Reviews

[Review] Weiner

It's often said that no writer can craft a character as complex and compelling as the subjects in some of our best documentaries. Enter the consummate example: ...

[Cannes Review] The Red Turtle

Motion, love for the Gaia, and lush orchestral music provide the backbone of Michaël Dudok de Wit’s The Red Turtle, a dialogue-free, feature-length animation ab...

[Review] Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising

Originally released during a wave of enjoyable-but-disposable raunchy comedies, the first Neighbors was a trojan horse. Underneath a gleeful prank war arms rac...

[Cannes Review] Two Lovers and a Bear

Kim Nguyen’s Two Lovers and a Bear is a film that suffers from a bit of an identity crisis. Like an indie playlist stuck on constant shuffle, unapologetically r...

[Cannes Review] Ma’ Rosa

Not a huge amount happens in Ma’ Rosa, the relentless new film from Filipino director Brillante Mendoza, which premieres this week in competition at Cannes. In ...

[Cannes Review] The Unknown Girl

In the 20 years since their breakthrough, The Promise, Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne have made seven features, all of which ranged from great to sublime, won two...

[Review] The Nice Guys

It’s been over 40 years since Chinatown, and roughly the same amount of time separates the events of that film from those of The Nice Guys, another tale of a pr...

[Cannes Review] Personal Shopper

After Clouds of Sils Maria, Personal Shopper confirms Olivier Assayas as the director most adept at drawing the best out of Kristen Stewart. Here she follows in...

[Review] Elstree 1976

Everybody knows Harrison Ford, Mark Hamill, and Carrie Fisher. When Disney bought Lucasfilm from George Lucas and announced they'd be producing a new Star Wars ...