Movie Reviews

Movie Review: ‘Bliss’ has Big Ideas But Comes Up Empty

Director: Mike Cahill Writers: Mike Cahill Stars: Owen Wison, Salma Hayek Synopsis: An unhappy man meets a mysterious woman, who tells him that the world around him is a simulation. When I saw that a new film...

Movie Review (Sundance): ‘Together Together’ is a Sweet Story With Some Important Messages

Director: Nikole Beckwith Writers: Nikole Beckwith Stars: Ed Helms, Patti Harrison, Rosalind Chao Synopsis: When young loner Anna is hired as the surrogate for Matt, a single man in his 40s, the two strangers come...

Movie Review (Sundance): ‘Marvelous and the Black Hole’ Can’t Decide on a Tone or Target Audience

Director: Kate Tsang Writers: Kate Tsang Stars: Miya Cech, Rhea Perlman, Leonardo Nam Synopsis: A teenage delinquent teams up with a surly children’s party magician to navigate her dysfunctional family and inner demons. This is a...

Movie Review (Sundance): ‘Mayday’ Successfully Subverts the Damsel in Distress Trope

Director: Karen Cinorre Writers: Karen Cinorre Stars: Grace Van Patten, Mia Goth, Havana Rose Liu, Soko, Théodore Pellerin, Juliette Lewis Synopsis: After a short circuit at her workplace mysteriously transports her to an alternate world,...

Movie Review (Sundance): ‘The World to Come’ is Familiar But Soaking in Atmosphere and Emotion

Director: Mona Fastvold Writers: Ron Hansen, Jim Shepard Stars: Katherine Waterston, Vanessa Kirby, Christopher Abbott, Casey Affleck Synopsis: Somewhere along the mid-19th century American East Coast frontier, two neighboring couples battle hardship and isolation, witnessed...

Movie Review: ‘The Dig’ Features Great Acting but is Sadly Unfocused.

Director: Simon Stone Writers: Moira Buffini Stars: Carey Mulligan, Ralph Fiennes, Lily James, Johnny Flynn, Ben Chaplin Synopsis: An excavator and his team discover a wooden ship from the Dark Ages while digging up a...

Movie Review (Sundance): ‘Pleasure’ is a Brutal but Honest Depiction of the Adult Film Industry

Director: Ninja Thyberg Writers: Peter Modestij, Ninja Thyberg Stars: Sofia Kappel, Revika Ann Reustle, Evelyn Claire Synopsis: 20-year-old Jessica leaves the small-town life in Sweden for Los Angeles with the aim to become the world’s...

Classic Film Review: ‘Short Cuts’ is an Enlightening Exploration of Loneliness

I approached Short Cuts (1993) with unbridled excitement and high expectations. It did not let me down. So much of the motifs in the film will be familiar to fans of Robert Altman....

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