REVIEW: Before We Vanish
Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s ponderous, effortlessly endearing alien-invasion dramedy filters the strangeness of modern life through its trio of alien protagonists. The Japanese are no strangers to […]
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The Astrologer is the Forgotten Cult Hit You’ve Been Waiting For
The budding midnight-movie appeal of Craig Denney’s impossible-to-find THE ASTROLOGER heralds the return of cult cinema’s mystique. In the age of the Internet, the era […]
REVIEW: God’s Own Country
Francis Lee’s tender, heartfelt debut film is as sweet a love story as you’ll ever see, bolstered by two terrific young performances and Lee’s sensitive, […]
REVIEW: 42 Grams
Jack C. Newell’s fly-on-the-wall doc about a Chicago chef on the rise effortlessly blends haute cuisine food porn with a tale of chef as temperamental […]
REVIEW: Mom and Dad
Brian Taylor’s devious intergenerational murder-comedy is just as crazy as the delightfully wacko Nicolas Cage performance at its center. Nicolas Cage is an acting maniac […]
REVIEW: Film Stars Don’t Die in Liverpool
Despite an assured and confident lead performance from Annette Bening, this treacly biopic of Gloria Grahame’s final days offers little true insight. With awards season […]
REVIEW: Paddington 2
Paul King’s delightful, charming followup to the first Paddington is a lovely ode to family, friendship, ingenuity – and, of course, marmalade. In a world […]
REVIEW: Phantom Thread
Paul Thomas Anderson’s sumptuous, elegant psychodrama about fashion, obsession and ego (allegedly) gives Daniel Day-Lewis’ career a fitting swan song. Reynolds Woodcock (Daniel Day-Lewis) is […]
REVIEW: Hostiles
Scott Cooper’s nihilistic acid Western is as self-serious as it is unrelentingly brutal, for both good and ill. The Western is a genre rife for […]
REVIEW: Keep Talking
Karen Lynn Weinberg’s intriguing, powerful doc emphasizes the vital link between language, culture and well-being. The history of America is replete with historical traumas. Whether […]