F Categories Fantasia 2020 Festivals Movies Reviews August 25, 2020 Fantasia 2020: “Survival Skills” blurs the thin blue line between fiction and reality Quinn Armstrong's debut is a clever riff on '80s police training videos that sneaks in some earnest reflection on domestic violence.
S Categories Festivals Movies Sundance 2020 January 26, 2020 Sundance 2020: “Possessor” Is a Grab Bag of Sci-Fi Clichés Brandon Cronenberg's second feature is a po-faced collection of genre tropes that wastes its cast and a modest sense of style.
S Categories Reviews TV January 24, 2023 Shrinking is a good reason to get on the couch Bill Lawrence’s new AppleTV+ show isn’t perfect, but none of us are.
I Categories Movies Reviews December 21, 2022 I Wanna Dance With Somebody sands off the edges of Whitney Houston Kasi Lemmons' estate-approved biopic offers a chance to mourn the legend, even if the film stumbles when she's not on stage.
T Categories Reviews July 4, 2022 The Sea Beast sets out for sea with an entertaining action-oriented tone in its sails The Sea Beast, which channels Treasure Planet more than The Secret Life of Pets, is swashbuckling fun for kids and adults.
& Categories Anniversaries Movies May 15, 2022 “I think they’re wonderful”: Ishtar at 35 is funnier than ever Elaine May's one-and-done comic flop is far funnier and more incisive than its reputation implies.
I Categories Reviews TV October 13, 2021 I Know What You Did Last Summer is–fittingly, frustratingly–haunted by its past Amazon's new I Know What You Did Last Summer adaptation blazes its own trail but risks losing viewers in the bargain.
& Categories Anniversaries Features June 26, 2021 “Bears wear hats”: “The Great Muppet Caper” at 40 Kermit and company's second big-screen outing is a hodgepodge comedy partially redeemed by the great Charles Grodin.
& Categories Movies Reviews June 18, 2021 “Truman & Tennessee: An Intimate Conversation” is a lyrical look back Lisa Immordino Vreeland's documentary shifts the writers' prose and personas to the screen.
& Categories Movies Reviews February 21, 2021 “The United States vs. Billie Holiday” can’t build a strong case for itself Andra Day shines in Lee Daniels' otherwise-messy biopic about the Black cultural icon, squandering some fine potential.
