In-depth film reviews of current theatrical releases, rated A through F, from someone who definitely thinks he knows more about movies than you.
‘1917’ takes an intimate humanist approach to war epics to often staggering results, the proven pairing of Sam Mendes and cinematography Roger Deakins impress top technicians working at the top…
Like Adam McKay before him, Jay Roach has shifted from the world of comedy to that of the didactic and politically-tinted American drama and with the effective and affecting Bombshell, his…
Clint Eastwood can’t hide his absolute disdain for the media in cogent but flat biopic Richard Jewell, which tells the story of a low-rent security guard who stumbles across a…
Céline Sciamma’s simmering Portrait of a Lady on Fire burns with a quiet feminine passion. In 1770, two young women confront love and lust in each other’s arms, as a…
When The Aeronauts lifts off the ground, the film from Tom Harper truly does take off. Down on ground-level, everything is a bit more sour than soar though. Benefitting from…
Adam Sandler puts on his serious shoes as a neurotic compulsive gambler in the Safdie Brother’s high-stress drama ‘Uncut Gems’. A challenging picture sure to leave you scrambled, the film…
‘Queen & Slim’ is a strong showcase for debut filmmaker Melina Matsoukas, who creates a poignant and exciting social message of a film led with spirited aplomb by Daniel Kaluuya…
As excellent a PG-rated familial holiday film as anyone could dream up, Greta Gerwig’s rendition of ‘Little Women’ is a supremely well-acted and sumptuously realized modernization that manages a powerful…
The sure-to-be-popular Disney sequel checks pretty much all the boxes a good sequel should, going in a darker (though still highly risk-averse) direction in a follow-up that cannot really live up to…
Trey Edward Shults combines a challenging narrative with expressionistic filmmaking techniques to tell a bold and eye-catching story about cause and effect through the lens of an upper-class African-American family.…