Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation Review: Fun in the Spooky Sun
The third entry in Sony Pictures’ kids’ films about animated monsters is fun, flighty and surprisingly layered, with solid jokes and a heartwarming message. I […]
AuthorMarshall Estes
The Misandrists Review: Bawdy, Transgressive Satire from Bruce LaBruce
Bruce LaBruce’s reputation as a bad-taste provocateur gleefully continues with this campy exercise in sex, sleaze, and political satire. A transgressive artist’s main job should […]
SuperFly Review: A Gritty Remake That’s Far From Groovy
Director X’s slick, hip-hop fueled remake of the blaxploitation classic trades in 70s crime for music video slickness, and is none the better for it. […]
That Summer Review: Illuminating New Areas of Grey Gardens
Cobbled from footage of a pre-Grey Gardens attempt to tell the tale of Big Edie and Little Edie, this documentary offers scintillating new footage of […]
On Chesil Beach Review: A Picturesque Tale of a Broken Honeymoon
Dominic Cooke’s sumptuous adaptation of the Ian McEwan novel tells the tale of a marriage doomed from the start, using luscious photography and brilliant performances […]
Hitler’s Hollywood Review: Doc Explores Dark Periods of German Cinema History
Rudiger Suchsland’s second documentary on the cinema of Hitler’s Germany takes a fascinating, if surface-level, look at the ways entertainment gave rise to fascism. When […]
I Feel Pretty Review: Well-Intentioned, But Feels Pretty Underwhelming
Amy Schumer’s comedy about the power of confidence mixes its messages about body image, but provides some laughs nonetheless. How would your life change if […]