Category: A24
‘The Death of Robin Hood’ Film Review: Revisionist Redundancy
“The film lets its own subject down by giving no real insight into the character and failing to achieve the promised deep psychological dig.”
‘The Drama’ Film Review: Brutal Truths and Artful Cynicism
“a consistently interesting surprise of a film that grows more involving with each reveal. “
‘Undertone’ Film Review: Good ideas, Dull Execution
“The director and his sound department work hard to unnerve their audience”
‘Eternity’ Film Review: Love and Hard Decisions in the Afterlife
“Elizabeth Olsen gives a committed performance filled with heart and an old-fashioned comic style that we used to see from performers such as Katherine Hepburn and Myrna Loy.”
‘The Smashing Machine’ Film Review: Johnson is Powerful, Solo Safdie is Passable
Johnson is almost a lock for an Oscar nomination and one can hope that he will realize the opportunities that await.
‘Eddington’ Film Review: Conspiracies and Doomscrolling in a Broken America
“With Eddington, the director has crafted an intense and pointed look at the deformities of America’s broken social structures.”
‘Warfare’ Film Review: The Hell of Combat, The Brotherhood of Soldiers
Ray Mendoza and Alex Garland have crafted a precisely detailed masterwork of tension and emotion.
‘Death of a Unicorn’ Film Review: Comedy and Horror Struggle For Interest
Death of a Unicorn finds its strongest point in its marvelous cast.
‘Opus’ Film Review: Middle of the Road Cult-Worship Thriller
The screenplay doesn’t dig too deep, although it presents itself as having something important to say, but struggles with articulating its ideas on the screen.
‘Sing Sing’ Film Review: A Profoundly Moving Work of American Cinema
Based on the Rehabilitation Through the Arts program (RTA) that began at New York’s maximum-security Sing Sing Correctional Facility, Greg Kwedar’s Sing Sing is a powerful and important piece of American cinema. Mixing professional actors with the actual men who