2010s

BETHANY HAMILTON: UNSTOPPABLE: Powerful Documentary Doesn’t Dig Deep Enough
BETHANY HAMILTON: UNSTOPPABLE: Powerful Documentary Doesn’t Dig Deep Enough

Surfer Bethany Hamilton’s story is for the ages and Aaron Lieber dives deep into Hamilton’s past and present, exploring the immediate aftermath of the accident as well as her role as a wife and a mother.

TOO LATE TO DIE YOUNG: Hovering On The Cusp Of Change
TOO LATE TO DIE YOUNG: Hovering On The Cusp Of Change

Much like life itself, Dominga Sotomayor’s Too Late to Die Young is a meandering, seemingly directionless tale but no less enrapturing for it.

CHILD’S PLAY: Connect, Sync & Destroy
CHILD’S PLAY: Connect, Sync & Destroy

While not as subversive as Holland’s cult classic, Klevberg’s polished Child’s Play is a delightfully vicious ode to its campy origins.

MY DAYS OF MERCY: Love Finds A Way

Heady problems My Days of Mercy’s characters through the wringer, but the clarity with which they are captured makes the difficult journey more poignant.

ONLY YOU: A Deceptive Romantic Drama
ONLY YOU: A Deceptive Romantic Drama

Only You flips our expectations of a whirlwind cinematic romance to offer a painfully realistic look at the struggle to start a family.

LETO: The Contradiction Of Rock In The Soviet Union
LETO: The Contradiction Of Rock In The Soviet Union

Leto finds a balance between the reality of early rock under a communist regime and the fantasy rockers imagined.

ANNA: An Empty, Convoluted Spy Thriller
ANNA: An Empty, Convoluted Spy Thriller

Anna just isn’t quite the fun thrill ride that one might have hoped for, suffering from a disorganized plot, characters devoid of personality, and less-than-stellar action.

BARBARA RUBIN & THE EXPLODING NY UNDERGROUND: Unmasks Feminist Filmmaker
BARBARA RUBIN & THE EXPLODING NY UNDERGROUND: Unmasks Feminist Filmmaker

Barbara Rubin and the Exploding NY Underground hooks viewers when it vies into a thrilling character study of a multifaceted, increasingly conflicted individual.

ANNABELLE COMES HOME: In Close Need of an Exorcism
ANNABELLE COMES HOME: In Close Need Of An Exorcism

Annabelle Comes Home features great performances from its young cast, but the story is more a miss than a hit. Kevin Lee reviews.

SUMMER NIGHT: The Last, Sweet Days of Youth
SUMMER NIGHT: The Last, Sweet Days Of Youth

Summer Night is a perfectly sweet film about the hot, hazy nights we’ve all had and can look back to with adoration and nostalgia.

NEVER LOOK AWAY: It's Hard Not To
NEVER LOOK AWAY: It’s Hard Not To

The Oscar-nominated Never Look Away shows signs of promise, but is let down by an epic scale that is never justified. Alistair Ryder reviews.

KURSK: The Command That Ended in Tragedy
KURSK: The Command That Ended In Tragedy

Kursk is an emotional drama based on real events. Thomas Vinterberg shines a light on the tragedy from within the sea and from the land.

THE DEAD DON'T DIE: Please, Stay Dead
THE DEAD DON’T DIE: Please, Stay Dead

The Dead Don’t Die was a huge disappointment with too many plotlines and characters for both the dead and undead to handle.

FOR LOVE OR MONEY: A Bare-bones, Functional Comedy
FOR LOVE OR MONEY: A Bare-Bones, Functional Comedy

Despite a couple of fun, breezy jokes, For Love or Money’s the narrative is neither fresh nor funny enough to be a hit with the romantic comedy crowd.

THE SPANISH PRINCESS (S1E8) "Destiny": Long Live the (Soon-to-Be) Queen
THE SPANISH PRINCESS (S1E8) “Destiny”: Long Live The (Soon-To-Be) Queen

We have come to the end of the line for the first season of The…