Film Reviews

Strong performance can’t overshadow a script that does little justice to the obviously important subject matter.

The Marvel path is all too famliar, but as Doctor Strange shows there’s still some magic up their sleeves.

The Robert Langdon series gets worse with every release, but hasn’t quite dipped into terrible just yet.

Chronicling X Japan, ‘We Are X’ takes a bold look at the nature of art and creation.

In the end, its charms overcome its problems, but only just.

Less a movie than a marketing experience, ‘Good Fortune’ offers nothing good and little fortune for its audience.

[rating=7.00] There’s something I found very strongly off-putting in the opening moments of The Tiger Hunter, a film by writer/director Lena Khan. Told through flashback, and narrated by the character of Sami (Danny Pudi, in a very distracting Indian accent), he tells of his father, a great warrior, and titular tiger hunter. He saved a […]

Desierto is a beautiful looking film whose narrative never quite reaches the same level of quality.

Despite a powerhouse performance by Bryan Cranston, ‘Wakefield’ doesn’t quite hold together as a film

Set during the infamous ‘War of the Worlds’ broadcast, Tony Hale leads an ensemble cast in this delightfully nostalgic comedy

Talent, potential, and time are all wasted in this giant mess of a film.

In retrospect, “Never Go Back” feels like a warning. Save your time and money and just watch the original Jack Reacher instead.

A superbly crafted, intricately demented tale that both celebrates and critiques the essence of dark comedy.

It might be best if you don’t overthink it, but there’s plenty of fun to be had with The Accountant.

Splendid and stark, American Honey rewrites the rules for the coming of age genre in magical ways.

Somehow, The Girl on the Train manages to be more dull than a commute you’ve taken for the last ten years.

The latest Netflix original is perfectly competent and compelling, though never quite becomes as good as it could be.

Filmmaker Ava DuVernay crafts a powerful narrative that forces all Americans to confront our racist past and racist present.

This year’s Fantastic Fest offered no shortage of great films, but five stand out as the best of the best.

The last four days at this year’s Fantastic Fest showed audiences that original storytelling is alive and well in cinema.