Portrait of a Lady on Fire
French auteur Celine Sciamma is one of the most breathtaking and consistent directors working in French cinema today. She will always be championed for her authentic and honest portrayals of [...]
Marriage Story
Just like all of Noah Baumbach films, "Marriage Story" merges wry humor with coarse melodrama. His latest effort marks the 12th feature film (if you are counting his documentary "De Palma") [...]
Honey Boy
Shia LaBeouf, the former child actor, former teenage heartthrob who once starred in mainstream Hollywood blockbusters, who then became a more serious artist, in which he co-starred in Andrea Arnold's [...]
Dark Waters
Often message movies about environmental issues can become heavy-handed, yet "Dark Waters", the eighth feature film by acclaimed director Todd Haynes (Far From Heaven, Carol) unravels itself in a sophisticated [...]
A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
It is important to note that "A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood" is not generally even about Fred Rogers, or even a behind-the-scenes retelling of his beloved public television show [...]
Spotlight of the Week-Long Day’s Journey Into Night
While we live in a decree of mass over-saturation and franchise enslavement, how can American audiences even make room anymore for great pieces of cinema that get little marketing? If [...]
The Irishman
Martin Scorsese's "The Irishman" is truly a triumphant work of ambition and grandeur, and not just because of its groundbreaking de-aging digital effects that transform its older lead actors back [...]
Spotlight of the Week-The Sacrifice
Instead of resting at home, or laying up in a hospital bed, iconic director Andrei Tarkovsky was on set directing a film during the last stages of his life when [...]
Spotlight of the Week-Once Upon a Time in America
Easily a piece of landmark cinema from the 1980's, the final film by Sergio Leone was truly his magnum opus. After taking 10 years to make, from the in-development process [...]
Dolemite Is My Name
Based on the life of Blaxploitation actor, comedian, and pioneering independent movie producer Rudy Ray Moore, Director Craig Brewer's (Hustle and Flow, Black Snake Moan) latest film "Dolemite Is My [...]