Review: ‘Polite Society’Nida Manzoor's Kinetic Teen Action-Comedy Is An Overstuffed Misfire
On paper, Polite Society is exactly the kind of film I come to Sundance for. The feature debut of We Are Lady Parts creator Nida Manzoor take a...
Review: ‘Peter Pan & Wendy’David Lowery's Neverland Has Diversity And Female Spirit, But Lacks...
Personally, I find it tough to get too excited about a new Peter Pan movie. Adaptations of JM Barrie's fantasy about the boy who...
Review: ‘Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 3’James Gunn Delivers A Beautiful, Bittersweet Farewell To...
Get ready, bring your Kleenex, and send a fond farewell to Marvel's infamous bunch of a-holes. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 is the...
Review: ‘Carmen’Melissa Barrera And Paul Mescal Bring The Heat To Mixed Bag Musical
Carmen, the directorial debut of cinematographer and ex-principle dancer Benjamin Millepied, begins with a dance. A Mexican woman delivers a powerful flamenco, her eyes...
Review: ‘Love Again’Priyanka Chopra Jonas And Sam Heughan Lead Absurd Rom-Com Made For Celine...
Let me preface this by saying that I'm a big fan of writer/director James C. Strouse. Two of his previous films, The Incredible Jessica James and People...
Review: ‘Blackberry’Matt Johnson Crafts A Funny And Brilliant Look At The Rise And Fall...
Are we in a sortof mini Golden Era for brilliant, funny, and emotional biopics about game-changing innovations? From the Nike Air Jordan film Air to...
Review: ‘Fool’s Paradise’Charlie Day And Ken Jeong Impress In A Hollywood Satire That Lacks...
Charlie Day is a funny dude. We've seen it for fifteen seasons on It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, the record-breaking series he's been writing...
Review: ‘Hypnotic’Ben Affleck And Robert Rodriguez's Mindbending Crime Film Gives The Illusion Of Being...
It's hard to believe that in today's cinematic landscape, a new film from Robert Rodriguez and led by Ben Affleck can get as little...
Review: ‘Fast X’Jason Momoa Goes Wild As The Franchise's All-Time Best Villain In Jam-Packed...
While delighting in Fast X like a kid with a giant bucket of popcorn and Milk Duds, I remarked to my friend and colleague Jen Chaney...
Review: ‘Sanctuary’Margaret Qualley And Christopher Abbott Play A Twisted, Psychosexual Game Of Cat-And-Mouse
The interview is going poorly. Rebecca (Margaret Qualley) has a lot of pointed questions for Hal Porterfield (Christopher Abbott), heir to a booming hotel...