Movie Review: Nightbitch
There’s a zillion movies about mothers and children at this point in movie history. Most of them look at the rosy view of motherhood: Oprah’s …
Drama
Movie Review: Christmas Eve in Miller’s Point
Why do people love A Christmas Story so much? My assertion is that the movie feels like you’re watching a home movie, perhaps the best …
Movie Review: The Piano Lesson
My deepest thanks to Denzel Washington. I had no idea who August Wilson was. But since 2017’s Fences, we’ve gotten a few Wilson adaptations: and …
Movie Review: Bird
Andrea Arnold and Sean Baker are part of the director coin flip. If you’re lucky and land heads, you’re Sean Baker, raised around the poor …
Movie Review: Emilia Perez
Some Netflix movies are there to hum in the background as you do whatever task is in front of you. Emilia Perez is NOT one …
Movie Review: Gladiator II
Gladiator II has broken the hype meter charts. Sequel to a best picture winner, with same director, a new, smoking hot young cast, and one …
Movie Review: A Real Pain
I’m glad A Real Pain wasn’t Jesse Eisenberg’s first movie. A film like this requires a delicate touch that most first time directors don’t quite …
Movie Review: Small Things Like These
I’ve been lucky enough to travel all over the world and meet all sorts of people. By far, no group of people have been more …
Movie Review: Here
This is the first time 2.5 stars is a win! I was dreading Here, Robert Zemeckis’s latest movie pitch. Because, sadly, the Forrest Gump, Back …
Movie Review: Turtles All the Way Down
All hail the king of teen dramas, John Green. The Youtuber Novelist (explaining this to Jane Austen would have been incredible) has this very specific …