Sunday, June 15, 2025

Movie Reviews

Movie Review: ‘Your Monster’ is a Whirlwind of Chaotic Beauty, Romance, and Spooky Fun

Director: Caroline LindyWriter: Caroline LindyStars: Melissa Barrera, Meghann Fahy, Tommy Dewey Synopsis: After her life falls apart, soft-spoken actress Laura Franco finds her voice again when she meets a terrifying, yet weirdly charming...

Movie Review: ‘Freydis and Gudrid’ Explores the Soul Musically

Director: Jeffrey LeiserWriter: Jeffrey LeiserStars: Micaëla Oeste, Kirsten Chambers, Bray Wilkins Synopsis: A group of merchants and vikings navigate dramatic events both within and without in this epic musical based on the Icelandic...

Movie Review: ‘Smile 2’ Easily Outpaces the Original

Director: Parker FinnWriter: Parker FinnStars: Naomi Scott, Kyle Gallner, Drew Barrymore Synopsis: About to embark on a world tour, global pop sensation Skye Riley begins experiencing increasingly terrifying and inexplicable events. Overwhelmed by...

Movie Review (NYFF 2024): ‘Blitz’ is a Frightening War Film All About Juxtaposition

Director: Steve McQueenWriter: Steve McQueenStars: Saoirse Ronan, Harris Dickinson, Benjamin Clémentine Synopsis: Follow the stories of a group of Londoners during the events of the British capital bombing in World War II. Steve McQueen’s...

Movie Review (NYFF 2024): ‘On Becoming a Guinea Fowl’ Takes a Twisted Turn Through Trauma

Director: Rungano NyoniWriter: Rungano NyoniStars: Susan Chardy, Elizabeth Chisela, Esther Singini Synopsis: On an empty road in the middle of the night, Shula stumbles across the body of her uncle. As funeral proceedings...

Movie Review (NYFF 2024): ‘Queer’ is a Surreal Mix of Romance and Loneliness

Director: Luca GuadagninoWriters William S. Burroughs, Justin KuritzkesStars: Daniel Craig, Lesley Manville, Drew Starkey Synopsis: Lee, who recounts his life in Mexico City among American expatriate college students and bar owners surviving on part-time...

NYFF Capsule Documentary Reviews: ‘DIRECT ACTION, ‘exergue – on documenta 14,’ ‘My Undesirable Friends: Part I — Last Air in Moscow,’ ‘Youth (Hard Times),’...

While the most-discussed title of significant length at this year’s 62nd edition of the New York Film Festival is almost certainly Brady Corbet’s three-and-a-half-hour historical epic, The Brutalist, the longest films in...

Movie Review: ‘Bad Genius’ Show Off the Pressures of Academia

Director: J.C. LeeWriters: JC. Lee, Julius OnahStars: Benedict Wong, Callina Liang, Jabari Banks Synopsis: A group of seniors of an entrepreneurial high school team up to take down a rigged college admissions system. “What...

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