Review: Michael Mann Drives Ferrari, Offering Thrilling Race Scenes and Compelling Family Drama
When you go deep into the woods on a public figure, you better be damn sure that their life outside of whatever it was that made them famous is a […]
Review: In L’Immensita, a Trans Boy Tries to Make Sense of Life in 1970 Rome
A child today who realizes that the gender they were assigned at birth is not the gender they are can draw on some resources—depending on their parents and the state […]
Review: What Female-Driven Spy Thriller The 355 Lacks in Plot, It (Mostly) Makes Up for in Action
The legend of Agent 355 is that she was likely America’s first female spy, in operation during the American Revolution, but that she died without anybody knowing her real name. […]
Review: Pedro Almodóvar Explores History, Family Bonds and More in Parallel Mothers
Although writer/director Pedro Almodóvar has had many creative partnerships over the year (mostly notably with the likes of Carmen Maura and Antonio Banderas), his now eight pairings with Penelope Cruz […]
Review: Pedro Almodóvar Directs an Antonio Banderas at His Best in Achingly Beautiful Pain and Glory
The final shot of Pedro Almodóvar’s achingly beautiful Pain and Glory is the stuff that cinematic perfection is made of. Not only is it gorgeously staged and framed, but there’s a […]
Review: A Stilted Storyline Saved by Strong Performances in Asghar Farhadi’s Everybody Knows
What’s most striking about writer/director Asghar Farhadi’s (A Separation, The Salesman) new film, Everybody Knows, even with strong performances and its setting in lush Spanish wine country taken into account, is […]