Film Reviews
For all of its admirable intentions, the film’s flimsy storytelling does a disservice to Seberg’s legacy.
The Death and Life of John F. Donovan is far from perfect, but still manages to be a fascinating attempt at exploring sexual identity, isolation and the consequences of fame.
Just Mercy is a disappointing adaptation of an important real-life story, but it’s filled with great performances. Maria Lattila reviews.
Midnight Family reveals the bleak reality of a private ambulance business in Mexico with impressive realism and honesty. Michael Frank reviews.
Bait is a stunning and memorable debut that pokes itself into the uncomfortable spaces between class and solidarity in modern British society.
Spies in Disguise is an almost poetically appropriate summary of everything computer animation has become in the last ten or so years.
The True History of the Kelly Gang is often punishing and resistant to facile translation, but there’s no denying the merciless power that Justin Kurzel brings.
A story of heartbreak bandaged up by rebellion, System Crasher will wrench your heart out of your chest and stomp all over it.
Filled with melancholy, delicacy, and captivation, The Disappearance of My Mother is a well-crafted tale of vulnerability.
Togo’s fine, grainy exhibition of the Alaskan atmosphere is often breathtaking, yet its release through streaming may have sacrificed its beauty.
There are some elements to admire in Knives and Skin, but the film ultimately suffers from being an under-baked slice of surrealism set in Midwestern America.
In a holiday season in which the biggest action movie played it relatively safe to disappointing results, 6 Underground’s pure dose of Bayhem is even more of a welcome change of pace.
Atlantics tells the story of the women who are left by their men as the latter migrate to seek work, and it tells that story beautifully.
The story of Richard Jewell is a potent one, especially in these media-centric times we live in, where character is everything.
From Gerwig’s directing, to Yorick Le Saux’s cinematography, to the performances, to the score by Alexandre Desplat, this is one of the best movies of the year. It is a feel good movie for the whole family, especially sisters.