Companion
It's not often the first month of the year delivers a terrific horror thriller, yet here we are. This past month has given us some nice surprises in the hilarious [...]
Kidnapped: The Abduction of Edgardo Mortara
Kidnapped: The Abduction of Edgardo Mortara, is an historical drama based on the 1858 case of a Bolognese Jewish family whose six-year old son, Edgardo, was forcibly removed from their [...]
I’m Still Here
I’m Still Here is the latest film from director Walter Salles, the Brazilian filmmaker who has previously helmed films such as Central Station and The Motorcycle Diaries. Here, as in those films, Salles proves [...]
Soundtrack to a Coup D’Etat
Soundtrack to a Coup D’Etat has a premise that mixes jazz with politics, in what at first appears to be a case study but is in fact more about 20th century colonialism [...]
Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
Since the late 1980's, Aardman Animation's duo of Wallace and his top dog, Gromit, have delighted audiences around the world. After several iconic short films including A Grand Day Out, [...]
Nickel Boys
A harrowing, unsettling chronicle by documentary-turned-narrative filmmaker RaMell Ross (Hale County This Morning, This Evening), Nickel Boys is a highly engaging adaptation of the acclaimed 2019 novel by novelist Colson [...]
A Complete Unknown
A Complete Unknown, based on the book Bob Dylan Goes Electric! by Elijah Wald, is the newest film from director and co-writer James Mangold. In 2005, Walk the Line, a biopic [...]
The Order
We've seen many true crime stories be told in the past several decades. However, few feel as timely and urgent as the latest from Australian filmmaker Justin Kurzel. Despite a [...]
The Return
Adapting classical literature is never an easy task, because of both the expectations that come with it as well as the simple fact these stories are so known, so defining, [...]
Queer
Coming straight off the explosive ménage à trois sports drama Challengers, Luca Guadagnino impresses once again with Queer. The film's lead, Daniel Craig, is generating Oscar buzz. It helps that [...]