film reviews
'Red One' Will Be Forgotten by Christmas
Directed by Jake Kasdan
PUBLISHED Nov 13, 2024
A combination of 'Sunshine,' 'Street Kings' and 'The Losers' made Chris Evans a favourite actor of my youth. His performance as Lucas Lee in...
'Memoir of a Snail' Is a Highly Specific Gut Punch
Directed by Adam Elliot
PUBLISHED Nov 12, 2024
There are very few movies quite like 'Memoir of a Snail.' Director Adam Elliot's previous film, 2009's 'Mary and Max,' comes the closest to...
Bill Burr and Mk.gee Divided Viewers on 'Saturday Night Live'
November 9, 2024
PUBLISHED Nov 10, 2024
The morning after, Bill Burr and Mk.gee earned divided reactions to their performances on 'Saturday Night Live,' but the new head writers...
‘Small Things Like These’ Finds Gothic Horror in the Magdalene Laundries
Directed by Tim Mielants
PUBLISHED Nov 7, 2024
Fresh off last year's award-winning success in the worldwide phenomenon that was 'Oppenheimer,' Cillian Murphy is back in the more modest...
'The Piano Lesson' Strikes a Healing Chord
Directed by Malcolm Washington
PUBLISHED Nov 6, 2024
Eight years after Denzel Washington brought August Wilson's play 'Fences' to cinematic life, another Washington is trying his hand at one of...
Hugh Grant Makes Radiohead's "Creep" Even Creepier in 'Heretic'
Directed by Scott Beck and Bryan Woods
PUBLISHED Nov 5, 2024
From awkward red carpet interviews to becoming a self-proclaimed Blackpink fan to a brush with tabletop roleplaying in 'Dungeons & Dragons'...
Chappell Roan Was Multifaceted and John Mulaney Kept His Streak Going on a Triumphant 'SNL'
November 2, 2024
PUBLISHED Nov 3, 2024
John Mulaney returned to his old workplace and had an excellent sixth hosting turn, including a Mulaney Musical with Pete Davidson, while...
'Juror #2' Explosively Cross-Examines Moral Quandaries
Directed by Clint Eastwood
PUBLISHED Nov 1, 2024
In many ways, the American courtroom was seemingly tailor-made for the movies. Spiritually and architecturally freighted by spectres of...
