12 posts tagged ‘movie review’
The Music Industry Couldn’t Handle Luther Vandross
Vulture,
He longed for the same acclaim and freedom awarded to his white contemporaries in yacht rock.
Flow Is an Animal Adventure That’s Endearing and a Little Too Pretty
The Latvian animated film is a wordless survival story that lets its animals act like animals.
Two Iconic Oddballs Make the Perfect Pair in Between the Temples
Nathan Silver’s clever Sundance comedy stars Jason Schwartzman and Carol Kane, two iconic weirdos from different eras of American cinema.
The Moving Ibelin Captures a Life Only Seemingly Half-Lived
Benjamin Ree’s powerful new Sundance documentary gently uncovers a dying young man’s online life, full of love, connection, and humor.
Napoleon Charges in Without a Plan
Ridley Scott’s new historical epic isn’t good, but at least it gives us an unforgettably weird Joaquin Phoenix performance.
Hirokazu Kore-eda’s Heartbreaking Monster Hovers Between This World and the Next
There might be no better film about the indisputable fact that we never really know what someone else is going through.
Maestro Is a Masterful Reconstruction That Remains Just That
The Leonard Bernstein biopic somehow proves that Bradley Cooper is a director of genuine vision, even though it’s not a particularly successful movie.
Rustin Is a Solid History Lesson But Not a Particularly Good Movie
Colman Domingo is fantastic, however.