film reviews
'A Quiet Place: Day One' Is a Muted, Meditative Spin on the Series
Directed by Michael Sarnoski
PUBLISHED Jun 27, 2024
Michael Sarnoski's directorial debut, 'Pig', cleverly hid a meditation on grief beneath a 'John Wick'-ian veneer, creating a deeply felt...
'Brats' Can't Let Go of the Past
Directed by Andrew McCarthy
PUBLISHED Jun 26, 2024
In 1985, New York Magazine journalist David Blum wrote an article about a group of young emerging actors in Hollywood. At the time, Blum...
Yorgos Lanthimos's 'Kinds of Kindness' Is a Poor Thing
Directed by Yorgos Lanthimos
PUBLISHED Jun 26, 2024
There's never a dull moment in the cinematic mind of Yorgos Lanthimos — but that doesn't always result in decipherable work. A modern fable...
The Brilliantly Performed 'Fancy Dance' Has a Few Too Many Steps
Directed by Erica Tremblay
PUBLISHED Jun 21, 2024
Every year film festivals release a certain type of film — usually a drama starring an actor riding a wave of positive buzz (or established...
'I Am: Celine Dion' Reveals Both Frailty and Force
Directed by Irene Taylor
PUBLISHED Jun 20, 2024
Like most millennial Canadians, I grew up listening to Céline Dion. It was hard not to. Even before her heart went on and on, Dion's voice...
'The Bikeriders' Rides Sidecar on a Scenic Journey Through Changing America
Directed by Jeff Nichols
PUBLISHED Jun 19, 2024
Between 1963 and 1967, photographer Danny Lyon interviewed members of the Chicago Outlaw Motorcycle Club and their wives and girlfriends, w...
'Wild Goat Surf' Paints a Stunning Portrait of Growing Pains
Directed by Caitlyn Sponheimer
PUBLISHED Jun 17, 2024
A momentous directorial debut for Caitlyn Sponheimer, Wild Goat Surf is a formidable force of filmmaking. A tender and heartwarming explora...
'House of the Dragon' Season 2 Breathes Fire into the Tarnished Legacy of 'Game of Thrones'
Created by George R.R. Martin and Ryan Condal
PUBLISHED Jun 17, 2024
After the catastrophically disappointing final season of Game of Thrones, the apprehensively anticipated House of the Dragon spin-off serie...