Reviews

[Review] Dark Horse

Like its namesake mutt, Dream Alliance, Dark Horse is an easy documentary to underestimate -- an archetypal underdog story of a working-class town coming toget...

[Review] Belladonna of Sadness

It all begins with Once Upon a Time. Such a simple introduction for Belladonna of Sadness, a 1973 Japanese animated feature whose newfound legacy includes a dec...

[Review] Being Charlie

After a string of hits in the 80s and 90s, director Rob Reiner has struggled to achieve the same success. Some of his projects post-2000 have made money and som...

[Montclair Review] Actor Martinez

There are indie film scenes like the one chronicled in Actor Martinez everywhere, ones where those with a day job have ambitions that cannot and never will pay ...

[Review] Captain America: Civil War

In seeking to create an expansive multi-film universe, Marvel has managed to both bless and curse each of its subsequent films. The blessing comes in the form o...

[Tribeca Review] Lavender

I have no doubt that one day gifted visual storyteller Ed Gass-Donnelly will make a brilliant work. With four features under his belt, including This Beautiful ...

[HotDocs Review] Hotel Dallas

Despite the name Hotel Dallas and general premise surrounding a replica of Southfork Ranch (where both the old and new Dallas series were filmed) built in Roman...

[Review] Keanu

The most important aspect of any comedy is whether or not it is funny. Like any movie in a specific and emotion-based genre (horror, romance, suspense, etc.) th...

[Review] The Man Who Knew Infinity

A bit character in Matt Brown's affecting biographical drama The Man Who Knew Infinity chants "Din, Din, Din, Gunga Din" a couple times in friendly jest as a re...