Review: ‘Blindspotting’, Daveed Diggs And Rafael Casal Erupt With Raw Emotion
*NOTE: This is a reprint of my review from the Sundance Film Festival.*
If you're like me and have never taken Daveed Diggs seriously as...
Review: ‘Hearts Beat Loud’, Nick Offerman And Kiersey Clemons Jam Out In An Infectious...
It's "jam sesh time" urges Nick Offerman's Frank in Brett Haley's sweet, low-key dramedy Hearts Beat Loud, one of the most popular films to...
Review: ‘Ocean’s 8’, Sandra Bullock And Co. Pull Off An Entertaining Heist With Few...
You don't need a jeweler's loupe to see the similarities between Steven Soderbergh's Ocean's 11 films and Gary Ross's breezy, female-led Ocean's 8. The...
Review: ‘Book Club’ Offers Laughs Of A Certain Vintage
Never having been in a book club before I've always assumed they weren't really about reading books, but about finding one more reason to...
Review: ‘Terminal’, Margot Robbie Can’t Breathe Life Into This Stale Hitman Flick
"Revenge Never Looked So Good" is the tagline for Vaughn Stein's directorial debut, Terminal, a gorgeous and atmospheric neo-noir that smartly placed Margot Robbie...
Review: Netflix’s “The Cloverfield Paradox” Starring David Oyelowo, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, And Daniel Bruhl
Earlier this evening, the news dropped that not only is the
third Cloverfield movie happening, but it’s now titled The
Cloverfield Paradox. Also, it would be...
Review: ‘Kickboxer: Retaliation’, Throwback Action In A Dynamite Sequel
Kickboxer: Retaliation, a sequel to 2016's surprisingly good Kickboxer: Vengeance, opens with a conceit so ridiculous it's perfect for the revival of a Jean-Claude...
Sundance Review: ‘You Were Never Really Here’, Joaquin Phoenix Gives A Knockout Performance
We need to talk about Lynne Ramsay, I think. The Scottish director behind Ratcatcher, Morvern Callar, and We Need To Talk About Kevin doesn't...
Sundance Review: Daveed Diggs Erupts With Raw Emotion In ‘Blindspotting’
If you're like me and have never taken Daveed Diggs seriously as an actor outside of his Hamilton stage breakthrough, that's about to change...
Review: ‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’, The Saga Soars Into Uncharted Territory
"This is not going to go the way you think", warns Luke Skywalker at one critical point in Star Wars: The Last Jedi, and...