A baffling lack of stakes leaves an otherwise competent movie feeling inert.
Category: Drama
My Father’s Shadow (2026) – Movie Review
Paraphrasing The Hours, there are stories that are one day in a character’s life, and in one day, their whole life.
Bitter Christmas (Amarga Navidad) (2026) – Movie Review
A Pedro Almodóvar movie is always a guarantee of interesting themes, gorgeous production design and cinematography, musical lyricism… the craft of filmmaking, in short.
The Testament of Ann Lee (2026) – Movie Review
The Testament of Ann Lee is a deeply musical film, although I don’t think anyone would describe it as “a musical”. It is an exercise in understanding, even recreating, religious ecstasy.
H is for Hawk (2026) – Movie Review
H is for Hawk will not make you want to take up falconry, but it has as much to say about people as it does about goshawks.
Kokuho (2026) – Movie Review
A sweeping, three hours long, decades-spanning historical epic that will take you on a cultural and emotional journey.
Marty Supreme (2026) – Movie Review
A thrill ride with an incredible performance from Timothee Chalamet that nevertheless doesn’t quite capture the same genius as Uncut Gems.
Hamnet (2026) – Movie Review
Hamnet is a great movie, let’s start with that, but the truth is that I could never distance myself enough from Maggie O’Farrell’s sublime novel to truly appreciate it.
On Becoming a Guinea Fowl (2025) – Movie Review
The trappings of a family gathering become a study in all the ways the patriarchy affects all levels of a woman’s life.
If I Had Legs I’d Kick You (2026) – Movie Review
Harrowing and incredible in equal parts.
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