Movie Review: The Whale
There are three types of Darren Aronofsky movies. There’s the boundary pushing force of nature magnum opuses, then there’s the brilliant misfires, which look amazing …
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Movie Review: Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio
I sorely underestimated the 1940 Pinocchio. What Walt Disney created with that masterpiece is pure movie magic: maybe the ultimate kids movie, filled with unforgettable …
Movie Review: Lady Chatterly’s Lover
Finally! Poor Emma Corrin just wants what everyone wants: a passionate sexually fulfilling relationship. Lord knows the poor girl has tried: Princess Diana left her …
Movie Review: Bones and All
Call it the Armie Hammer effect. After spending time with a vile, real life cannibal, Luca Guadagnino and Timothee Chalamet found a safe space to …
Movie Review: Causeway
There’s usually a very important stepping stone a movie star makes: the small indie breakout performance. Jennifer Lawrence didn’t come fully formed with her Katniss …
Movie Review: The Wonder
How do legends start? And maybe more importantly, why do they start? The Wonder tackles those big questions, sending Florence Pugh to rural Ireland to …
Movie Review: The Fabelmans
It’s Steven Spielberg’s time. In the age of director origin stories (Roma, The Hand of God, Belfast, Armageddon Time), it was only a matter of …
Movie Review: A Christmas Story Christmas
What makes A Christmas Story worthy of marathon cable programming around the holidays? It found a perfect holiday formula: nostalgia + short mini vignettes leading …
Movie Review: Enola Holmes 2
There weren’t a lot of bright spots in 2020, especially at the movies. One of them, was Enola Holmes, with Millie Bobby Brown playing Sherlock’s …
Movie Review: The Good Nurse
No, The Good Nurse is not the latest CBS procedural. It’s wildly the opposite of that: a lifetime movie masquerading as a prestige drama. Netlifx, …