Todd Field’s elegant and compelling drama is an of the moment look at power and its abuse. It’s a great, relevant piece of writing, brought to unshakeable life by a terrific cast, led by the inimitable Cate Blanchett.
Tar
October 4, 2022Triangle of Sadness
October 2, 2022
Hocus Pocus 2
September 29, 2022
This machine-like re-meet, where we eventually get together with the bewitched Sanderson Sisters of Salem, begins with a reminder of how the witches got booted out of their home to begin with.
The Good House
September 27, 2022
Bros
September 26, 2022
Billy Eichner’s gay romantic comedy is a lot of things. It’s funny, it’s sweet, it’s bold and it is purposely very much of the moment. And while some may celebrate its very existence, what I appreciated the most were some of the quieter, more unexpected notes, observations that don’t take a pass on the truth of LGBTQ+ life as it is, right now.
Don’t Worry Darling
September 22, 2022
There’s something interesting buried deep in this utopian mystery. But watching the Hitchcockian thriller without Hitchcock pulling the strings made me feel as if I didn’t give a spit.
Confess, Fletch
September 14, 2022
Movie capers are fun. Fletch, the mystery novel and film adaptation series, is fun. Happily, the newest spin on all of this, well that’s fun, too.
Three Minutes: A Lengthening
August 24, 2022
This quiet yet profound documentary stands not only as a heartbreaking reflection on the Holocaust, but also a testament to the power of film, even those little home movies so many of us have tucked away in a close
Mack and Rita
August 10, 2022
God bless Diane Keaton, whose very exuberant appearance in this ohso slight rom-com disproves just about all of the Life Lessons the movie is trying to impart.
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