R Categories Movies Reviews June 27, 2023 Revoir Paris finds grace in tragedy Alice Winocour directs a quietly devastating drama about strength & meaning after trauma.
O Categories Movies Reviews April 22, 2023 Other People’s Children offers a dreamlike lens on existential parental concerns The trials and tribulations of being a woman at 40 are uniquely realized in this compelling French drama.
S Categories Movies Reviews March 25, 2023 Smoking Causes Coughing fires up a messy satire Quentin Dupieux directs a bizarre parody of the superhero genre that's often inconsistent but rarely dull.
H Categories Movies Reviews May 6, 2022 Happening is an all too timely look at a constant threat Despite its 60s France setting, Audrey Diwan's drama soberingly reflects current events & the possible loss of reproductive freedom
P Categories Movies Reviews April 14, 2022 Paris, 13th District is an adult look at modern love Though uneven & trying a bit too hard to appeal to a specific audience, Jacques Audiard breathes new life & color into conventional love stories
T Categories Movies Reviews December 1, 2021 The Advent Calendar is a bleak bit of holiday nastiness From France comes cursed object horror with a vague Christmas twist.
& Categories Movies Reviews July 21, 2021 “Mandibles” is silly but doesn’t have much to say Quentin Dupieux's farce about a pair of slackers stuck taking care of a giant fly has some inspired moments, and not much else.
& Categories Movies Reviews March 5, 2021 “Keep an Eye Out” is an absurd trip of a movie Quentin Dupeiux's convoluted dark comedy is both perplexing and entertaining.
& Categories Movies Reviews November 5, 2020 “Proxima” is a beautifully moving story among the stars Eva Green stars as a female astronaut who overcomes sexism and her own doubts for a journey into the universe.
L Categories Movies January 14, 2020 Les Misérables Review: France Is Dead, Vive la France Ladj Ly's feature debut mines neorealism to solid effect, but its contrivances prevent it from making a fully-realized social comment.
