Tag: movie review

William Oldroyd’s adaptation of Ottessa Moshfegh’s novel is a wickedly entertaining mash-up of psychological thriller, film noir, and lesbian pulp.

Todd Haynes still surprises with this blackly comic drama inspired by the Mary Kay Letourneau scandal.

Ridley Scott’s latest is more than it appears, a sly comedy and psycho-sexual drama wrapped in a historical epic’s clothing.

Emerald Fennell’s “Promising Young Woman” follow-up boasts fine performances and some memorable dialogue, but simply can’t sustain its clever premise.

Colman Domingo has a blast as gay Black activist Bayard Rustin in George C. Wolfe’s “Rustin,” quite possibly the jazziest civil rights movie ever made.

David Fincher’s latest Netflix piffle is stylish as hell – and just as empty.

This A24 film can’t maintain the level of either its wild concept or its lead performance from Nicolas Cage.

Netflix’s bio-documentary of Sylvester Stallone is undeniably entertaining, but its omissions are as telling as its inclusions.

Jessie Buckley and Riz Ahmed add heart to this blackly comic, near-future love story.

Alexander Payne’s latest is a conscious throwback – and a successful one.

This enjoyably silly Lovecraft adaptation is Stuart Gordon-lite.

Maryam Keshavarz imbues this multi-generational story about an Iranian-American woman and her mother with wild energy.