Review: ‘Best Sellers’Michael Caine And Aubrey Plaza's Bickering Is A Joy To Watch In...
Best Sellers gives us a chance to see if Sir Michael Caine and Aubrey Plaza can be the next big comedy duo. This dramedy...
Sundance Review: ‘First Date’Quirky Teen Crime-Comedy Goes Skidding Off The Road
Just think, if you were a shy kid who managed to score a night out with the girl you've been crushing on for years....
Review: ‘Hope Gap’Annette Bening And Bill Nighy Elevate William Nicholson's Stagy Divorce Drama
Watching divorce unfold is a lot like passing by a car wreck. You know it's terrible, but you slow down anyway and refuse to...
Review: ‘Polite Society’Nida Manzoor's Kinetic Teen Action-Comedy Is An Overstuffed Misfire
On paper, Polite Society is exactly the kind of film I come to Sundance for. The feature debut of We Are Lady Parts creator Nida Manzoor take a...
TIFF 2021 Review: ‘The Starling’Melissa McCarthy Tangles With Grief And An Angry Bird In...
“Birds are tricky,” says Jack Maynard (Chris O’Dowd) to his pregnant wife Lilly (Melissa McCarthy) early on in Theodore Melfi's The Starling. He's not referring...
Review: ‘Burden’, Garrett Hedlund Seeks Redemption In Unfocused But Well-Meaning Race Drama
*NOTE: This is a reprint of my review from the 2018 Sundance Film Festival. Burden opens in theaters tomorrow, February 28th. *
Nowadays the KKK...
Review: ‘Debt Collectors’French And Sue Are Back For Round II
There’s always room for a mindless action flick and Debt Collectors fits the bill. Following up it’s 2018 predecessor – The Debt Collector –...
Review: ‘Samaritan’Sylvester Stallone's Superhero Drama Is A Blast When It Finally Takes The Mask...
It's honestly refreshing to get a major superhero movie far removed from the cinematic universes of Marvel and DC. Samaritan is a gritty comeback story starring...
Review: ‘The Glorias’Julie Taymor’s Gloria Steinem Biopic Is Uneven But Engaging
*NOTE: This is a reprint of my review from the Sundance Film Festival.*
Life’s road is jagged, never a straight line. That’s especially true for...
Middleburg Review: ‘Nomadland’Frances McDormand Delivers A Career Best Performance In Chloe Zhao's Enormous, Powerful...
There are a lot of deep silences in Chloe Zhao's Nomadland. Oftentimes they're intentional, as the lead character Fern (a magnificent Frances McDormand) spends...