& Categories Movies Reviews July 9, 2020 “The Old Guard” is finely-honed superhero action Gina Prince-Bythewood's nuanced, layered comic book actioner finds character among its expert choreography.
G Categories Movies Reviews July 7, 2020 Go “Greyhound” and leave the sailing to Hanks Tom Hanks admirably buoys a lean, but sloppy WWII naval thriller too sincere to sell its simplicity.
J Categories Filmmaker of the Month Movies July 6, 2020 Joel Schumacher starts small with “The Incredible Shrinking Woman” Schumacher's directorial debut is a silly, messy take on the restrictive gender roles of women in the household.
D Categories Movies Reviews July 3, 2020 Disney+’s “Hamilton” throws away its shot Lin-Manuel Miranda's world-changing musical comes to vivid life on Disney+, but can't escape the complexities of its cultural dissonance.
& Categories Movies Reviews July 3, 2020 “John Lewis: Good Trouble” calls us to action through the past of an icon Dawn Porter offers up a heartfelt, accessible tribute to one of Congress' most stalwart Civil Rights leaders.
W Categories Movies Reviews July 3, 2020 War is hell, and unfortunately, so is “The Outpost” Rod Lurie's military thriller about the Battle of Kamdesh can't quite nail its critique about the horrors of war.
& Categories Movies Reviews July 2, 2020 “Metamorphosis” is possessed of little innovation Shudder's latest offering from South Korea is a limp, wooden retread of every exorcism and possession movie you've ever seen.
& Categories Reviews TV July 1, 2020 “Homemade” peeks in on arthouse filmmakers during lockdown Netflix and producer Pablo Larraín offers a modest glimpse of quarantine life that can't escape the privilege of its authors.
J Categories Columns Movies June 30, 2020 June DVD Releases: “Etruscan Smile,” “Watchmen”, “Portrait of a Lady on Fire” Powerful indies and revisionist superhero series dot some of June's most addictive home video offerings.
H Categories Anniversaries Movies June 30, 2020 Houston, we have a problem: “Apollo 13” at 25 Ron Howard's gripping historical space thriller teaches us a lot about frustrated expectations in our current moment (and the resolve to overcome them).
