Sieranevada encapsulates Romanian society via claustrophobic family drama — a film...
In his latest exploration of Romanian society, writer-director Cristi Puiu offers an intimate examination at a family and its internal dysfunctions. The dynamics in Sieranevada serve...
Lion explores vastness of Earth, depth of human ties — a...
One thing becomes immediately clear when watching the well textured and low key Lion on the big screen: director Garth Davis, best known for directing...
Fences‘ writing stands above all else in the movie version —...
Something becomes quickly apparent in Denzel Washington's version of August Wilson’s Pulitzer and Tony winning 1983 play: It's screenplay is stronger than its existence as a...
Jackie uses strong performance, meticulous staging to transmit urge for life...
I never knew Chilean director Pablo Larraín had a film like Jackie in him. Not because it’s his first film in English but because...
With Elle, Verhoeven skillfully turns judgement against audience and leaves room...
Profoundly revealing about the darkest corners of what makes us human with a disturbing dash of humor, Elle is the kind of movie only...
The Brand New Testament waffles between subversive humor and slapstick —...
For those of us lucky enough to have received our primary education in the highly esteemed institutions run by Christian educators, God may have...
La La Land is entertaining and beautiful sans substance — a...
Sometimes I twirl my hair and daydream about Ryan Gosling. He has become that icon of a man on which many of us imprint...
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story can’t overcome its own gimmicks
So now it’s apparent: the gimmick of the Star Wars franchise has outshone its obligation to strong storytelling. Rogue One: A Star Wars Story...
Unexpected turns make a life in Things to Come — a...
The passage of time is tricky; it speeds up when we are enjoying an activity, only to slow down once we fixate on it...
Miss Sloane features a great actress in a terrible movie —...
I've finally seen Jessica Chastain in a terrible movie. The always great actress plays a steely but tightly wound fast-talking, pill-popping con of a...