Film Review: P.S. We Still Love ‘To All The Boys’ Sequel
As the opening title card comes up, our favorite wallflower Lara Jean (Lana Condor) dances to the soundtrack of “Adventures in Babysitting” as she...
Film Review: ‘The Photograph’ Falls in Love With Regret
Writer-director Stella Meghie kicks off the romantic holiday weekend with “The Photograph,” a love story featuring a rarity in big studio presentations: the openly...
Film Review: ‘Sonic the Hedgehog’ Has Instant Replay Value
Gamers of every generation and gender will like “Sonic the Hedgehog” enough to put a ring on it. Sega's enduring video game franchise gets...
Sundance: ‘Falling’ Closes out Sundance and Ascends High Above
2020 SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL: Two types of films have been popular at year’s Sundance Film Festival – ones about Alzheimer’s and ones that are...
Film Review: ‘Come to Daddy’ Revels in Paternal Sin
Ant Timpson takes estranged family reunions to hellacious depths with “Come to Daddy.” This arthouse mystery derives pleasure from raking Elijah Wood's gentle onscreen...
Film Review: ‘Birds of Prey’ Is a Fantabulous Emancipation From a Male-Dominated Genre
Harley Quinn is back and she's ready to move on from the ultimate toxic relationship. DC's latest comic flick, "Birds of Prey (and the...
Sundance Review: ‘Minari’ Is a Delicately Powerful Portrait of a Family
2020 SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL: A deeply personal family story became one of the quieter, lovelier entries this year in Park City when Lee Issac...
Sundance Review: ‘Promising Young Woman’ Delivers On Its Promise
2020 SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL: Film history is full of revenge stories, and so many of them center on victimized women. Whether it is a...
Sundance Film Review: ‘Whirlybird’ Soars Just As High As Its Subject
2020 SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL: The history of Los Angeles isn’t in a museum that you visit. No, it sits on thousands of videotapes in...
Film Review: ‘Gretel & Hansel’ Get a Slow Cooker Roasting
With “Gretel & Hansel,” director Oz Perkins solidifies his uncanny ability to instill dread that stains and spreads. Back after his equally unsettling and...
Sundance Review: ‘The Last Thing He Wanted’ Is a Misfire
2020 SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL: There is almost always a highly anticipated festival title that fails to live up to expectations. Few would have expected...
Sundance Review: ‘Downhill’ Stumbles, but Stays On Course
2020 SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL: The stars were out Sunday night for the Sundance Premiere of "Downhill" from directors Nat Faxon and Jim Rash. Remade from...
Sundance Review: ‘Come Away’ Doesn’t Have Enough Fairy Dust to Leave the Ground
2020 SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL: Neverland and Wonderland come together in "Come Away," the new film from Brenda Chapman. Angelina Jolie and David Oyelowo are Rose...
Sundance Review: ‘This Is Not a Burial, It’s a Resurrection’ Is a Jarring and...
2020 SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL: Nestled within the borders of South Africa is the Kingdom of Lesotho. Its two million inhabitants are mostly farmers, though...
Sundance Review: ‘Save Yourselves!’ Is a Hilarious Story of Relationships, Connection, and Aliens
2020 SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL: In our endlessly connected world, is it a good idea sometimes to simply disconnect? Get away? Live simply? It seems...
Sundance Film Review: ‘Zola’ Proves Twitter Was Good For Something
2020 Sundance Film Festival: If you happened to be on Twitter the night of October 27, 2015, you might have borne witness to one...
Film Review: ‘The Last Full Measure’ Rests on the Shoulders of Strong Performances
So many films based on true events would be significantly better if they stuck to facts of the stories that inspired them. Todd Robinson's...
Film Review: ‘The Turning’ Refuses to Confront Its Revelations
Releasing a horror movie in January is a risky business, and sadly Floria Sigismondi's “The Turning” will roll eyes more than turn heads. Chad...
