Paul Schrader’s latest, First Reformed, is an austere character study elevated by Ethan Hawke’s best performance to date.
Free Solo (2018) – Movie Review
Well here’s a documentary that’s more tense than many a thriller. Free Solo, not for the faint of heart, offers an astonishing look at rock climbing and Alex Honnold’s life.
Mary, Queen of Scots (2019) – Movie Review
I feel like, with these two talented actresses, and the two monumental historical figures they play, and the production value invested in this project, we should have got a more impactful movie than Mary, Queen of Scots turned out to be.
Captain Marvel (2019) – Movie Review
Captain Marvel is a tremendously fun, inventive superhero movie, anchored in Brie Larson’s charisma.
Destroyer (2019) – Movie Review
Destroyer is rough around the edges, but Nicole Kidman’s anguished performance is truly astounding.
Long Day’s Journey Into Night (2019) – Movie Review
Stunningly, achingly, rigidly, endlessly, irredeemably boring.
High Flying Bird (2019) – Movie Review
Steven Soderbergh’s second iPhone film is a nimble, dynamic con story, even if the topic of NBA negotiations can be obscure at times.
Beautiful Boy (2018) – Movie Review
We have seen many films about addiction, but Beautiful Boy is really a film about fatherhood, about that desperate sensation of wanting to help a loved one and not knowing how.
The Favourite (2018) – Movie Review
The Favourite is unabashedly modern, it has sharp teeth, and it is outrageous in all the best ways.
Velvet Buzzsaw (2019) – Movie Review
What I liked most about Velvet Buzzsaw is that, for a film so acerbic, so sarcastic, so misanthropic, so nihilistic, its brutal takedown of the art world is… actually quite well done.
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