Every once in a while—and it isn’t very often, I assure you—I ask a very simple favor of anyone who takes the time to read what I have to write on a […]
Review: A Cinematic Pressure Cooker Boils Over in Uncut Gems
Steve Prokopy
Interview: Jay Roach on Conflicts, Costumes and Creating a Character for Bombshell
For some, it may be tough to reconcile the idea that Jay Roach, the same man who directed all three Austin Powers films and both Meet the Parents movies, also helmed some […]
Review: Terrence Malick Explores the Beauty of Defiance in A Hidden Life
There is no denying that writer/director Terrence Malick has created some of the most evocative and moving films in history, since his earliest works Badlands and Days of Heaven. He hit a […]
Review: Lost Holiday Loses Track of Its Own Characters, Mystery
Starring a collection of some of the more interesting names in indie filmmaking and directed by the Matthews Brothers (Michael Kerry and Thomas, who also co-stars in the film), Lost Holiday is […]
Review: For the Cats Movie Adaptation, Best Not to Ask Why At All
The problem with Cats, the stage or movie musical, isn’t that it’s difficult to understand, as many may claim. The issue is figuring out the point of it. What life lessons are […]
Review: As It Ends an Era, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker Gets Too Nostalgic for Its Own Good
I think I went into this most recent (and supposedly final) Star Wars with the right attitude: I didn’t pin my hopes and dreams on the filmmakers bringing us back from the […]
Review: A Familiar Cast—And a Few New Faces—Play the Same Game in Jumanji: The Next Level
I went into the last Jumanji film, Welcome to the Jungle, with such neutral expectations that I was pleasantly surprised to discover a funny, energetic adventure comedy featuring an array of actors […]
Review: A Moving Portrait of a Quiet Life in Colewell
The sophomore effort from writer/director Tom Quinn (The New Year Parade) is exactly the kind of movie that could easily get lost in the shuffle of awards-season contenders and bigger-budget studio works. […]
Review: Clint Eastwood’s Style (and Politics) Put the Story of Richard Jewell Into Perspective
Like many of the films Clint Eastwood has directed in the last 10 years or so—since about Gran Torino on—his latest, Richard Jewell, is an expertly made movie with a subtext that […]
Review: Risky, Adventurous Filmmaking in I See You Focuses on a Town and Family Mired in Mystery
Considering it’s only the second feature from director Adam Randall (iBoy), I See You is as ambitious and complex as many of the films I’ve seen lately from more seasoned filmmakers, even […]
Review: White Snake Retells An Ancient Chinese Legend In Slick Animation
Technically a prequel to the ancient Chinese “Legend of the White Snake” tale (which has ben interpreted in a number of major Chinese operas, films, and television series), White Snake tells the […]
Review: Dark Waters Is an Eye-Opening Activist Drama with an Impressive Central Performance
Although the late fall is certainly known for being the place where hard-hitting dramas, ripe for awards consideration, often land, I don’t think I was quite prepared for just how much of […]
