Last Summer
Last Summer, the new film from Catherine Breilat, is based on the 2019 Danish film, Queen of Hearts. The result is a film that takes what Brielat is known for and [...]
Green Border
Agnieszka Holland, the famed Polish director who is perhaps her nation’s best currently active filmmaker, has created both a film and a polemic, with her newest effort, Green Border. This brutally [...]
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 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 [...]
Thelma
Thelma, the new film from director Josh Margolin, is a rumination on what it means to have aged, and the comedy-as well as the sorrow-found within that experience.
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 [...]
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 [...]
Robot Dreams
Robot Dreams, based on the 2007 Sara Varon novel of the same name, and directed by Pablo Berger, is an independent animated wonder.
The Commandant’s Shadow
Many thoughts occurred to this reviewer while watching The Commandant’s Shadow, not the least of which was why has there not been a bigger push to market this film? This is [...]