Film Reviews & Insights
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 [...]
Radu Jude’s Dracula
Trash cinema is a term not lightly used by this reviewer. First, how does one define or intend the use of that term? John Waters and Andy Warhol both made [...]
Christy
Christy Martin is one of the great female boxers in the history of the sport. This film may not be one of the great boxing films, but it is a [...]
Nouvelle Vague
The French New Wave is one of the most important movements in the history of cinema, and Jean-Luc Godard is one of the prime movers within. His film, Breathless, released in 1960, [...]