Review: Though Rambling and a Bit Shallow, the Latest Fantastic Beasts Nevertheless Gives Wizards an Entertaining Adventure
I’ve never read a Harry Potter book in my life, but I had no problem following and fully enjoying the…
Review: Danish Revenge Thriller Riders of Justice Balances Action, Relationships and Mads Mikkelsen’s Characteristic Intensity
Although he’s made his living primarily as a writer, Danish filmmaker Anders Thomas Jensen has made a handful of really…
Review: After Production Delays, Chaos Walking Begins a Sci-Fi Trilogy that May Not Be Worth Finishing
One of the things I intensely dislike about the art of watching films in this century is how much it’s…
Review: Another Round Deftly Explores the Fine, Slightly Drunk Line Between Youth and Aging, Meaning and Irrelevance
There was a time in my life when I was obsessed with Danish cinema; it began in the late 1990s,…
Review: Hideo Kojima Delivers With Death Stranding
I have a confession: I’ve never really played a Hideo Kojima game. Silent Hill always looked like the type of…
Review: After the Wedding Remake is No Match for Oscar-Nominated Original
A film like After the Wedding offers so much promise. An English-language remake of the 2007 Academy Award nominee of the…
Review: Mads Mikkelsen Faces a Test of Endurance in Arctic
When Danish acting powerhouse Mads Mikkelsen showed up for an extended cameo in last year’s Van Gogh biopic At Eternity’s…
Review: At Eternity’s Gate Sends Us Into Vincent van Gogh’s Artistic Mind
Biopics about the painter Vincent van Gogh are so plentiful—including last year’s beautifully animated work Loving Vincent—they are almost their…
