEST Review: ‘Knives and Skin’ is a dark and twisty ride

While I love nothing more than a completely original idea, there’s also something really cool about an artist finding a… Read More

November 16, 2019

Review: Trey Edward Shults’ ‘Waves’ is an undeniable masterpiece

WAVES (Courtesy of A24) “History never repeats itself but it rhymes.” That Mark Twain quote is a wonderfully reoccurring motif… Read More

November 12, 2019

Review: James Mangold’s ‘Ford v Ferrari’ steps on the gas and never lets up

Matt Damon and Christian Bale in FORD V FERRARI (Photo Credit: Merrick Morton / Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation) Matt… Read More

November 12, 2019

Review: ‘Terminator: Dark Fate’ reinvigorates the franchise

Mackenzie Davis, left, and Linda Hamilton star in Skydance Productions and Paramount Pictures' "TERMINATOR: DARK FATE." In the world of… Read More

October 25, 2019

London Film Festival Review: Rose Glass’ slow-burn horror ‘Saint Maud’ is a potent debut feature

Courtesy of BFI London Film Festival and Film 4 Productions As the nights turn longer and the weather turns colder,… Read More

October 9, 2019

London Film Festival Review: ‘The House of Us’ is an utter delight

It's no wonder kids find us adults so baffling so much of the time. After all, even us curmudgeonly critics… Read More

October 8, 2019

Review: Todd Phillips’ ‘Joker’ is dark, gritty and fearless; Phoenix is mesmerizing

(Photo: Niko Tavernise / Warner Bros Pictures) First things first, put aside all your comic book hero expectations. DC’s Joker… Read More

October 1, 2019

Review: In ‘The Irishman,’ Scorsese’s mobsters age, facing their own mortality

Joe Pesci and Robert De Niro in THE IRISHMAN (Courtesy of Netflix) Legends reunite in Martin Scorsese's sprawling gangster epic… Read More

September 28, 2019

LFF Review: Alfre Woodard is mesmerizing in ‘Clemency’

Alfre Woodard in CLEMENCY (Courtesy of LFF / Paul Sarkis) A stark, sombre drama with barely a second's worth of… Read More

September 23, 2019

Review: The outrageously funny ‘Dolemite Is My Name’ is a career comeback showcase for Eddie Murphy

DOLEMITE IS MY NAME (Courtesy of Netflix) Four of the last ten Best Picture Oscar winners have been about artists,… Read More

September 19, 2019

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