Reviews “Gangs of London” is brutally stupendous By: Justin Harrison Gareth Evans and Matt Flannery’s crime saga wields both clean, effective character work & horrific, thrilling action with equal aplomb.
Reviews In “Emily in Paris”, Lily Collins gets lost in the City of Lights By: Megan Sunday Darren Star's latest series is a charming but forgettable comedy filled with gossamer delights.
Anniversaries Sorkin’s Game: How “The Social Network” surprisingly succeeds in its take on women David Fincher's Facebook drama remains a bright spot in Aaron Sorkin's filmography in how it skewers male entitlement.
Reviews “The Trial of the Chicago 7” is a very Sorkin look at ’60s history By: Gena Radcliffe The courtroom docudrama does what it set out to do: uplift, inspire & make little of an impression.
Festivals Reeling 2020: “Dramarama” mines teen turmoil out of faith and sexuality By: B.L. Panther Jonathon Wysocki's debut is a charming portrait of the sound and fury of queer middle-class teendom.
Festivals NYFF58: “The Human Voice” turns the empty into intimate By: Jonah Koslofsky Pedro Almodóvar's adaptation of Jean Cocteau's one-act play is an expansive, carefully constructed half-hour.
Reviews “Scare Me” is a long, long story about short stories By: Matt Cipolla Josh Ruben's feature debut is cozy company for a bit, but it's far too drawn-out to do its performances or themes justice.
Festivals Reeling 2020: “Galore” ends up feeling a bit slim By: B.L. Panther Lazlo & Dylan Tonk’s documentary about Lady Galore is a technically proficient look at the title drag queen that comes up short.
Reviews “Monsterland” is a dreary look at the dark side of the soul By: Dorothy Green Mary Laws adapts Daniel Ballingrud's supernatural short fiction about the evil that humans do.
Reviews “The Glorias” is a run-of-the-mill biopic about a living legend By: Gena Radcliffe Julie Taymor directs Julianne Moore in a frustratingly muted look at the feminist movement icon.
Reviews “On the Rocks” is a bitter cocktail to swallow By: Matt Cipolla Sofia Coppola's latest is a wry, disarming look at our need for love and the willful ignorance it leads to.
Festivals Reeling 2020: “Gracefully” finds queer pastoral bliss in Iran By: B.L. Panther Arash Es'haghi celebrates an unnamed farmer dancing his way to self-love in Iran.
Festivals Reeling 2020: “Pier Kids” puts a lens on queer homelessness By: B.L. Panther Elegance Bratton's documentary is a kaleidoscopic view of the unhoused queer youth of Chelsea Pier.
Festivals Reeling 2020: “The Whistle” sings loud about New Mexico’s queer culture By: B.L. Panther Stormmiguel Florez searches for queer folk in 1980s Albuquerque, and highlights the invisibility of queer Latinx culture.
Columns P.S.H. I Love You: Stealing every scene in “Mission Impossible III” Philp Seymour Hoffman takes a rote villain role and goes toe-to-toe with megastar Tom Cruise in J.J. Abrams' Mission: Impossible III.
Reviews Lovecraft Country Episode 7 Recap: “I Am” By: Gena Radcliffe Hippolyta takes an adventure through time in a moving, powerful and mind bending episode.
Festivals Reeling 2020: “Give or Take” buries its gays under suffocating tidiness By: B.L. Panther This queer drama is rife with potential and strong performances, but squashes its promise with too-neat storytelling.
Reviews Netflix gives “The Boys in the Band” a vibrant encore By: Theo Estes Starring the 2018 Broadway revival cast, director Joe Mantello gives the 1968 gay classic new life.
Festivals Reeling 2020: “Keyboard Fantasies” plays the song of a Black trans musician By: B.L. Panther Beverly Glenn-Copeland's life and music come to light in this illuminating doc about the cult avant-garde musician.
Reviews “The Secret Society of Second-Born Royals” inherits its charms from better franchises By: Michael Snydel Disney+ tries to blend its love of princes and princesses with its new focus on superheroes, with mixed results.
Reviews “Agents of Chaos” digs up the Russian troll farms that decided 2016 By: Ashley Lara Alex Gibney's latest work of docu-journalism details the misinformation campaigns holding our social media (and sense of trust in institutions) hostage.