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 …
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Movie Review: John Wick: Chapter 4
I’m sure George Miller knew what he had. Sometimes it just takes a while. Miller is the director of all the Mad Max Movies. But …
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 …
Movie Review: Good Night Oppy
Call it the Wall E effect. Good Night Oppy could have been a straightforward story about a really successful NASA project. But they just HAD …
Movie Review: Navalny
In the United States, I have to remind myself sometimes how lucky we are politically. Rival political parties aren’t so opposed to one another that …
Movie Review: All the Beauty and the Bloodshed
I’m so mad at myself. How had I not heard of Nan Goldin before? Laura Poitras, the Citizenfour documentarian, has a knack for finding these …
Movie Review: The Menu
No industry is more ripe for a humiliating satire than the upscale restaurant industry. Like all artists catering to the super rich, the chefs and …
Movie Review: The Banshees of Inisherin
I have a few filmmakers who always find my funny bone. There’s obvious ones, like Judd Apatow, or Adam McKay, who’ve made some of the …
Movie Review: Decision to Leave
Thanks to Squid Game, BlackPink, BTS, and Parasite, the US has fully embraced the Korean cultural revolution. Forgotten in this explosion is the incredible Park …
Movie Review: Marcel the Shell with Shoes On
A24 is having an incredible 2022. Their WORST release is the fascinating Men. The other 3 are already in my top 10 for the year, …