Interview: Filmmaker Kelly Reichardt on Showing Up—the Film, and for the Work of Making, Sharing Art
If the films of Kelly Reichardt have a binding theme, it’s that her works are populated by characters in search…
Review: Showing Up Explores the Intersection of Art and Life in Immersive, Often Humorous Ways
In their fourth collaboration, writer/director Kelly Reichardt and actor Michelle Williams have made their most ambitious work to date. Showing…
Review: Steven Spielberg Channels His Own Childhood into Mid-Century Family Drama The Fabelmans
One would assume that a Steven Spielberg film that is a thinly veiled biography of a young Steven Spielberg would…
Review: Venom: Let There Be Carnage Makes Silly Work of Tom Hardy’s Marvel Super-Villain
The best thing I can say about this sequel to 2018’s super-villain movie Venom is that Venom: Let There Be…
Review: First Cow Explores Male Friendship and American Entrepreneurship
Some are better than others, but I don’t think director Kelly Reichardt has made a bad movie. From her debut…
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: Venom Isn’t a Complete Disaster; Still Mostly Awful
It’s difficult (but not impossible) for me to believe that even those who flat out loathe the latest superhero outing, Venom,…
Review: I Feel Pretty Means Well, but Isn’t Quite Funny Enough
Much has already been written about the latest from comedic actress Amy Schumer, I Feel Pretty. It’s been accused of…
Film Review: Timely All The Money in the World Crackles with Great Performances
In many ways, it’s a shame that a certain percentage of the audience going to see All the Money in…
Film Review: Though Solid, The Greatest Showman Isn’t Quite the Greatest Movie Ever Made
I’ll admit: I’ve been conditioned to assume that if a studio doesn’t screen its film in time for certain groups’…