Film Review: ‘The Gentlemen’ Presents the Classier Side of Crime
A fabulous crime ensemble with each player competing to steal the frame, Guy Ritchie's “The Gentlemen” is the new decade's first great original film....
Film Review: ‘Dolittle’ Exhibits Eccentric Bedside Manner
With an illustrious career playing flashy icons like Iron Man and Sherlock Holmes, what else is there left for Robert Downey, Jr. to do...
Film Review: ‘Underwater’ Wades Too Deep in the Shallow
William Eubank's tremulous "Underwater" finally hits theatrical shores after being stuck in merger transit for the past year. 20th Century Fox's disaster-horror hybrid submerges...
Film Review: ‘Little Women’ Is a Fine Adaptation of the Classic Novel
"Little Women" is one of the most adapted novels written by a woman. Only the Brontës and Jane Austen can compete with Louisa May...
Film Review: ‘Bombshell’ Lands With a Thud
It was an allegation that rocked the already troubled Fox News. Gretchen Carlson, an anchor at the cable news network, accused chairman and CEO...
Film Review: ‘Togo’ Works as an Engaging, Winter Adventure
Who doesn't want to watch a cute pack of dogs play around in the snow this holiday season? "Togo," the new adventure movie on Disney+, delivers...
Film Review: Style Wins Over Substance in ‘Mob Town’
A gathering of mob bosses should invite a great deal of drama and intrigue but director and co-star Danny A. Abeckaser falters in building tension...
Film Review: ‘Les Misérables’ Is a Potent Examination of Contemporary Social Justice
Concepts of solidarity and team spirit are at the forefront of "Les Misérables," the debut feature from French director Ladj Ly. It is the...
Film Review: “Weathering With You” Brings to Light a Compelling Romance
Is love strong enough to control the weather? The latest GKids animated adventure, "Weathering With You," sure thinks so. Directed by Makoto Shinkai ("Your Name"),...
AFI Fest Review: ‘To The Ends of The Earth’ Is An Evocative, Emotional Journey
2019 AFI FEST: Director Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s “To The Ends of The Earth (Tabi no Owari Sekai no Hajimari)” absolutely nails the isolating feeling of...
AFI Fest Review: ‘Proxima’ Is a Tender Tale Intertwining Motherhood & Heroism
2019 AFI FEST: Director Alice Winocour’s “Proxima” is less concerned about having its female protagonist sort out her existence through dire circumstances than it...
Film Review: ‘Waves’ Delivers Star-Making Turns From Taylor Russell And Sterling K. Brown
Trey Edward Schultz’s intimate and profoundly powerful new film “Waves,” assembling one of the year’s most talented and rewarding ensembles, propels the medium of...
Review: ‘A Knight Before Christmas’ is Shallow But Sweet Holiday Fluff
It’s mid-November, which in marketing terms means that it’s basically Christmas, and for the second year in a row Netflix has recruited Vanessa Hudgens...
AFI Fest Review: ‘Richard Jewell’ Is a Star-Making Role for Paul Walter Hauser
2019 AFI FEST: It arrived late in the season, but "Richard Jewell" is here to shake up the awards race. Clint Eastwood's newest film tells...
AFI Fest Review: ‘The Science of Fictions’ Lacks Gravitational Purpose
2019 AFI FEST: Corruption and violence toward its people have longed plagued the reputation of the Indonesian government. Even more historically sickening is the...
AFI Fest Review: ‘Deerskin’ Makes a Dark Mockery of Mockumentary
Quentin Dupieux's “Deerskin” made a brutal splash as part of this year's Cannes Film Festival. Opening the “Directors' Fortnight” program, the French black comedy...
AFI Fest Review: ‘The Planters’ Grows Into a Fragile State of Mind
2019 AFI FEST: Alexandra Kotcheff and Hannah Leder's “The Planters” represents a stunning feat of auteur announcement. The dynamic duo both star and direct...
