film reviews
'We Have a Ghost' Is Warm-Spirited Fun
Directed by Christopher Landon
PUBLISHED Feb 24, 2023
When it comes to supernatural family comedies, there hasn't been a solid one in recent years. We Have a Ghost is a feel-good comedy that ha...
'Cocaine Bear' Will Blow You Away
Directed by Elizabeth Banks
PUBLISHED Feb 24, 2023
The story of Cocaine Bear (a.k.a. Pablo Eskobear) is the epitome of reality being stranger than fiction. In 1985, a drug smuggler from Kent...
'Metronom' Finds a Sweetly Restrained Tempo
Directed by Alexandru Belc
PUBLISHED Feb 24, 2023
Set in Bucharest in 1972, Metronom is a quiet, atmospheric film that places young love in the midst of an oppressive regime and the tides o...
Brontë Biopic 'Emily' Chooses Windswept Romance over the Truth
Directed by Frances O'Connor
PUBLISHED Feb 23, 2023
How did Emily Brontë find the inspiration to write Wuthering Heights? She lived in near-complete isolation on the Yorkshire moors, had no k...
'Of an Age' Basks in the Lasting Glow of a Fleeting Romance
Directed by Goran Stolevski
PUBLISHED Feb 17, 2023
The flush of first love and a sexual awakening can be invigorating and utterly bewildering, mobilizing emotions that feel primordial in the...
'Sharper' Has Sharp Performances and Even Sharper Twists
Directed by Benjamin Caron
PUBLISHED Feb 17, 2023
I always understood putting "a hat on a hat" as something related to comedy — a joke getting muddled by extra layers of pomp and circumstan...
'Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania' Jumps a Tiny Shark for the MCU
Directed by Peyton Reed
PUBLISHED Feb 15, 2023
Welcome to Phase Five of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, where the green screen is plentiful, seasoned actors are phoning it in and we're a...
'Magic Mike's Last Dance' Is a Limp Final Thrust
Directed by Steven Soderbergh
PUBLISHED Feb 10, 2023
Each Magic Mike movie belongs to a different genre. Steven Soderbergh's 2012 original — despite its infectious gyrating and bevy of well-oi...