Friday, April 19, 2024

Movie Reviews

Movie Review: ‘Air Doll’ is a Flawed But Meditative Exploration of Human Nature

Director: Kore-eda Hirokazu Writer: Kore-eda Hirokazu, based on the original graphic novel “Gouda’s Philosophical Discourse, The Pneumatic Figure of a Girl” by GOUDA Yoshiie Stars: Bae Doona, ARATA, Itsuji Itao Synopsis: A life-size blow-up doll...

Movie Review: (Sundance 2022) ‘After Yang’ is a Gorgeous and Serene Take on Grief and Love with a Sci-Fi Twist

Director: Kogonada Writer: Kogonada Starring: Colin Farrell, Jodie Turner-Smith, Justin H. Min, Malea Emma Tjandrawidjaja, Haley Lu Richardson Synopsis: When Yang – a lifelike, artificially intelligent android that Jake and Kyra buy as a companion...

Movie Review (Sundance 2022): ‘FRESH’ is a Mix of Tones that Manages to Cook Up a Storm

Director: Mimi Cave Writer: Lauryn Kahn Starring: Daisy Edgar-Jones, Sebastian Stan Synopsis: Frustrated by scrolling dating apps only to end up on lame, tedious dates, Noa takes a chance by giving her number to the...

Movie Review (Sundance 2022): ‘A Love Song’ is Short, Simple and Sweet, Almost to a Fault

Director: Max Walker-Silverman Writer: Max Walker-Silverman Starring: Dale Dickey, Wes Studi Synopsis: After unhitching her camper at a lakeside in the mountains, Faye finds her rhythm cooking meals, retrieving crawfish from a trap, and scanning...

Movie Review: ‘The House’ Doesn’t Feel Like A Home At All

Directors:  Emma de Swaef, Marc Roels, Paloma Baeza, Niki Lindroth vonBahr Writer: Enda Walsh Stars: Matthew Goode, Helena Bonham Carter, Mia Goth Synopsis: Across different eras, a poor family, an anxious developer and a fed-up landlady become tied...

Movie Review (Sundance 2022): ‘Riotsville, USA’ Uses the Past to Reflect on the Country’s Attitudes Today

Director: Sierra Pettengill Writer: Tobi Haslett Synopsis: A poetic and furious reflection on a nation’s citizens and institutions to the rebellions of the late 1960s. This artful, riveting documentary consists entirely of archival footage...

Movie Review (Sundance 2022): ‘892’ Challenges the Audience with a Heartbreaking Story and a Strong Performance from John Boyega

Director: Abi Damaris Corbin Writers: Abi Damaris Corbin, Kwame Kwei-Armah Stars: John Boyega, Michael Kenneth Williams, Nicole Beharie Synopsis: Living in a cheap motel in Atlanta and separated from his wife and child, former U.S....

Classic Film Review: ‘Scream’ 25 Years Later

With the release of Scream this past weekend, I thought it would be a good time to return to the series roots, to see what sparked the horror phenomenon and evaluate if...

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