Joker is gripping and Joaquin Phoenix is phenomenal in it, but it puts its efforts in contextualizing violence without then having anything to say about it.
Gemini Man (2019) – Movie Review
I spent all of Gemini Man looking for Ang Lee -any trace of him- and couldn’t find him. Gemini Man is a generic vehicle for Will Smith, built around one gimmick that doesn’t justify the exercise.
Kubo and the Two Strings (2016)
I’m kicking myself for missing out on Kubo and the Two Strings when it came out, but happy I got to fix my mistake. It’s a wonder of the imagination, a visual masterpiece, a beautifully evocative story, and just generally a delight.
Ad Astra (2019) – Movie Review
Ad Astra is one of the loneliest science-fiction films I’ve seen, and also a thought-provoking, essential deconstruction of masculinity and loneliness.
Portrait of a Lady on Fire (2019)
Quietly, slowly, Portrait of a Lady on Fire paints a lavish picture of love and friendship, as intellectual as it is passionate.
Someone, Somewhere (Deux Moi) (2019) – Movie Review
Deux Moi is a tender exploration of mental health and loneliness, a story that stays away from melodrama in favor of nuance.
You Were Never Really Here (2017)
This is an odd film. Just under (under!) 90 minutes, with barely any dialogue, stretching over a period of at most two days, only a handful of characters and the briefest of backstories, it is so focused and so tightly wound that it comes and goes almost before you can get your bearings.
Ready Or Not (2019) – Movie Review
Who can resist a chance to gawk at beautiful Gothic mansions and expensive dresses while coming out in favor of overthrowing the rich?
Late Night (2019) – Movie Review
What Late Night has going for it is the charisma of its two leads, Mindy Kaling (who also writes) and Emma Thompson, two diametrically opposed characters that bring the film to life when they’re butting heads. The rest of the time, though, the movie goes languid and sort of rolls forward until the next beat.
Blue Jay (2016) – Movie Review
With Blue Jay, which is now on Netflix, director Alex Lehmann and writer Mark Duplass (who also stars) have achieved exactly that, which is to stumble upon something true, something that speaks to a reality of life, and to capture it in a beautiful, heartfelt movie.
The Film Tower 