Movie Reviews

Classic Film Review: ‘Intolerance: Love’s Struggle Throughout the Ages’ Is Astonishingly Beautiful

Like many D.W. Griffith films, Intolerance: Love’s Struggle Throughout the Ages (1916) has the rhythm of a poem. Unlike The Birth of a Nation (1915), which sought to tell an epic tale...

Movie Review (Tribeca Festival): ‘Do Not Hesitate’ Exposes the Intimate Repercussions of War and Violence

Director: Shariff Korver Writers: Jolein Laarman Stars: Joes Brauers, Tobias Kersloot, Spencer Bogaert, Omar Alwan Synopsis: A truck carrying a Dutch military convoy on a peacekeeping mission breaks down somewhere in the desert. As a...

Movie Review (Tribeca Festival): ‘No Future’ is a ludicrous downer about addiction and grief

Director: Andrew Irvine, Mark Smoot Writers: Mark Smoot Stars: Catherine Keener, Charlie Heaton, Rosa Salazar, Jackie Earle Haley, Austin Amelio, Jefferson White Synopsis: After the overdose of his estranged friend, Will, a recovering addict, returns...

Movie Review: ‘Bo Burnham: Inside’ Captures a Moment in Time with Humor and Reflection

Director: Bo Burnham Writers: Bo Burnham Stars: Bo Burnham Synopsis: A new comedy special shot and performed by Bo Burnham, alone, over the course of the past year. When I watched YouTube videos of a funny...

Movie Review: ‘Luca’ Swims in Merry, if Simplistic, Currents

Director: Enrico Casarosa Writers: Jesse Andrews and Mike Jones Stars: Jacob Tremblay, Jack Dylan Grazer, Emma Berman, Maya Rudolph, Marco Barricelli, Jim Gaffigan, Sacha Baron Cohen Synopsis: A young boy experiences an unforgettable seaside summer on...

Movie Review (Tribeca Festival): Vanessa Kirby Shines in the Ethereal and Experimental ‘Italian Studies’

Director: Adam Leon Writers: Adam Leon Stars: Vanessa Kirby, Simon Brickner, Annika Wahlsten, Annabel Hoffman, Maya Hawke Synopsis: A mysterious woman wanders the streets of Manhattan in a confused state. Finding herself inexplicably drawn to...

Classic Film: ‘Raiders of the Lost Ark’ Defines the American Action Film, Forty Years After Its Release

As a team of explorers wanders through a jungle, the sun peaks through the branches. The obscured lighting builds an instant fascination as the men move silently through the jungle. A hive...

Classic Film Review: ‘Slacker’ remains a perfect example of great low-budget filmmaking

Looking back on the career of Richard Linklater, a fair amount of his success and influence likely comes from the cult popularity of Dazed and Confused. But that film--which was an early...

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