Review: ‘the Eyes of Tammy Faye’ Is an Absurdist Vehicle for a Great Jessica Chastain Performance
“I have a genuine love for people,” Tammy Faye Bakker says in Michael Showalter’s new film, The Eyes of Tammy Faye. Tammy Faye was a …
Movie Reviews
Review: ‘Small Engine Repair’ Dwells on the Things We Cannot Fix
Adapting a play for the big screen is no easy feat. Sometimes inflating the scale can end flattening the story or rendering it ridiculous. Other …
Review: ‘Queenpins’ Never Picks a Kingdom
Queenpins, the new film from writer-director duo Gita Pullapilly and Aron Gaudet, begins with an intriguing premise. Connie (Kristen Bell) ropes her friend Jo-Jo (Kirby …
Review: ‘Kate’ Sadly Does Not Live Up to the Promise of Its Elevator Pitch
D.O.A.—the 50’s noir in which a man must solve his own murder before he dies from poisoning—meets John Wick with Mary Elizabeth Winstead in the …
Review: ‘Together’ Likely To Divide Audiences
From jump street, one must know Together will not be a film for everyone. I don’t mean this in an “it isn’t for the casual viewer” kind …
Review: ‘Sweet Girl’ Leaves Little More Than a Bad Aftertaste
There is a certain appeal to movies like Sweet Girl. You know the type. Bog-standard “one person against a conspiracy seeks revenge” films that give …
Review: Why ‘Shang-chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings’ Is a Perfect Origin Story
Marvel is really good at origin stories. They have brought fans great versions of their favorite characters in solo films like Iron Man, Thor, Captain …
Review: ‘Reminiscence’ Can Only Manage to Echo Past, Better Films
In Reminiscence, we meet a flooded world obsessed with its past and choking on mistakes it prefers to paper over rather than confront. Perhaps this sounds familiar? …
Review: ‘Val’ Offers Plenty of Insight Into Kilmer, Often Without Him Realizing
Like so many Hollywood tales, Val ends up revealing a story of great promise, missed opportunity, and eventual redemption. And like so many life stories, …
Review: ‘Free Guy’ – A Video Game Comedy for Non-gamers, Too!
You don’t have to be a gamer to fully appreciate the new video game comedy, Free Guy. In fact, if you just like people being …
Review: ‘Annette’ Is a Strange, but Enthralling Movie Musical and a Great Vehicle for Adam Driver
Leos Carax’s nearly sung-through Annette is very different from your average movie musical. It’s a strange and unusual tale of one man’s downfall, led by …