Category: Reviews
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Sing Street – Review
On paper, the film’s narrative is virtually every other coming of age story. The way Carney beautifully utilizes the soundtrack to tell that story, however, makes Sing Street one of a kind. Read More >
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Demolition – Review
You have to feel sorry for Jake Gyllenhaal. For every Nightcrawler, there’s a Southpaw; for each Enemy or Prisoners, there’s an Accidental Love. But despite his yin-yang effect with the movies he stars in, the actor has consistently been the best thing about them; ‘powerhouse’ is the perfect terminology to describe his fierceness and presence, and his latest… Read More >
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‘Game of Thrones’ Season 6, Episode 1 – Review
SPOILER WARNING: If you have not watched Game of Thrones Season 6, Episode 1: “The Red Woman,” do not read on. As we hover over The Wall’s bloodied landscape, it becomes clear that our worst fears have manifested — Jon Snow is dead. Cold, stiff, hollow eyes and all. But why is the Lord Commander’s… Read More >
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Louder Than Bombs – Review
Louder Than Bombs is a profound study of grief, as we watch how three men struggle to cope without the glue that held their family together. Read More >
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Jane Got a Gun – Review
Jane Got a Gun is by no means a great film, but it’s far from the disaster it had once threatened to be. Read More >
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The Dark Horse – Review
On one hand, The Dark Horse is a traditional underdog story about a team of misfits and the coach who believed in them. On the other hand, it’s about so much more. Read More >
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The Jungle Book – Review
Favreau has managed to remain affectionately, and tonally, in-line with the animation so many of us grew up on, infusing nostalgia in the process, and yet remaining a unique, standalone picture in its own right. Read More >
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Despite the Falling Snow – Review
The striking, intriguing narrative is cheapened by the presentation, and the way this story has been told. Read More >
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Criminal – Review
You can hire the best actors in the world – something this film isn’t too far off doing (even Tommy Lee Jones stars) – and yet with a horribly cliched, complex screenplay, following an incoherent, convoluted narrative, it counts for absolutely nothing. Read More >
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Three Days of the Condor – Review
Robert Redford is always on the move in his pictures. In Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, he was on the run from the law; in The Sting, he’s constantly circling his mark; and in A Walk in the Woods, he’s simply walking. The peak-Redford era hit Three Days of the Condor, receiving a magnificent… Read More >
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