& Categories Columns Features Movies P.S.H. I Love You November 30, 2020 “Doubt” casts a shadow, but not the darkest one John Patrick Shanley's Catholic Church-set drama is mildly effective and well-acted but too tidy for its subject matter.
A Categories Awards Columns News January 13, 2020 A Quick Guide to the 2020 Oscar Nominations Who should win, who will win, and who was left out.
& Categories Movies January 7, 2020 “1917” Takes a Long, Thin Look at War Sam Mendes' WWI epic is an astounding technical achievement, but loses its soul on the way to razzle-dazzle.
& Categories Features Filmmaker of the Month Movies December 26, 2019 “Revolutionary Road” and the Lost Art of Knowing What Isn’t Special Sam Mendes's tale of forlorn love works best as a study of the pitfalls that litter the American Dream.
T Categories Festivals Movies TIFF 2019 September 10, 2019 The Goldfinch Review: Lukewarm Book Adaptation Fails to Fly While it captures some of the melancholy of the acclaimed novel, John Crowley's adaptation is too leaden and self-serious to really soar.
C Categories Columns Criterion Corner Movies July 19, 2019 Criterion Corner: “Do the Right Thing”, “1984”, “Klute”, “The BRD Trilogy” Race, control, and patriarchy reign in July's offerings from Criterion.
