Movie Reviews

Classic Review: ‘Training Day’ – How does this gritty police drama hold up 20 years on?

Director: Antoine Fuqua Writer: David Ayer Stars: Denzel Washington and Ethan Hawke. Synopsis: Detective Alonzo, a senior narcotics officer, must train Jake Hoyt during the course of a day. However, Hoyt learns that Alonzo's methods...

Movie Review (NYFF): ‘Dune’ is a lifeless spectacle that serves as a prologue for something bigger and better to come

Director: Denis Villeneuve Writer: Jon Spaihts, Denis Villeneuve, Eric Roth Cast: Timothée Chalamet, Rebecca Ferguson, Oscar Isaac, Josh Brolin, Stellan Skarsgård, Dave Bautista, Zendaya, Jason Momoa, Javier Bardem Synopsys: Feature adaptation of Frank Herbert's science...

Movie Review: ‘Parallel Mothers’ is another excellent, personal entry in Pedro Almodóvar’s filmography

Director: Pedro Almodóvar Writer: Pedro Almodóvar Cast: Penélope Cruz, Aitana Sánchez-Gijón, Milena Smit, Israel Elejalde, Julieta Serrano, and Rossy de Palma Synopsys: Two single women meet in a hospital room where they are both going...

Movie Review: ‘There’s Someone Inside Your House’ is a Mixed Bag of Terror Tricks

Director: Patrick Brice Screenwriter: Henry Gayden Stars: Sydney Park, Theodore Pellerin, Diego Josef, Jesse LaTourette, Asjha Cooper   Synopsis: The graduating class at Osborne High is being targeted by a masked assailant, intent on exposing the...

Movie Review: ‘Lamb’ is a very subtle, but beautiful film about unconditional love

Director: Valdimar Jóhannsson Writer: Valdimar Jóhannsson, Sjón Cast: Noomi Rapace, Hilmir Snaer Guònason, Björn Hlynur Haraldsson Synopsis: A childless couple, María and Ingvar discover a mysterious newborn on their farm in Iceland. The unexpected prospect...

Movie Review: ‘Ste. Anne’ is a Brief, Familiar Family Drama

Director: Rhayne Vermette Writer: Rhayne Vermette Cast: Rhayne Vermette, Isabelle d'Eschambault, Dolorès Gosselin, Valerie Marion, Jack Theis and Roger Vermette Synopsis: As a party wanders into the night, word arrives that Renée has emerged from...

Movie Review: ‘The Old Ways’ Uses Ancient Magic to Energize a Tired Subgenre

Director: Christopher Alender Writer: Marcos Gabriel Stars: Brigitte Kali Canales, Andrea Cortés, Julia Vera Synopsis: A journalist living in the United States returns to her ancestral home in Mexico to investigate a story, only to be...

Movie Review: ‘All About My Sisters’ is a Long Look at Seeking Reconciliation and Forgiveness After China’s One-Child-Policy

Director: Wang Qiong Synopsys: With an HD camera, 22-year-old Qiong investigates abortions and desertion in her family, exploring complex societal power over women’s bodies and trying to heal and reconcile the family’s four...

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