Film Reviews & Insights
Jay Kelly
George Clooney is one of our finest modern actors, and he now has his most meta role in the latest Noah Baumbach film titled Jay Kelly. The script that is [...]
Train Dreams
Train Dreams, based on the novella by Denis Johnson, is a deeply moving, lyrical and intelligent film about pain, loss, time, beauty and connection. Blessed with a stand out cast, [...]
Keeper
Osgood Perkins has made a name for himself as one of the horror genre's most prolific filmmakers in recent times. In just his third film in two years, Perkins has [...]
Little Amélie or the Character of Rain
Little Amelie or the Character of Rain is an unusual and deeply moving animated film based on an unlikely source. Amelie Nothomb is a Belgian novelist who wrote Metaphysiques des tubes, which [...]
Peter Hujar’s Day
Peter Hujar was a photographer in New York, most prominent in the 1970s and 1980s. Before dying, as far too many artists of that era did, of AIDS, he left [...]
Sentimental Value
One of the most emotionally charged films of the year is also one of the most rewarding. Joachim Trier's Sentimental Value might appear to be another backstage drama about filmmaking [...]
The Running Man (2025)
What a year it has been for Stephen King adaptations. This summer's The Life of Chuck was a moving and life-affirming story of a man's life told in reverse. The [...]
Nuremberg
Theatrically-released historical dramas are becoming fewer and fewer with each passing year. In large part due to streaming, which prioritizes the mini-series treatment, big-budget dramas for adults have greatly diminished [...]
Hedda
Hedda is based on Hedda Gabler, which may be the great Henrik Ibsen’s most supreme work. This take on the story, directed by Nia DaCosta, is a sumptuous feast for the eyes [...]
Predator: Badlands
After the franchise was nearly derailed by the disaster that was Shane Black's 2018 The Predator, the fan-favorite series has made its long-awaited return to the big screen. Dan Trachtenberg, [...]
Die My Love
Lynne Ramsay's Die My Love—which is her first feature in 8 years-- is a superbly directed movie, even if it falters quite a bit in the third act. It's an [...]