M Categories Movies Reviews October 10, 2021 Madonna concert doc Madame X flirts with political provocation The queen of pop serves up a filmed version of her controversial 2020 tour, one as lush in style as it is thin in substance.
C Categories Movies Podcasts Right on Cue October 9, 2021 Cliff Martinez on his score for Drive, 10 years later The composer talks about the synth-infused score to the Ryan Gosling neo-noir classic ten years on.
W Categories Movies Reviews October 8, 2021 Welcome to the Blumhouse: The Manor is shabby, but Madres is wonderfully unsettling Welcome to the Blumhouse closes its 2021 edition on a high note thanks to the chilling and strongly performed Madres.
T Categories Movies Reviews October 6, 2021 The Eyes of Tammy Faye looks at history from too far away Great performances cannot overcome a bland, distanced take on the biggest Evangelical scandal in U.S. history in The Eyes of Tammy Faye.
T Categories Movies Reviews October 4, 2021 TIFF 2021: What Do We See When We Look at the Sky? Not as much as we might with a lighter touch Alexandre Koberidze's film is lovely and well-performed, but overly insistent on its epic status.
L Categories Movies Reviews October 4, 2021 Lamb: A pastoral allegory that’s equal parts haunting and frustrating Lamb, Valdimar Jóhannsson’s debut feature, is moody and captivating but shaky thematics keep it from living up to its own promise.
W Categories Movies Reviews October 1, 2021 Welcome to the Blumhouse: Bingo Hell/Black as Night The first two entries in the newest Welcome to Blumhouse collection are a flawed pair of scary films.
T Categories Movies Reviews October 1, 2021 The Addams Family 2 is frighteningly phoned-in family entertainment The iconic kooky and spooky family hits a new low in big-screen excursions.
N Categories Festivals Movies NYFF 59 Reviews October 1, 2021 NYFF 2021: The Tragedy of Macbeth is a sparse, elegant take on the Bard Joel Coen steps out on his own & directs a powerhouse cast in an extra-dark version of Shakespeare's tale of ambition & absolute power.
T Categories Movies Reviews October 1, 2021 The Many Saints of Newark brings the family back together The prequel to the landmark HBO series fleshes out the capos who came before Tony Soprano.
