Review: ‘Amsterdam’Margot Robbie, Christian Bale, And John David Washington Are America's Last Hope In...
"A lot of this really happened."
That's how David O. Russell chooses to open his latest, overstuffed political caper, Amsterdam. Like American Hustle before it, Russell weaves fact...
Review: Marvel’s ‘Werewolf By Night’ Is An Hour Of Macabre Fun Perfect For Spooky...
Count me as one of those who has often hammered Marvel Studios for its bland, big-screen superhero storytelling. Not that I dislike Marvel movies,...
Review: ‘To Leslie’Andrea Riseborough Is Quietly Devastating In Michael Morris' Compassionate Alcoholism Drama
The opening title sequence of Michael Morris' quiet, understated gem To Leslie does what other filmmakers would waste 20+ minutes explaining. A series of...
Review: ‘Till’Danielle Deadwyler Is Heartbreaking And Ferocious While Chinonye Chukwu's Drama Fights To Keep...
I've been grappling with Till for a couple of weeks, trying to untangle my thoughts on director Chinonye Chukwu's stirring drama about a nightmarish chapter in...
Middleburg Review: ‘Armageddon Time’James Gray's Exquisite, Delicately-Told Memoir Is The Filmmaker's Best Film Yet
Leave it to James Gray, one of the finest directors we have, to craft an epic period piece about race, religion, parenting, the failures...
Review: ‘TÁR’Cate Blanchett Puts On A Master Class In Todd Field's Triumphant Return Film
After sixteen years away, making his first film since 2006's Little Children, Todd Field is open to taking some big chances. His masterful TÁR is nothing...
Review: ‘The Good Nurse’Eddie Redmayne And Jessica Chastain Lead A Terrifyingly Cold True Crime...
How many "angel of death" stories have we heard about? If you're a true crime enthusiast, chances are you've been horrified by many of...
Middleburg Review: ‘Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery’Rian Johnson's Murder Mystery Sequel Is Funnier,...
When Rian Johnson released Knives Out in 2019, it was seen as just this starry palette cleanser, following the divisive reaction to The Last Jedi. Little did...
Middleburg Review: ‘White Noise’Noah Baumbach's Adaptation Of Don DeLillo's "Unfilmmable" Book Is A Total...
It feels right that Noah Baumbach's adaptation of Don DeLillo's "classic" book White Noise should begin with a montage of car crashes. A well-intentioned disaster, Baumbach's...
Middleburg Review: ‘Causeway’Jennifer Lawrence And Brian Tyree Henry Shine Together In Somber, Hopeful Story...
Lynsey (Jennifer Lawrence) already made it out of her hometown once. Now back in New Orleans after a stint in the military that ended...