Emma Stone

POOR THINGS: A Frisky, Freaky, and Funny Odyssey
POOR THINGS: A Frisky, Freaky, and Funny Odyssey

Poor Things is a brilliantly weird odyssey of beauty and bile that goes down like a wonderfully bitter-and-sweet cocktail.

CRUELLA: Delicious, Devilish Fun
CRUELLA: Delicious, Devilish Fun

Cruella is a welcome return to the good, dark, bold filmmaking that we haven’t seen in a long time from Disney.

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CRUELLA Trailer
CRUELLA Trailer

A live-action feature film following the evil exploits of Cruella de Vil, the villain from the Disney film, “101 Dalmatians’.

ZOMBIELAND: DOUBLE TAP: Unnecessary, But Undeniably Funny
ZOMBIELAND: DOUBLE TAP: Unnecessary, But Undeniably Funny

Zombieland: Double Tap is a funny, but unnecessary sequel to the 2009 zom-com from Ruben Fleischer. Maria Lattila reviews.

ZOMBIELAND: DOUBLE TAP Trailer
ZOMBIELAND: DOUBLE TAP Trailer

Columbus, Tallahasse, Wichita, and Little Rock move to the American heartland as they face off against evolved zombies, fellow survivors, and the growing pains of the snarky makeshift family.

Once Upon A Fantasy: Lanthimos & Tarantino's Grand Delusions
The Folly Of Power In THE FAVOURITE

The Favourite may be Lanthimos’ most crowd pleasing work yet, but it doesn’t shy from showing the doomed reality of chasing power.

Film Fest 919: THE FAVOURITE: Absurdity & Empathy Go To War In Yorgos Lanthimos' Latest
Film Fest 919: THE FAVOURITE: Absurdity & Empathy Go To War In Yorgos Lanthimos’ Latest

Director Yorgos Lanthimos’ latest is his first truly empathetic character study, aided by three powerhouse performances from Colman, Weisz and Stone.

MANIAC: Cary Fukunaga's Focused Psychedelic Comeback Infiltrates Your Mind
MANIAC: Cary Fukunaga’s Focused Psychedelic Comeback Infiltrates Your Mind

Expelling all mental illness, Maniac blends all conceivable genres and tones, in an unmistakably difficult balancing act set in an unknown retrofuturist timeline.

Once Upon A Fantasy: Lanthimos & Tarantino's Grand Delusions
NYFF Review: THE FAVOURITE: A Fascinating & Hilarious Character Study

With an infectious sense of humor and some wonderfully dynamic performances, The Favourite is a shining example of a filmmaker at the prime of his art.

THE FAVOURITE Trailer
THE FAVOURITE Trailer

In The Favourite, a frail Queen Anne occupies the throne and her close friend Lady Sarah governs the country in her stead. When a new servant Abigail arrives, her charm endears her to Sarah.

Hypocritical Hollywood: Mixed Signals In The War Against Sexual Harassment And Abuse
Hypocritical Hollywood: Mixed Signals In The War Against Sexual Harassment And Abuse

It’s a tough time in Hollywood for the male elite at the minute, as their history of heinous behaviour towards women gradually becomes common knowledge.

BATTLE OF THE SEXES: An Empowering & All-Too-Timely True Story
BATTLE OF THE SEXES: An Empowering & All-Too-Timely True Story

Emma Stone shines as tennis player Billie Jean King in Battle of the Sexes, which reminds us of how little progress we’ve made since the 70s.

LA LA LAND: Succeeds As Both A Tribute & Subversion Of The Classic Musical
LA LA LAND: Succeeds As Both A Tribute & Subversion Of The Classic Musical

La La Land is a tribute to classic musicals, yet also attempts something different by subverting the romanticized outlook that they have.

Irrational Man
IRRATIONAL MAN: An Exploration Of “The Existential Problem”

Woody Allen’s perennial dialogue of death and futility is upon us, and, as someone who takes comfort in the recurring anguish of Mr. Allen’s films, I couldn’t be happier with his 2015 iteration, Irrational Man. He executes a story equivalent in scope to what has become one of the auteur’s main ambitions these fifty years:

Birdman
BIRDMAN Is Incredible & It Makes Me Feel Bad Writing About It

Michael Keaton is one of those “If only he was given a chance, he could have done great things” type of guys. Edward Norton is one of those “If he could just suck it up and take other people’s advice he could be one of the biggest stars in the world” type of guys. This is no secret to us and it is certainly no secret to Alejandro González Iñárritu, who takes full advantage of our outside knowledge to create the only slightly twisted reality of Birdman.