Movie Review: Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret
It’s finally here! Judy Blume has been famously clear for years that she didn’t want to adapt Margaret because how beloved and important that book …
Drama
Movie Review: Somewhere in Queens
We’ve seen Ray Romano do this before on TV for several seasons. What we didn’t know is how adept he really is as a screenwriter. …
Movie Review: Showing Up
The Sight and Sound movie poll releases every decade, where a bunch of filmmakers and critics vote on what the best movie of all time …
Movie Review: Tori and Lokita
I’m always excited to see a movie by the Dardenne Brothers, Jean-Pierre and Luc. Like Sean Baker and Hirokazu Koreeda, the Dardennes always shine a …
Movie Review: A Thousand And One
James Baldwin could have written something like this. A Thousand And One at its best plays like a beautiful poem, celebrating parents everywhere for all …
Movie Review: Return to Seoul
I love Seoul. It’s an awesome city, filled with a relentless cosmopolitan momentum to have a great time and enjoy yourself. However, if you’re going …
Movie Review: Emily
I read a lot of books I hated in high school. I wish all copies of Tess of the d’Ubervilles would be burned from existence. …
Movie Review: Of an Age
Movies about love are like skiing. It’s easy to make a B+ love story, that can make people swoon and couples get cozier next to …
Movie Review: Somebody I Used to Know
Dave Franco and Alison Brie should be on the list of Hollywood Power Couples. I’ve loved Brie since her Community days, and Franco has been …
Movie Review: Close
How many friends do you have when you were 6? When you were 12? 15? Growing up takes your life in so many directions with …