Kirsten Johnson’s documentary memoir is a creative, funny and deeply moving portrait of loss-in-process.
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Julie Taymor’s biopic features some welcome convention busting, but its simplistic hagiography wears thin.
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Tate Taylor’s latest low-energy thriller has a killer cast and workable premise, yet does absolutely nothing right.
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Netflix’s Millie Bobby Brown-fronted family mystery adventure has its problems, but it offers something we’re in dangerously short supply of these days, cinematically speaking.
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A very unusual dispatch from a very unusual Toronto International Film Festival.
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The Netflix thriller has enough colorful characters and convoluted plotting for a limited series. But that messiness just makes it richer.
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Rent-A-Pal is technically set in 1990, but this throwback thriller is a reminder of how that turn-of-the-decade year was very much […]
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HBO Max’s “Unpregnant” plays like a road comedy version of “Never Rarely Sometimes Always,” approaching similarly serious subject matter with a light touch.
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Disney’s latest live-action remake (available at premium pricing on Disney+) stumbles a bit in the transition, but the new film’s fresh (and refined) elements are worth your consideration.
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Charlie Kaufman’s adaptation of Iain Reid’s novel is a mind-bending and melancholic experience.
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In the latest batch of VOD releases from the margins, Hugo Weaving tackles Shakespeare, Maisie Williams robs a house, and Pauly […]
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The comedy franchise’s belated new entry is lightweight but delightful, allowing its stars to flex their comic muscles while exploring middle age, suburban ennui, and abandoned dreams.
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