film reviews
'The Woman King' Gives Its Characters the Royal Treatment
Directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood
PUBLISHED Sep 16, 2022
Loosely based on the the Agojie, an all-female warrior army who guarded the West African kingdom of Dahomey roughly between the 17th and 19...
'Fakes' Is Real Fun
Created by David Turko
PUBLISHED Sep 14, 2022
Between Persuasion and She-Hulk, there sure are a lot of new shows and movies starring irony-poisoned protagonists who constantly obliterat...
'Los Espookys' Season 2 Perfects Its Incomparable Style of Comedy
Created by Julio Torres, Ana Fabrega and Fred Armisen
PUBLISHED Sep 13, 2022
For a series about four friends' informal service that devises surreal scenarios to resolve clients' predicaments, Los Espookys dedicates a...
'See How They Run' Knows It Isn't Great, Which Is Why It's So Good
Directed by Tom George
PUBLISHED Sep 12, 2022
Tom George's See How They Run opens with a narration that begrudgingly acknowledges the weakness of whodunits: "You seen one, you've seen '...
'Moonage Daydream' Channels David Bowie's Stunning Sound and Vision
Directed by Brett Morgen
PUBLISHED Sep 12, 2022
It only takes Moonage Daydream director Brett Morgen a couple of minutes to obliterate audience expectations. Following an introductory quo...
Buffy Saint-Marie Documentary 'Carry It On' Shows That She Was Decades Ahead of the Rest of Us
Directed by Madison Thomas
PUBLISHED Sep 12, 2022
Many a music doc has been ruined by a sense of reverence for its own subject (see: fawning recent tributes to Coldplay, Shawn Mendes and Sh...
'The End of Sex' Has Some New Awkward Sexual Adventures
Directed by Sean Garrity
PUBLISHED Sep 10, 2022
A decade ago, Sean Garrity, Emily Hampshire and Jonas Chernick premiered My Awkward Sexual Adventure at TIFF — a film about an uptight acco...
'Honk for Jesus. Save Your Soul.' Worships at the Altar of Regina Hall and Sterling K. Brown
Directed by Adamma Ebo
PUBLISHED Sep 1, 2022
One of the more fascinating aspects of Honk for Jesus. Save Your Soul. is how much of the story is based in truth. Director and writer Adam...