film reviews
'Coven' Explores an Uncommon Magic with Softness and Empathy
Directed by Rama Rau
PUBLISHED May 8, 2023
As Canadian director Rama Rau's camera hovers above the green vastness of, in turn, Scotland and Romania — as hesitantly sweeping drone sho...
'I'm Just Here for the Riot' Tackles a Different Kind of Mob Mentality
Directed by Kathleen S. Jayme and Asia Youngman
PUBLISHED May 4, 2023
"But for the most part, it has to be said that while the numbers have grown with each game, people have behaved themselves relatively well,...
'Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3' Comes Out Gunn's Blazing
Directed by James Gunn
PUBLISHED May 4, 2023
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 serves several purposes. Firstly, it wraps up the current story of the Guardians and the Galaxy crew that be...
'Carmen' Has an Identity Crisis
Directed by Benjamin Millepied
PUBLISHED May 3, 2023
Georges Bizet's canonical, much-adapted opera, Carmen, is steeped in a profound sense of time and place, intrinsically tied to the Kingdom...
'Ed Sheeran: The Sum of It All' Is a Low, Slow, Sad Burn
Directed by David Soutar
PUBLISHED May 2, 2023
Ed Sheeran is an unlikely pop star. The singer-songwriter rose to fame at an early age, scoring impressive chart numbers in his 20s on the...
The Extremely Entertaining 'Citadel' Is Already Ripe for Spinoffs
Created by David Weil
PUBLISHED Apr 28, 2023
David Weil's Citadel is a very ambitious undertaking that feels cinematic in its exploration of large-scale action set pieces — Prime Video...
'The Visitors' Exposes the Harshness of Both Nature and Humanity
Directed by Veronika Lisková
PUBLISHED Apr 27, 2023
Longyearbyen, located on the island of Svalbard between Scandinavia and the North Pole, is the world's northernmost settlement with a popul...
'Big George Foreman: The Miraculous Story of the Once and Future Heavyweight Champion of the World' Is Anything but Miraculous
Directed by George Tillman Jr.
PUBLISHED Apr 27, 2023
Amusingly, George Foreman's cultural legacy has less to do with his achievements as the two-time heavyweight champion of the world and more...