Film Reviews
Household Saints is a strange yet satisfying brew of family drama and spiritual contemplation that deserves the broader audience it has been denied.
Despite Aquaman’s need to make one last cannonball for the DCEU, he only makes a mild splash in a mostly empty pool.
Die Hard is not a film that just occurs during the holiday season, but rather because of it.
“A Confucian Confusion” is quintessentially Yang, a needle-sharp satire of life in a city increasingly in the thrall of capitalism.
“Migration” doesn’t soar to new animated heights, but it knows where to find the best spots worth visiting.
“Godzilla Minus One” is a blockbuster that dials up the heart when others may have invested more time (and money) in shoddy visual effects.
While The Crime is Mine doesn’t reach the lofty heights of the classic comedies that influenced it, it’s all too easy to enjoy such a screwball vision.
The film is both historical and deeply personal in a way that will resonate with those who have been through similar experiences.
Wish is a Disney film with many Disney stuff but rarely features any of that Disney magic, reminding the audience of far better films.
Love Actually is as heartwarming as it is quotable – the experience of love and joy a permanent staple each and every year.
Benefitting from a strong cast (and an even wiser script) Dumb Money adds a touch of wit and wildness to the tired biographical drama format we’ve seen.
Scrooged skillfully blends a cocktail of valuable lessons and infectious laughter, ensuring its place as a memorable addition to the holiday film canon.
A Creature Was Stirring feels as though it has something deeper to say, but never seems to find the cohesion and narrative direction to say it.
“Hanky Panky” is silly, it’s wild, and it’s filthy in all the right ways, made by a team with a clear love of film.
Concrete Utopia stakes its claim as the heir apparent to Parasite and Squid Game and should have similar crossover appeal for international audiences.