The best thing I can say about the new crime actioner 21 Bridges is that it’s mercifully short, and that even in a subpar film like this, star Chadwick Boseman (Black Panther) […]
Review: Cop Drama 21 Bridges Never Crosses Into Anything Interesting
Review: Despite Impressive Animated Artistry, The Chemistry Cools in Disney’s Frozen 2
Does knowing why Frozen’s Elsa has magical power make the Frozen universe or the character any more appealing or deep in any way? See, I don’t think so, but finding that out […]
Review: On Screen Together for the First Time, The Good Liar Makes Poor Use of Mirren, McKellen
The combination of Helen Mirren and Ian McKellen (acting for the first time together in the film) seems like a fool-proof combination, especially in the hands of director Bill Condon (who has […]
Review: Government’s Bad Acts Uncovered in The Report‘s Gripping Drama
In the history books, the CIA’s Detention and Interrogation Program will also be known by its simpler and far more loaded name: torture. The ill-advised program was created in the wake of […]
Review: Fast-Paced Ford v Ferrari Thrills On and Off the Track
We’ve gotten to the point where I just trust director James Mangold to get it right—whatever the subject matter of one of his films, he’ll find a way to tell the story […]
Review: With Kristen Stewart at Its Comedic Center, Charlie’s Angels Gets a Fun, Sharp Upgrade
Sometimes a movie just has to be really fun and sharp to get my attention. It doesn’t have to reinvent the wheel or break the mold; it just has to be a […]
Review: Marriage Story Weathers the Storm of Life-Changing Circumstances
There are major life events all of us are familiar with, whether or not we’ve experienced them for ourselves. A wedding or the birth of a child. The death of a loved […]
Review: Charming Feast of the Seven Fishes Isn’t Quite a Classic
If you’re making an independent film, the chances of it also being a Christmas movie are probably fairly slim. Filmmaking is hard enough as it is; only the truly bold add a […]
Review: In The Kingmaker, Politics, Glamour, Corruption and the Woman at the Center of It All
Filmmaker Lauren Greenfield is used to working with subjects of a certain scale. Her 2012 documentary Queen of Versailles chronicles the building of what would be the country’s largest residential estate and […]
Review: 1952’s Vibrant Moulin Rouge Still Thrills Today
While I certainly have many wonderful things to say about Baz Luhrmann’s 2001 musical extravaganza of the same name, my heart will always belong to director/co-writer John Huston’s 1952 version of Moulin […]
Review: World War II Battle on a Cinematic Scale in Midway
One thing you can always count on from the films of director Roland Emmerich is scale. Sure, there will also likely be explosions and a giant cast, but the man never skimps […]
Review: Stuffed Breathes Life into the Art and Science of Taxidermy
I sometimes wonder if, at some point down the road, we’ll run out of subjects on which to make documentaries. Surely, somewhere along the line, we’ll have made a film about everything. There’s […]
