& Categories Movies Reviews December 18, 2020 “Education” caps off “Small Axe” with a quiet, powerful call to action Steve McQueen's incredible anthology closes with a deeply sympathetic probe of the racial deficits of the British school system.
P Categories Columns Movies P.S.H. I Love You December 14, 2020 P.S.H. I Love You: “Along Came Polly” doesn’t shart the bed Philip Seymour Hoffman's riotous Sandy Lyle elevates the schlocky aughts rom-com to a deeply silly delight.
& Categories Movies Reviews December 11, 2020 “Alex Wheatle” is the rare stumble in Steve McQueen’s “Small Axe” Steve McQueen's anthology about Black life in London has its low point in a truncated biopic about the acclaimed British author.
T Categories Columns Features Movies P.S.H. I Love You December 7, 2020 There’s not much to love “When a Man Loves a Woman” Co-written by Al Franken, this romantic drama pits Meg Ryan and Andy García against alcoholism—and a bad script.
& Categories Columns Features Movies P.S.H. I Love You November 30, 2020 “Doubt” casts a shadow, but not the darkest one John Patrick Shanley's Catholic Church-set drama is mildly effective and well-acted but too tidy for its subject matter.
& Categories Movies Reviews November 29, 2020 “Uncle Frank”‘s ’70s setting matches its tiresome themes Paul Bettany is fantastic in the title role, and about the only thing worth watching in Amazon's interminable family drama.
& Categories Columns Features Movies P.S.H. I Love You November 23, 2020 “Montana” is a little flat, a little rocky Jennifer Leitzes' only feature is an uneven genre piece with a good few moments, some thanks in part to Philip Seymour Hoffman.
& Categories Columns Movies P.S.H. I Love You November 16, 2020 “Mary and Max” combined stubby designs with sleek emotions Adam Elliot's claymation offering was Philip Seymour Hoffman's only animated film, but it's as thorough as his other efforts.
P Categories Columns Movies P.S.H. I Love You November 3, 2020 P.S.H. I Love You: “The Party’s Over” captures election-era anxiety The sequel to 1992's The Last Party sees Philip Seymour Hoffman reflects the polarized politics of 2020 through the 2000 race.
& Categories Movies Reviews October 29, 2020 “His House” mines assimilation for effective scares Remy Weekes' haunting debut elegantly balances bone-chilling atmosphere with more socially relevant scares.
