Interview: Barry Keoghan On Blending Fact And Fiction In ‘American Animals’
A few months ago I had the pleasure of attending the world premiere of Bart Layton's American Animals while at Sundance. Going in there...
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: ‘Revenge’, Brutal Vengeance Flick Gets A Legit Feminist Spin
Oh boy. Another rape/victimhood movie in the vein of I Spit On Your Grave? These movies, in which a woman is usually depicted as...
Review: ‘Early Man,’ Starring Eddie Redmayne, Tom Hiddleston, Maisie Williams, and Timothy Spall
by Roxana Hadadi
Maybe you don’t know Aardman Animations by name; in the United States, they don’t have the instant recognition of Pixar or Disney....
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...