Film Reviews & Insights
Kinds of Kindness
Yorgos Lanthimos's surrealist, wickedly funny horror/dark comedy Kinds of Kindness may be more in line with his earlier Greek films, but its otherworldly tone and rich style, with themes that [...]
Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F
Beverly Hills Cop: Axel Foley is the fourth film in the franchise. At times, it certainly feels like a fourth entry, but mostly it avoids the complete mess most extended [...]
A Quiet Place: Day One
John Krasinski's A Quiet Place franchise has been one of the major breakout stories in the horror genre from the past decade. While Parts 1 and 2 came with varying [...]
Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 1
The Western is a genre almost as old as film itself. From the Golden Age of Ford, Mann, Daves, Boetticher, and others to the darker 1960s and 70s under Leone, [...]
A Family Affair
A Family Affair, directed by Richard LaGravenese, is a comedy with smiles and chuckles rather than laughs, but far more groans and cringes of embarrassment than any other response. Despite [...]
The Bikeriders
Director Jeff Nichols has not released a film in eight years. His previous film Loving, was a portrayal of Richard and Mildred Loving, whose marriage led to the historical Supreme [...]
Inside Out 2
Inside Out 2, the sequel to the brilliant 2015 feature, Inside Out, is everything a sequel should be and more. It takes the characters and situations in new directions, growing [...]
Tuesday
Daina O. Pusić sophomore feature Tuesday attempts to be a fantasy drama about death, and in that regard, it holds some endearing and equally bizarre moments, but mostly it's a [...]
Banel and Adama
Banel and Adama is a finely shot film of wonderful vistas and dreamlike images, concerning a young couple from Senegal. The man, Adama, is destined to be the chief of the [...]
Jim Henson Idea Man
Jim Henson Idea Man, is a sparkling new documentary, courtesy of director Ron Howard, who has done many feature films, but is building a reputation as a fine documentarian. His [...]
Bad Boys: Ride or Die
The third entry in the Bad Boys franchise, Bad Boys For Life, the last major blockbuster released before the Pandemic shut the world down, felt like a breath of fresh [...]