There’s quite a bit to admire in this film about the intimacies of excess. I just wish I had actually liked it more.
The Nest
November 17, 2020Hillbilly Elegy
November 10, 2020
Borat: Subsequent Moviefilm
October 22, 2020
Sacha Baron Cohen’s Borat follow-up is as almost as astonishing as his first, with not just how’d-he-get-away-with-that fearlessness but now with the extra added bonus of political as well as societal urgency. Oh. And Rudy Guliani.
On the Rocks
October 20, 2020
The Trial of the Chicago 7
October 14, 2020
Of course it’s delightful to get to watch a snappy courtroom drama, offering some terrific actors, all getting a chance to shine, but, as he often does, Aaron Sorkin has a lot more on his mind.
David Byrne’s American Utopia
October 13, 2020
A gift that keeps on giving, this filmed version of the Broadway smash couldn’t hit home screens at a better time.
The War With Grandpa
October 9, 2020
Among the so many other things I don’t understand lately is why they’re opening this one “in theaters only”.
The Glorias
September 29, 2020
Why can’t we have a movie about our female icons that’s even half as exhilarating as they are?
A Rainy Day In New York
September 29, 2020
In his new autobiography, Woody Allen insists, several times, he is an ordinary guy who makes ordinary movies. This, his latest, proves him right. At least for the movie part.
The Artist’s Wife
September 23, 2020
What could have been just another one of those “wife” stories gets a bit more interesting than we might have expected.
