Lean on Pete Review: A Boy and His Horse Search for Home, Find Each Other
Andrew Haigh’s heartbreaking, poignant drama is a testament to our deeply human desire to belong, told through a nuanced performance by Charlie Plummer. If you […]
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Truth or Dare Review: Blumhouse’s Latest Delivers Modest Sleepover Scares
The latest microbudget spook-em-up from Blumhouse Productions is long on dares and short on scares. Hoping to cash in on the success of the Ouija […]
You Were Never Really Here Review: A Masterwork of Brutal Grindhouse Poetry
Lynne Ramsay follows We Need to Talk About Kevin with another masterwork on the cyclical traumas of violence, sporting a poetically grotesque performance from a […]
Chappaquiddick Review: Tragedy Plus Time, Minus Insight
John Curran’s ill-timed retelling of Ted Kennedy’s infamous car accident in the Chappaquiddick is dour and more than a little politically murky. For a film […]
REVIEW: Isle of Dogs
Wes Anderson’s latest stop-motion confection is as meticulously constructed and dryly sweet as his previous filmography, even with the extremely complicated questions it raises about […]
REVIEW: Journey’s End
Sam Claflin, Asa Butterfield, and Paul Bettany deliver terrific performances in a thought-provoking, theatrical World War I drama. Journey’s End doesn’t match the description of a […]
REVIEW: The Death of Stalin
Veep creator Armando Iannucci brings his acid tongue and razor-sharp wit to this Soviet-era political farce, aided by an impeccable ensemble cast. The Death of […]
REVIEW: Black Panther
Ryan Coogler’s Afrofuturist take on the Marvel Universe is a refreshingly unique, stylish and thematically rich superhero flick, breathing fresh air into the Marvel mythos. […]
REVIEW: A Fantastic Woman
A pioneering work of trans-centric filmmaking, Sebastián Lelio’s airy, dreamlike direction anchors a fearless central performance from Daniela Vega. With trans issues being at the […]
REVIEW: Fifty Shades Freed
To no one’s surprise, the third and final adaptation of E.L. James’ bodice-rippers promises steam, but delivers vapor. The Fifty Shades of Grey franchise is […]