‘Final Portrait’ and the Madcap Absurdity of the Artistic Process (FILM REVIEW)
The Stanley Tucci directed movie is a delightful musing on art and artists.
‘You Were Never Really Here’ Is A Surreal, Studious Look At Violence (FILM REVIEW)
Bold, nuanced, and calculating, You Were Never Really Here is as deeply affecting as it is uncomfortable.
‘Rampage’ Is So Charmless Even The Rock Can’t Hold It Together (FILM REVIEW)
A lack of tonal focus makes Rampage a raging mess.
Addiction, Codependence, And One Night In Los Angeles: Netflix Goes Gritty With ‘6 Balloons’ (FILM REVIEW)
Abbi Jacobson and Dave Franco break typecast in this gritty, grounded Netflix drama
Brutally Bleak, ‘Loveless’ is a Suspense Thriller Like No Other (FILM REVIEW)
Prepare to be oppressed by atmosphere and tension.
‘Ready Player One’ Is An Exhaustive Parade Of Pop Culture References (FILM REVIEW)
Ready Player One is an avalanche of references wrapped in a CG package.
SXSW Film Review: ‘Ghost Stories’ Takes A Fun Approach To Typical Jump Scare Fodder
A seemingly by the numbers horror anthology, Ghost Stories packs some clever surprises among its chills and thrills.
SXSW Film Review: The Musician Biopic Shifts Gears For Ethan Hawke’s ‘Blaze’
Blaze Foley makes for an unlikely but fascinating subject in this Ethan Hawke directed biopic.
The Shallow, Face Value Delights of ‘Pacific Rim: Uprising’ (FILM REVIEW)
Come for the monsters getting punched in the face by robots; stay for the robots getting punched in the face by monsters.
SXSW FILM REVIEW: ‘Anchor and Hope’ Revels in the Pains of Love
The messy realities of love are explored in this SXSW romance.
SXSW FILM REVIEW: ‘Isle Of Dogs’ Is Everything You Can Expect From Wes Anderson, For Better And For Worse
Wes Anderson fans will be pleased with Isle of Dogs. But what about everyone else?
SXSW FILM REVIEW: ‘American Animals’ Is A Unique Deconstruction Of The Heist Movie Archetype
[rating=8.00] The heist movie has been fundamental to American cinema as long as there’s been American cinema. Only the Western, which heist movies share much of its DNA with, is arguably more fundamental to the past century or so of the celluloid that makes up our shared cultural history. Though with anything archetypal, it can […]
SXSW FILM REVIEW: ‘Paradox’ Delights In Its Own Purposeful Incoherence
[rating=3.00] You know how sometimes you accidentally leave the video camera recording on your phone when you’re not actually trying to record video? That’s basically Paradox in a nutshell, a mishmash steampunk western from director Daryl Hannah (who’s listed as “auteur” in the credits), and featuring her husband, Neil Young. There’s no real plot here, […]
SXSW FILM REVIEW: ‘Heart Beats Loud’ Is A Charming Cinematic Delight
Nick Offerman shines in this new drama from director Brett Haley.
SXSW FILM REVIEW: ‘Milford Graves Full Mantis’ An Out of This World Look at an Out There Man
Jazz drummer Milford Graves is explored in this documentary.
SXSW FILM REVIEW: ‘Being Frank’ A Delightful Ode to Artist Christ Sievey
Frank Sidebottom, the alter ego of artist Chris Sievey, is explored in depth in this new documentary.
SXSW FILM REVIEW: ‘Las Sandinistas!’ Sheds Light on Another Side of Revolutionary Action
The FSLN movement in Nicaragua is looked at from another angle in this SXSW documentary.
SXSW FILM REVIEW: ‘Neurotic Quest for Serenity’ is a Rom-Com Like You’ve Never Seen
Charming, absurd, and hilarious, Neurotic Quest for Serenity is a bold take on the romantic comedy.
Game to Movie Code Feels Almost Cracked with ‘Tomb Raider’ (FILM REVIEW)
If nothing else, Alicia Vikander is a blast as Lara Croft.
The Charming Purity of ‘Love, Simon’ (FILM REVIEW)
This coming of age tale revels in relatability.