Review: ‘The Trial Of The Chicago 7’Aaron Sorkin's Timely, Rousing Courtroom Drama Is One...
Leave it to Aaron Sorkin to energize what might've been a stiff, paint-by-numbers courtroom drama the way he did three decades ago with A...
Review: ‘Save Yourselves!’A Hilarious Alien Invasion Comedy That Needs To Be On Your Radar
*NOTE: This is a reprint of my review from the Sundance Film Festival. Save Yourselves! opens in theaters October 2nd and digital October 6th.*
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Review: ‘Eternal Beauty’Sally Hawkins Shines In Craig Roberts' Film About Mental Illness
Films portraying mental illness (especially when depicted by someone considered “normal”) is always a slippery slope. Ben Stiller’s Tropic Thunder captivated in the most...
Review: ‘Charm City Kings’Baltimore Dirt Bike Drama Is Leader Of The Pack
NOTE: This review was originally posted for this year's Sundance Film Festival. Charm City Kings opens on HBO Max tomorrow, October 8th.
If all you’ve...
Review: ‘Totally Under Control’Alex Gibney's Doc Quietly Rages Over Trump's Disastrous COVID-19 Response
As the current occupant of the White House, who himself has contracted COVID-19, parades himself in front of his supporters claiming to be "immune",...
Middleburg Review: ‘Nomadland’Frances McDormand Delivers A Career Best Performance In Chloe Zhao's Enormous, Powerful...
There are a lot of deep silences in Chloe Zhao's Nomadland. Oftentimes they're intentional, as the lead character Fern (a magnificent Frances McDormand) spends...
Middleburg Review: ‘Ammonite’Francis Lee Masterfully Directs Winslet And Ronan In Lesbian Drama
Ammonites are a group of extinct marine animals, known for their shells. For centuries humans have been digging them up, cleaning them off, and...
Review: ‘Proxima’Eva Green Soars In Alice Winocour's Astronaut Drama About A Mother And Daughter's...
The last couple of years have seen a surprising amount of interest in stories about female astronauts, almost like a response to the dearth...
Review: ‘Jungleland’Charlie Hunnam Delivers A Knockout Performance In This Family Boxing Drama
Lion (Jack O’Connell) and Stanley Kaminsky (Charlie Hunnam) are two brothers desperately trying to keep the American dream alive in Jungleland. Lion is a...
Review: ‘Ammonite’Francis Lee Masterfully Directs Winslet And Ronan In Lesbian Drama
*NOTE: This is a reprint of Cortland's review from the Middleburg Film Festival.*
Ammonites are a group of extinct marine animals, known for their shells....