review

Film Review: ‘Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker’ – The Force Ghost of Banality, Now and Forever

J.J. Abrams, Oscar Isaac and Neal Scanlan with Klaud on the set of STAR WARS: THE RISE OF SKYWALKER Incestuous… Read More

December 18, 2019

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

Review: Mads Brügger’s ‘Cold Case Hammarskjöld’ is a compelling whodunit

(Photo courtesy of Magnolia Pictures) I love a good conspiracy theory.  Don’t get me wrong, though:  not all conspiracy theories… Read More

August 14, 2019

Review: ‘This Is Not Berlin’

Xabiani Ponce de León in Hari Sama's This Is Not Berlin (Photo: Alfredo Altamirano) I’m starting to feel about coming-of-age… Read More

August 5, 2019

Review: ‘The Lion King’

(l-f): JD McCrary as Simba and James Earl Jones as Mufasa in Jon Favreau's rea-imagining of The Lion King2019 Disney… Read More

July 11, 2019

Review: Lulu Wang’s ‘The Farewell’

Awkwafina and family have a secret in The Farewell (A24) “Based on an actual lie” That is the opening title… Read More

July 9, 2019

Review: ‘Rocketman’

Taron Egerton is absolutely electric as Elton John in Dexter Fletcher's imaginative, brash and dazzling musical biopic of the legendary… Read More

May 23, 2019

Cannes Review: Xavier Dolan’s ‘Matthias and Maxime’ is an improvement over recent works but still lacks emotional urgency

Gabriel D'Almeida Freitas and Xavier Dolan in Matthias and Maxime (Photo: Shayne Laverdiere) Xavier Dolan’s latest is cluttered, uneven but… Read More

May 23, 2019

2016 AwardsWatch Emmy Winners: Veep, Fargo, The Leftovers and People v OJ Rule

[divider style="solid" top="20" bottom="20"] Fargo has won the  2016 AwardsWatch Emmy for Program of the Year for the second year in… Read More

July 15, 2016

2016 AW Emmy Nominations: The Leftovers, You’re the Worst Get Top Mentions

[divider style="solid" top="20" bottom="20"] HBO's The Leftovers topped the 2016 AW Emmy nominations today with a total of 10 including three… Read More

July 8, 2016

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