Film Reviews & Insights
Mr. Scorsese
Martin Scorsese has been making feature films since 1967. He had been dabbling in short films since his teen years. This is a long and, despite the reputation, a rather [...]
Fairyland
Based on the memoir by author Alysia Abbot, Fairyland tells the story of her life, from the time her mother died when she was not quite three, to her father’s passing nearly [...]
After the Hunt
Director Luca Guadagnino's exceptional and dramatically charged double features from last year, Challengers and Queer, were both skillfully made films that didn't quite get the year-end movie push as they [...]
Black Phone 2
The Black Phone, based off a short story by author Joe Hill, was a surprise hit in its summer 2022 release. Directed by Scott Derrickson and co-written alongside C. Robert [...]
Blue Moon
In a career spanning forty years, Richard Linklater has become one of the masters of exploring time and memory. From works like Boyhood and Waking Life, to Apollo 10 ½ [...]
The Mastermind
The Mastermind, written and directed by Kelly Reichardt, is a seeming change of pace for the gifted film maker. An art heist crime caper is not her usual domain, yet [...]
If I Had Legs I’d Kick You
Actress and filmmaker Mary Bronstein who is the wife of frequent Safdie Bros collaborator Ronald Bronstein directs her first film since her 2008 film Yeast, that co-stars Greta Gerwig. Based [...]
Kiss of the Spider Woman
Kiss of the Spider Woman is the new adaptation of the 1992/93 musical based on Manuel Puig’s 1976 novel, which had in 1986 been turned into an Oscar winning film [...]
Tron: Ares
The original 1982 Tron film was released amidst arguably the greatest summer movie season ever for the sci-fi genre, wedged in between E.T., John Carpenter's The Thing, Blade Runner and [...]
John Candy: I Like Me
John Candy: I Like Me, from director Colin Hanks, produced by his father, Tom, is a sprawling and at times, near hagiographic look at the actor and comedian, John Candy. [...]
Roofman
Derek Cianfrance’s latest film, Roofman, is based on the true story of Jeffrey Manchester, who robbed over 40 businesses in the early 2000s before being sentenced to prison time. When he [...]