Review: ‘Red Rocket’Simon Rex Shoots His Shot In Sean Baker's Nimble Dramedy About An...
*NOTE: This review was originally part of our Middleburg Film Festival coverage.*
The sounds of NSYNC’s “Bye Bye Bye” blast in the opening moments of...
Review: ‘Don’t Look Up’Adam McKay Makes Light Of Doomsday In Netflix's Brilliant, Star-Studded Satire
Perhaps no filmmaker has undergone quite the evolution as Adam McKay. From dim-witted but popular Will Ferrell comedies such as Anchorman, he started to...
Review: ‘Encounter’Riz Ahmed Is Stellar In A Sci-Fi Road Movie That Loses Its Way
*NOTE: This review was originally part of our Toronto International Film Festival coverage.*
Who doesn’t love a good twist? When a movie subverts our expectations...
Review: ‘Being The Ricardos’Nicole Kidman Impresses As Lucille Ball But Aaron Sorkin's Script Does...
An Aaron Sorkin screenplay is never about just one thing. The Social Network wasn't just about the formation of Facebook, was it? And neither...
Review: ‘Wolf’George MacKay Emerges As Pack Leader In An Animal Drama With No Claws
George MacKay is an incredible actor, given to performances both soulful and physically demanding. Check his subtle work in Captain Fantastic and family horror...
Review: ‘Nightmare Alley’Guillermo Del Toro's Opulent, Haunting Film Noir Explores The Monstrous Side Of...
If there's one thing we know about Guillermo Del Toro it's that he knows how to craft a movie around the most terrifying of...
Review: ‘Silent Night’Keira Knightley Stars In A Holiday Dark Comedy That Gives New Meaning...
Who doesn't love a good, cheery holiday movie? Well, me for one, and there are plenty of others out there like me who prefer...
Review: ‘The Power Of The Dog’Benedict Cumberbatch Lives The Cowboy Way In Jane Campion's...
*NOTE: This review was originally part of our Middleburg Film Festival coverage.*
The Western genre has survived the modern era of filmmaking through constant deconstruction,...
Review: ‘Bruised’Halle Berry's Directorial Debut Punishes You With Heavy-Handed Melodrama And Sports Movie Cliches
There are certain movies that you root for to succeed before ever seeing a single frame. For me, Halle Berry's directorial debut, Bruised, is...
Review: ‘House Of Gucci’Ridley Scott's Star-Studded Fashion House Drama Has Style, Needs More Camp
What is it with Ridley Scott's recent infatuation with the wealth, greed, power, and murder of family dynasties? Is this some kind of philosophical...