K Categories Movies Reviews September 14, 2023 Kenneth Branagh finally finds his footing with A Haunting in Venice The director-star's newest effort proves the best of his Hercule Poirot mysteries.
D Categories Movies Reviews February 10, 2022 Death on the Nile is a polished, pretty looking shell Despite its lavish appearance, Kenneth Branagh's second take on Agatha Christie barely justifies its existence.
T Categories Festivals Movies Reviews TIFF 2021 September 16, 2021 TIFF 2021: Belfast is a touching, understated historical drama Kenneth Branagh directs a moving film about a working class Irish family impacted by the Troubles.
P Categories Columns Movies P.S.H. I Love You March 8, 2021 P.S.H. I Love You: “Pirate Radio” sinks under its own weight Philip Seymour Hoffman does his best to lift up Richard Curtis' (literally) queasy ode to '60s boomer rock hits.
& Categories Movies Reviews September 3, 2020 “Tenet” is thrilling if you can look past all the self-seriousness Christopher Nolan's latest sci-fi thriller is often something to behold, but it's nowhere near the brilliant art it thinks it is.
& Categories Movies Reviews June 12, 2020 “Artemis Fowl” is slapdash, snoozy, and stuck in the early 2000s The adaptation of the first in Eoin Colfer's series is alarmingly messy for a project that's been in the works for almost two decades.
& Categories Filmmaker of the Month Movies April 10, 2020 “Thor” Thunders Onto the Screen as Marvel’s Millennial Kenneth Branagh's Shakespearean tale of a godlike alien shows the cracks in Marvel's firmament amid its immature protagonist.
& Categories Movies May 17, 2019 “All Is True” Review: Enjoyable, Slight Biopic Eschews Fact for Feeling Kenneth Branagh furthers his adoration for William Shakespeare by directing and starring in this free-wheeling biopic of the Bard's final years.
