Reviews

[Review] Hail, Caesar!

Dozens of films try to copy the Coens every year, and yet no one ever comes close. They have developed such a delicate, fluid witches' brew of talent behind and...

[Sundance Review] The Eyes of My Mother

Here is where I go off-book for my final Sundance review. The film is Nicolas Pesce's frightening The Eyes of My Mother, and I am not its target audience. This ...

[Sundance Review] The Greasy Strangler

If a tree falls in the forest, does anyone hear it? By the same token, if a midnight movie premieres on VOD or screens at an empty AMC multiplex at 2PM, is it s...

[Sundance Review] Embrace of the Serpent

With its focus on the effects of exploration by white men on foreign lands, Ciro Guerra’s Oscar-nominated Embrace of the Serpent will inevitably be compared to ...

[Sundance Review] Under the Shadow

Cinema is often a space for abstract, subconscious expressions that require airing. Under The Shadow is an inspired psychological thriller from Iranian filmmake...

[Review] Jane Got a Gun

It’s a wonder that Jane Got a Gun is even out in theaters right now. Anyone with even a passing familiarity with its production headlines will have read about i...

[Sundance Review] The Intervention

While The Big Chill certainly wasn't the first of its kind, Lawrence Kasdan's 1983 hit has become a cultural benchmark for the glut of features depicting a week...