Review: ‘Trolls Band Together’Trolls Go Boy Band Crazy In Another Joyous, Kooky Pop Music-Charged...
I've been asked a lot in recent weeks why I love the Trolls franchise so much. The reasons are pretty simple, actually. Beyond the fact that...
Review: ‘Maestro’Bradley Cooper Commits Everything In Heart-Swelling, Flawed Leonard Bernstein Biopic
Are movies about flawed musical conductors the critical equivalent of studio blockbusters about dinosaurs? Following last year's Tár which starred Cate Blanchett as a conductor...
Review: ‘Frybread Face And Me’Taika Waititi-Produced Coming Of Age Story Is A Quiet Reflection...
Note: This review was part of our 2023 Middleburg Film Festival Coverage
In the semi-biographical coming-of-age film, Frybread Face and Me, a young man encounters...
Review: ‘Monster’Hirokazu Kore-eda's Intriguing Mother-Son Mystery And Sweet Coming-Of-Age Tale Demands You Keep An...
If there's a universal truth about the films of Japanese director Hirokazu Kore-eda, it's that nothing is ever quite as it seems. The complicated...
Review: ‘May December’Julianne Moore And Natalie Portman Square Off In This Uncomfortable Psychological Drama
*NOTE: This review was originally part of our 2023 Middleburg Film Festival coverage.*
In legendary director Todd Haynes' May December, Julianne Moore and Charles Melton are...
Review: ‘Wonka’Timothée Chalamet Teams With Paul King To Bring A Sweetness To The Legendary...
The moment I knew Warner Bros.’ Wonka was in good hands was during the rousing opening number. As Timothée Chalamet sings of all the...
Review: ‘American Fiction’Jeffrey Wright Leaves Them Bamboozled In Funny, Insightful Satire About Plight Of...
*NOTE: This review was originally part of our Middleburg Film Festival coverage.*
In 1985, Robert Townsend offered one of the most insightful, and funniest looks...
Review: ‘The Color Purple’Fantasia Berrino And Danielle Brooks Ignite Blitz Bazawule’s Joyous Musical Remake
You don't mess with The Color Purple in my family. It's one of those films (alongside The Bodyguard) that would play constantly in my...
Sundance Review: ‘Hit Man’Glen Powell Shoots Nothing But Bullseyes In Richard Linklater's Hilarious Assassin...
Okay, I can admit when I'm wrong. For quite a while I've been saying that Glen Powell, who I have interviewed and think is...
Review: ‘The Kitchen’Daniel Kaluuya Makes His Directorial Debut In Netflix’s Newest Dystopian Sci-Fi Film
Sometimes the future is not all it’s cracked up to be, especially London in 2040 according to The Kitchen. That is unless you’re part...