Written by Michael Clawson "...its context is grim, its mood shudderingly cold. Mixing tense courtroom drama with a morbid cyber-thriller in the vein of Olivier Assayas’ “Demonlover,” “Red Rooms” exerts a grip through unnerving ambiguity."… Continue reading.
Written by Rudolph Lambert Fernandez "Washed-out boxer Frankie Dunn (Clint Eastwood) has ducked and dodged greatness as a trainer-manager for years. His wards adore his bob-and-weave smarts, but suspect that his peevish overprotectiveness, his nagging fear holds them back..."… Continue reading.
Written by Anna Harrison "In the golden age of sequels, prequels, spinoffs, and reboots, who better to return than the undead? After all, if you make your movie about the afterlife, it’s no big deal to kill off actors who … Continue reading.
Written by Nick McCann "Car wrecks come one after another, and more explosions go off here than in the previous three films combined. Keeping with tradition, practical effects and stunt work are highlighted with some minor visual enhancement. The cinematography … Continue reading.
Written by Michael Clawson "Richly assembled and stirringly personal, “Pictures” is culled from a wide swath of source material, including everything from silent era reels and vintage stills, to Mendonça Filho’s own home videos, clips from his filmography, and..."… Continue reading.
Written by Taylor Baker "...the simple, sometimes comedic relationship between Max-E and Andriy and the moments of romance made through the radio between Catherine and Andriy show promise for Ostrikov. Should he..."… Continue reading.
Written by Michael Clawson "In her first film since 2014’s “Abuse of Weakness,” French director Catherine Breillat largely forgoes the graphic extremes of her most scandalous inquiries into female sexuality and desire. In other words, there’s..."… Continue reading.
Written by Taylor Baker "Another year, another Adèle Exarchopoulos film, and for the first time in a while, a colossal misfire. “Planet B,” Aude Léa Rapin’s sophomore feature, is the type of science fiction film that makes a typical fan … Continue reading.
Written by Nick McCann "The production design goes a long way to realizing the decade it captures on a small scale. The TV set itself becomes a character within the film at a point, replicating what you’d most likely see … Continue reading.
Written by Anna Harrison "A 50 for a movie I went into with rock bottom expectations is vastly different from a 50 for, say, a Spielberg movie. If I give a 50 to a film from one of our greatest … Continue reading.
