Tag: A24
‘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.
‘Highest 2 Lowest’ Film Review: One of the Year’s Best. Ya Dig? Sho Nuff!
Pick any film that bears Lee’s name and you will see a director in love with the art of cinema and the borderless possibilities of storytelling.
‘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.
‘Y2K’ Film Review: Nostalgia Comedy and Goofy Horror Make for Uneven Fun
The re-creation of the period feels natural and unforced, while the script’s breezy comedy fits well with Y2K’s accurate portrait of the era.
‘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
‘MaXXXine’ Film Review: The Best Film of a Unique Trilogy
With only the rarest of exceptions, sequels are an unwise venture and hardly ever work. Prequels are even harder to pull off, as an origin story can ruin a character’s mystique. To have the third film in a series be