Review: Cocaine Bear Isn’t Elevated Art, but It is One Hell of a Good Time
I would never be so bold as to try to paint the new horror-comedy (I’m not sure how else to classify it) Cocaine Bear as any kind of masterpiece, but […]
Review: A Stacked Cast Elevates Family Squares Above Its Zoom-Filmed Family Meetings
Another example of pure pandemic cinema is this week’s release of Family Squares, a lightweight but often quite funny work from director and co-writer (with Brad Morris) Stephanie Laing (Irreplaceable […]
Review: Alan Ball Explores 1970s Family Dynamics in Layered, Emotional Uncle Frank
One of two films released this week about coming out to one’s family (the other being Hulu’s holiday rom-com Happiest Season), Uncle Frank manages a weight and depth missing from its counterpart, […]
Review: A Sense of Place, Tension and Mystery in Female-Driven Blow The Man Down
So much of what makes the debut feature from writing/directing team Bridget Savage Cole (The Distance Between the Apple and the Tree) and Danielle Krudy is its sense of place. […]
Review: Instant Family Nicely Balances Comedy and Heart
The cynical among us (you know who you are) will view a movie like Instant Family and think it’s some sort of propaganda material, encouraging selfish would-be parents to consider […]