Category: Reviews

  • Genius – Review

    Alas, the movie is more competent than it is genius. Read More >

  • The Girl King – Review

    Mika Kaurismaki’s The Girl King is a film devoid of true focus. Read More >

  • Holding the Man – Review

    With a beautiful soundtrack and a tremendous chemistry between the leading stars, Holding the Man is a truly accomplished film that is exceedingly easy to invest in. Read More >

  • Endless Poetry – Review (Cannes Film Festival)

    Endless Poetry is almost certainly Alejandro Jodorowsky’s most emotionally wrought and touching film to date. Read More >

  • Loving – Review (Cannes Film Festival)

    Jeff Nichols’ Loving is an emotional, political and handsomely crafted period drama. Read More >

  • Florence Foster Jenkins – Review

    Just like one of Florence Foster Jenkins’ performances, there is a deep, profound sense of sadness to this piece, which compliments the laughter. Read More >

  • I Saw the Light – Review

    I Saw the Light simply needs a focus, moving between an array of themes and never quite feeling like we have substantially covered any of them. Read More >

  • The Man Who Knew Infinity – Review

    The Man Who Knew Infinity is an endearingly undemanding drama that feels as though it will find its home on the smaller screen. Read More >

  • Truth – Review

    The mediocre screenplay comes as something of a surprise given it’s where Vanderbilt excels. Read More >

  • Spotlight – Review

    Child molestation in the Catholic Church has been one of the most significant and controversial topics of the past decade and a half. The Roman Catholic clergy isn’t the main focus in Spotlight, however. Rather, director Tom McCarthy’s extraordinary film shines its spotlight on the investigative journalists that revealed these ongoing acts of carnal abuse. Read More >