Reviews Archives — Page 18 of 95

01/11/202403/02/2024inReviewsby Jason Bailey

Review: Mean Girls

The new musical remake is bright and energetic, but doesn’t really add much to an untouchable original.

01/11/202403/02/2024inReviewsby Kimber Myers

Review: Self Reliance

Jake Johnson makes his directorial debut with this weird high-concept comedy.

01/09/202403/02/2024inReviews, VODepthsby Josh Bell

VODepths: What to See (and Avoid) on Demand This Week

Our mini-reviews of “A Place Of Our Own,” “Hellhounds,” “Hellhound” (two different movies!) and more.

01/04/202403/02/2024inReviewsby Kimber Myers

Review: Good Grief

Daniel Levy’s feature directorial debut is a cozy, comforting comedy about how love and friendships help us through pain.

12/22/202303/02/2024inReviewsby Craig D. Lindsey

Review: The Color Purple

The skillful playing of this musical adaptation can’t make up for the sheer miscalculation at its center.

12/21/202303/02/2024inReviewsby Kimber Myers

Review: Anyone But You

“Much Ado About Nothing” gets an R-rated update with this raunchy rom-com starring Glen Powell and Sydney Sweeney.

12/21/202303/02/2024inReviewsby Jason Bailey

Maestro, Ferrari, and the State of the Modern Biopic

They may shirk the label, but both “Maestro” and “Ferarri” tell us much about the ubiquity — and the limitations — of biopics in contemporary American prestige cinema.

12/20/202303/02/2024inReviewsby Kimber Myers

Review: All of Us Strangers

Andrew Haigh’s intimate, time-bending romance is worth the ugly cry.

12/20/202303/02/2024inReviewsby Jason Bailey

Review: The Iron Claw

Though Sean Durkin’s latest is undeniably well-acted and beautifully made, the dramatic lives of the wrestling Von Erich family make for oddly undramatic storytelling.