Films about addiction call to Hollywood. They give performers the opportunity to linger down in the gutter for a bit. Or they give full permission to develop a performance based on tics and nervous scratching. In short, it’s a method … Continue reading Review: ‘Four Good Days’
Nikole Beckwith’s Together Together isn’t a romantic comedy about a pregnancy, but a comedy that happens to involve a pregnancy. There’s a big difference. Here is a film that draws its gentle humor not from a couple struggling to re-define … Continue reading Review: ‘Together Together’
Michael Nader’s The Toll straddles the line of horror film rhetoric between updated urban thriller and old-school psychological terror. It begins in the world of cell … Continue reading Review: ‘The Toll’
Benedict Cumberbatch stars in the titular role of a real-life suspense drama that explores the Cuban Missile Crisis from a fresh perspective. Stern and tight-necked people abound in The Courier, and no wonder! Heightening tensions between the U.S. and the U.S.S.R. … Continue reading Review: ‘The Courier,’ Neck on the Line
Anthony Hopkins, Olivia Colman and Olivia Williams star in a drama that resolves into a disturbing, yet empathetic portrait. Trapped in his own personal hell, without knowing it, Anthony is firmly resolved that he wants to remain in it. And … Continue reading Review: ‘The Father,’ Slow Horror
Kelly Marie Tran and Awkwafina lead the voice cast in Disney’s magnificent, heart-warming animated adventure. Refreshing in its approach to story, drawn from Southeast Asian folklore, and, perhaps even more importantly, in its depiction of the traditional “Disney princess” (compare … Continue reading Review: ‘Raya and the Last Dragon,’ Warm Hearts, Cool Adventures
