Movie Reviews

This is a quiet classic. Every choice is just right.

Jia Zhangke delivers an expansive, ingenious summary of his project to date.

The text might not be vintage Mamet, but it’s a real meal. 

Just as anonymous and intangible as its name implies.

“Sew Torn” isn’t a genre exercise, not really. It’s more of an off-kilter riff on the familiar.

At some point, a premise needs to graduate into a story with deeply felt emotions, memorable characters, and provocative ideas that at least mostly land. “Absolutely Dominion” is without all three. 

A film that invites you to sit down, fill a plate, and remember where you come from.

“Summer of 69” is a fun, chill time.

The type of horror movie that's more than just about jump scares and freaky monsters.

I’ve been told that the one test vocational aptitude test-takers find the most frustratingly difficult to complete is the three-dimensional jigsaw puzzle, except for the small percentage who become architects or other professions that require the exceptional ability to imagine in three dimensions. Filmmakers have their own exceptional ability for visual storytelling, making one-dimensional images […]