Recent Reviews
Napoleon (2023)
Joaquin Phoenix and Vanessa Kirby are adrift in a meandering narrative that leaves us as uninformed as we began
Skip It
The Taste of Money (2012)
Will Kim Kang-woo come to embrace his master’s contempt for money? Or will he cash in?
See It
Past Lives (2023)
Celine Song’s absorbing rumination on ‘what might have been’ versus ‘what is’ versus ‘what will be’
See It
Nyad (2023)
Annette Bening and Jodie Foster demonstrate it’s not about the destination but the journey
See It
Poker Face (2022)
A mess of a movie that’s almost worth watching to appreciate how bad it really is
Skip It
1917 (2019)
Meticulous detail and (faux) one-shot cinematography makes ‘1917’ an immersive spectacle worth experiencing
See It
The Vanished (2018)
This nifty crime thriller starts with a creepy mystery and ends with an even creepier twist
See It
The Rewrite (2014)
Hugh Grant is perfect as the screenwriter whose next assignment may require … a rewrite
See It
A Haunting in Venice (2023)
Can a ghost, an impaled victim, and a locked-door mystery re-invigorate an aging Poirot? Let’s see …
See It
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (2023)
Through sheer bravado, Harrison Ford and Phoebe Waller-Bridge make “Dial” enjoyable enough
See It
A Good Person (2023)
Florence Pugh and Morgan Freeman will break your heart in this tale of tragedy and (hoped for) redemption
See It
Featured Posts
Jin Goo and Jung Seo-yeon make an unlikely family in this unexpectedly touching tale of redemption
See It
In this searing portrait of a modern-day Iranian family in crisis, victims are many and answers are few
See It
The Man Behind The Curtain
Why did a childhood enchantment became an adult obsession?
‘How the West Was Won’ sparked a life-long obsession