Film Reviews
Fresh off its Grand Jury prize at this year’s Sundance Film Festival and already one of the favorites to be on the shortlist for an Academy Award early next year, Nanfu Wang’s One Child Nation is a charged vision smart … Continue reading Review: ‘One Child Nation’
Two things stand out about Britt Poulton and Dan Savage’s Them That Follow. First, it’s an incredibly tough sit, as it prompted several walk-outs during its premiere screening at the 2019 Dallas International Film Festival, one of whom loudly proclaimed … Continue reading Review: ‘Them That Follow”
Review: ‘The Lion King,’ Disney Aims for Straight Recreation Disney’s new version of The Lion King makes for a good pixel show, but it’s even more intriguing to consider how an opportunity to redefine the story was lost. Directed by … Continue reading Review: ‘The Lion King,’ Disney Aims for Straight Recreation
Documentary filmmaker Nick Broomfield is not one to shy away from salacious material. Tackling candle-in-the-wind musical lives such as Kurt Cobain, Whitney Houston and Biggie and Tupac in previous non-fiction explorations, his latest film stays in line with the cult … Continue reading Review: ‘Marianne & Leonard: Words of Love’
The buoyant comedy features excellent character development, appropriate stakes, and superhero stuff if you want it. Continue reading Review: ‘Spider-Man: Far From Home,’ Comic Relief in Europe
Yeesh! Under an elaborate disguise, the heart of an old-fashioned romantic comedy beats anews. Continue reading Review: ‘Yesterday,’ All My Troubles Seemed So Far Away Before I Saw This Movie
