Reviews
‘Renfield’ Review
It's somewhat surprising we went this long without Nic Cage slipping into Dracula's cowl. It wasn't entirely worth it.
‘The Banshees of Inisherin’ Review
Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson make full good on their "In Bruges" reunion as two ex-chums engaged in social warfare.
Fantastic Fest Review: 'Unidentified Objects'
By casting a little person in the lead role of his scifi-inflected adventure, Juan Felipe Zuleta creates new possibilities for a well-worn template.
‘Spin Me Round’ Review
The latest from the director of "Horse Girl" and "The Little Hours" is a flavorless blend of tone that never finds its right proportions.
‘Good Luck to You, Leo Grande’ Review
Emma Thompson and Daryl McCormack are a match made in raunchy heaven, but that's just the start of this unexpectedly wise, solidly funny character study.
‘Turning Red’ Review
Pixar's groundbreaking project runs the gamut from teen dramedy to action epic, and is timelier than perhaps any of the studio's previous efforts.
‘Licorice Pizza’ Review
The director of "Phantom Thread" returns with something more buoyant but just as emotionally informed.
‘Cruella’ Review
Emma Stone slips into Cruella de Vil's high heels in this origin story that is narratively puffed up but occasionally energetic. Just don’t expect to have a much better understanding of the iconic villain.
‘The Paper Tigers’ Review
Some flashes of personality bookend a largely one-note affair about forgotten and forlorn father figures in this feature directorial debut from Quoc Bao Tran.
‘The Mitchells vs. the Machines’ Review
Buoyed by producers Chris Miller and Phil Lord’s frenzied oddball energy, Netflix’s newest animated offering finely balances commentary and sheer colorful entertainment.
‘One for the Road’ Review (Sundance)
Pitch-perfect needle drops courtesy of Elton John and The Rolling Stones can only get you so far when wading into nostalgic waters, and somewhere soon after the midpoint of Sundance 2021 flick “One for the Road,” it finds itself suddenly submerged.
‘Another Round’ Review
Thomas Vinterberg’s “Another Round” opens with a scene that splits the difference between ethereal and anarchic, and over the following two hours this Danish drinking dramedy tasks us with determining what exactly that difference consists of. The primary tool in that endeavor? Shots. Lots and lots and lots of shots, along with some swigs of wine, beer and vodka for good measure.
‘Let Them All Talk’ Review
Jazzy melodies underscore a montage of characters embarking the regal ocean liner Queen Mary 2 early in Steven Soderbergh’s newest movie, “Let Them All Talk,” and you can owe it to the presence of acting royalty Meryl Streep confidently striding through the ship’s spacious confines if you find yourself thinking back to images of a suave George Clooney surveying the Bellagio ahead of an ambitious heist in “Ocean’s 11.” “Let Them All Talk” is also a heist movie of sorts, although one in which the thing to be heisted isn’t gold bricks or poker chips but the minutiae of ambiguous agendas.