Don’t Worry Darling is Rote But Oh So Beautiful
Don’t Worry Darling, the second film directed by actor/director Olivia Wilde after her directorial debut Booksmart made a splash, shows Wilde taking on a different genre …
Movie Reviews
The Revolution Will Be Orchestrated in the Stunning Musical Biopic ‘Chevalier’
bke The TIFF film Chevalier is a dizzying achievement, frequently on the verge of collapsing from its multifaceted ambitions and the complexity of the staggering …
Life for Women Is a Royal Pain in the Dreary ‘Corsage’
We are living in the age of the message movie, since not acknowledging the dumpster fire that is creeping ever closer to the door of …
Steven Spielberg Makes His Most Personal Film Yet in the Heartfelt ‘The Fabelmans’
Steven Spielberg. It’s less a name than a cultural force, a specific brand of not merely a single director, but a style of filmmaking that is …
‘Women Talking’ Leaves Too Much Unspoken
Silence can be the most unsettling sound of all, and Sarah Polley is determined to shatter it in her first feature since her 2012 documentary …
Best Movies on Netflix Right Now
For as many streaming services as there is currently are, Netflix remains possibly the premiere platform to watch movies and television shows. The first mainstream …
Lou Is a Small Scale Action Thriller About Family Violence and Aging
Lou is a suspense film calibrated for the mid-budget streaming era. The cast is fairly small. The setting—an island off the US Pacific Coast—is restricted. …
Cynicism Is in Fashion in Ruben Östlund’s Palme d’Or–Winning Satire ‘Triangle of Sadness’
In terms of easy targets, you’d be hard-pressed to think of a better one than the fashion industry. But the utterly savage satire Triangle of …
Carmen Is An Easy Sentimental Comedy With Dark Shadows
Comedic dramas are so common viewers rarely think of them as contradictory. Valerie Buhagiar’s Carmen, though, is unusually conflicted about its genre commitments. The humor …
Raven’s Hollow Is the Folk Horror Edgar Allan Poe Origin Story You Don’t Exactly Need, but Might Enjoy Watching Anyway
A horror movie about the young Edgar Allan Poe sounds like a ridiculous idea. You might think to yourself, this can’t possibly work. And you …
The Essential Cary Grant Filmography Ranked
Cary Grant is one of film’s most well-known, beloved, and accomplished actors. Although many think of one type of persona and film for the actor, …