The Tragedy of Macbeth is masterful in its fusing of the artificial and elemental, a bit of Shakespearean subterfuge that justifies this umpteenth take on the…
Swan Song is a sleek, appealingly low-key sci-fi effort that angles more for emotional wallop than futurist noodling. Within the history of cinema, the subject…
Finch is entirely predictable and low stakes, but the duo of nice-guy Hanks and a cute pup musters enough pleasant earnestness to keeps things afloat.…
The Velvet Underground proves an interesting resting place for a litany of period detritus, but stumbles when foregrounding its titular subjects. Todd Haynes, a noted…
CODA’s personal storytelling and intelligent subversion of its middlebrow formulae make for a surprisingly affecting viewing experience. The title of Siân Heder’s sophomore feature…
Fathom sidesteps plenty of nature documentary pratfalls, but fails to develop a distinctive voice of its own. In the wake of Planet Earth’s zeitgeist…
The World’s a Little Blurry has plenty for die-hards to like and is welcomingly relaxed, but ultimately remains a pro forma exercise with little to…
Cherry is a cartoonish failure of imagination, technique, and performance. Joe and Anthony Russo, the producer/directors who found themselves at the helm of the biggest…
Palmer has noble intentions and a winning performance from Timberlake, but it’s thematically undercooked and tonally jarring. Apple TV+’s Palmer, the latest film from actor/director…
Wolfwalkers doesn’t do much to upset its fable template but thrives on the strength of its complex and gorgeous animation. The final film in Tomm…
As with any Herzog effort, there are pleasures to be found in Fireball, but the end result still offers decisively diminishing returns for the prolific…
With On the Rocks, Sofia Coppola reconfigures her pet themes into a welcomingly settled film that plays a lot like an NYC-set Somewhere. “It…
Boys State is an illuminating portrait of the ills of the American electoral process, but somewhat undermines its own power with idealistic platitudes. We live…