He’s not even the star of this movie, but I have to say, Christopher Abbott has had a hell of a past 12 months as far as compelling performances go. […]
Like so many events forced to reschedule (and reimagine) their plans because of the pandemic, the news came fairly early, relatively speaking, that the 2021 Academy Awards would be delayed […]
We’ve had a small handful of films made in the last year that have a pandemic as their backdrop, or were filmed during the current pandemic and either do or […]
I’ve liked the two films director Mike Cahill made in collaboration with actress and co-writer Britt Marling, Another Earth and I Origins. His latest work, Bliss, marks a departure from […]
Sometimes an argument between lovers is just an argument; and sometimes, it’s a systematic, brick-by-brick take down of everything that person likes about themselves. From writer/director Sam Levinson (Assassination Nation) […]
The sophomore feature film from actor/filmmaker Harry Macqueen (Hinterland), Supernova is a deeply felt, beautifully acted drama about a long-married couple facing the sort of tough end-of-life decisions that threaten to […]
At this point, I don’t watch Justin Timberlake in a movie any more and think “There’s that singer who also acts.” He’s become such a reliable, versatile actor that I […]
With his new film The Night, director Kourosh Ahari made history by making the first U.S.-produced film to receive a license for theatrical release in Iran since the revolution in […]
Way back in the 1990s and into the early 2000s, there seemed to be a succession of films out of the UK that usually revolved around a mission of some […]
Often times, I’m willing to forgive—or at least cut some slack—when it comes to overly sentimental films when they are based on true stories. And then there’s the Australian film […]
Devoid of a traditional score and brimming with captivating visuals, Identifying Features tells the story of a Mexican mother searching for the son who went missing on his way to illegally […]
Based on the novel of the same name by Aravind Adiga, The White Tiger (directed by Ramin Bahrani, who adapted the script with Adiga) is a dark and cynical send-up […]