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.
T Categories Movies Reviews July 26, 2021 The Green Knight fights itself for most of its runtime David Lowery's adaptation of the Arthurian tale applies a stolid approach to a loose, lyrical story, to mixed results.
& Categories Movies Reviews February 9, 2021 “Minari” lives on the seeds of its inspirations Lee Isaac Chung's Sundance winner is a well-intentioned and sweet family drama that can't help but feel incomplete.
& Categories Movies Reviews September 29, 2020 “On the Rocks” is a bitter cocktail to swallow Sofia Coppola's latest is a wry, disarming look at our need for love and the willful ignorance it leads to.
& Categories Movies March 10, 2020 “First Cow” Breezes Through the West with Peace and Patience Kelly Reichardt's latest is a kindhearted storybook of a film that gracefully balances the sights, sounds, and textures of pre-Gold Rush Oregon.
S Categories Festivals Movies Sundance 2020 January 24, 2020 Sundance 2020: “Zola” Is Raunchy, Riotous, and Challenging Janicza Bravo's retelling of the 2015 viral Twitter thread boasts great performances and surprisingly solid filmmaking, even if it ends on a shrug.
U Categories Movies December 12, 2019 Uncut Gems Review: Conflict Diamonds The Safdie brothers continue their streak of blending pastiche with mind-cracking abandon while Adam Sandler gives it his all.
I Categories Movies December 3, 2019 In Fabric Review: Say Yes to the Dress… or Die Peter Strickland's frigid, Freudian fever dream looks at fetishism and consumerism with a killer sense of style.
W Categories Movies November 20, 2019 Waves Review: Family Drama Propped Up By Cinematic Parlor Tricks Trey Edward Shults trots out every filmmaking trick in the book to spruce up an overly-novelistic family drama.
B Categories Box Office Report Columns November 4, 2019 Box Office Report: “Terminator: Dark Fate” Doesn’t Break the T3 Curse There is no fate but what we make, and Dark Fate‘s middling box office returns paint a grim future for the franchise. They say the..
