Review: ‘Encounter’Riz Ahmed Is Stellar In A Sci-Fi Road Movie That Loses Its Way
*NOTE: This review was originally part of our Toronto International Film Festival coverage.*
Who doesn’t love a good twist? When a movie subverts our expectations...
Review: ‘Being The Ricardos’Nicole Kidman Impresses As Lucille Ball But Aaron Sorkin's Script Does...
An Aaron Sorkin screenplay is never about just one thing. The Social Network wasn't just about the formation of Facebook, was it? And neither...
Review: ‘West Side Story’Steven Spielberg Breathes New Life Into The Musical Classic
Award-winning musical theater pioneer Stephen Sondheim, who passed away at 91 on November 26, started his professional career writing the lyrics to West Side...
Review: ‘Home’Franka Potente's Directorial Debut Is A Powerful Drama About Forgiveness
After seventeen years in prison, Marvin (Jake McLaughlin), is finally out in Home – and that’s exactly where he’s heading. With only a small...
Review: ‘Wolf’George MacKay Emerges As Pack Leader In An Animal Drama With No Claws
George MacKay is an incredible actor, given to performances both soulful and physically demanding. Check his subtle work in Captain Fantastic and family horror...
Review: ‘Funny Thing About Love’A Quirky But Quickly Forgettable Holiday Rom-Com
Funny Thing About Love is a quirky but quickly forgettable holiday RomCom that’s packed full of predictability and very little laughs. Samantha Banks (Summer...
Review: ‘Nightmare Alley’Guillermo Del Toro's Opulent, Haunting Film Noir Explores The Monstrous Side Of...
If there's one thing we know about Guillermo Del Toro it's that he knows how to craft a movie around the most terrifying of...
Review: ‘Flee’Animated Documentary Brilliantly Bends Genre In Telling A Refugee's Story
In his latest documentary, Danish filmmaker Jonas Poher Rasmussen keeps his subject’s identity anonymous. Despite this, Flee is easily one of the most personal...
Review: ‘Silent Night’Keira Knightley Stars In A Holiday Dark Comedy That Gives New Meaning...
Who doesn't love a good, cheery holiday movie? Well, me for one, and there are plenty of others out there like me who prefer...
Review: ‘The Power Of The Dog’Benedict Cumberbatch Lives The Cowboy Way In Jane Campion's...
*NOTE: This review was originally part of our Middleburg Film Festival coverage.*
The Western genre has survived the modern era of filmmaking through constant deconstruction,...