Film Reviews & Insights
Greed
Michael Winterbottom's latest film, "Greed" is his most overtly political comedy, a outraged satire on inequality that wears its political agenda on its sleeves but doesn't engage well on a [...]
Bacurau
If the term genre-blurring didn't exist, it would have to be destined to define Kleber Mendonca Filho's and Juliano Dornelles's Brazilian film "Bacurau," a delirious but distinctive post-modern Western political [...]
The Last Thing He Wanted
Another Netflix-acquired Sundance film, "The Last Thing He Wanted "from director Dee Rees, is one of this year’s most tiresome movies. The story is adopted from the Joan Didion novel [...]
Swallow
Actress Haley Bennett gets a perfect opportunity to showcase her acting talents in Carlo Mirabella-Davis's feature directorial debut, "Swallow". Bennett plays a layered dramatic role that should elevate her into [...]
Seberg
Jean Seberg did not live a boring life, so it's extremely disheartening to see "Seberg" portray her life as such. Despite a lead performance from Kristen Stewart and a wealth [...]
Emma.
The Jane Austen tender and sardonic spirit converges expertly in photographer and music-video director Autumn de Wilde's feature film debut of "Emma", an opulent period drama that applies the classic [...]
The Invisible Man
by Ben Rothrock Right from the beginning, The Invisible Man isn’t setting out to be just another reboot. Most modern reboots, especially ones based on well known properties, try to [...]
Young Ahmed
They are the modern masters of cinematic parables and social realism, the Belgium filmmaking sibling duo known as the Dardenne brothers continue their empathetic and emotionally raw sensibilities with their [...]
Brahms: The Boy 2
"The Boy", released in January of 2016, was something of a moderate sleeper hit opening to a decent $10 million before continuing to gross nearly $75 million worldwide. The film, [...]
The Call of the Wild
High above the reaches of society, in the middle of the Gold Rush of the 1800s, the world is still a relatively new place. This was a time when we [...]
Horse Girl
The Sundance film Horse Girl has landed a wide release on Netflix. Directed by Jeff Baena and co-written by him and its star Alison Brie, it's the story of a [...]