Film Reviews
For the documentary short film section, The Academy mostly nominated shorts about the refugee crisis that attempt to humanize the victims.
Girlfriend’s Day is a film that is occasionally funny, yet it tries to ambitiously blend multiple genres, in a way that only partly works.
Ricky Gervais’ feature length outing for his most beloved character is one of the most emotionally poignant comedies in recent memory.
This year’s nominees for the Oscar for Best Live Action Short Film are a diverse selection of stories from across the globe.
You’re Killing Me Susana doesn’t adhere to almost any of the rom-com genre’s stereotypes, yet its static characters cause it to stumble.
Morocco is an early Pre-Code romantic drama starring Marlene Dietrich and Gary Cooper, two eventual stars that came to epitomize Hollywood.
With varying styles and lengths, the 2017 Animated Short Films offer innovation, emotion, and satisfying storytelling.
West Virginia has suddenly become the subject of intense scrutiny. The denizens of the state could well be forgiven for wondering where the mass media and political class were before the 2016 presidential primaries and election turned West Virginia into an unlikely bellweather for the appeal of Donald Trump’s populist rhetoric. Trump’s hardhat-donning ‘Trump Digs Coal’ campaign delivered him the state by a resounding 68.
Live by Night is the next directorial effort from Ben Affleck, in which he also stars/writes/produces; it is another indicator of his talent.
Road to the Well has redeeming qualities, including fine acting and cinematography, yet it falls short of greatness from its lacking story.
Does the sixth instalment in the Resident Evil franchise break the mould by being the movie that fans have always wanted?
The Birth of a Nation is often relentlessly dark and bitter, and as a result is only partly a success at delivering its compelling message.
More people died, many were saved. Fire At Sea is an expression of pure sorrow and joy inextricably linked together; the story of their exodus.
With Certain Women, director Kelly Reichardt has created one of the most human cinematic universes in recent memory.
This dusty gem of an outlaw picture almost passed me by, but I caught the trailer before Swiss Army Man (satisfyingly strange!) and immediately wanted – needed – to give it my money. If you had seen the trailer before whatever summer tent pole you supported, Hell or High Water would have opened nationwide and been the blockbuster you didn’t know you needed.