Actor-turned-filmmaker Alice Englert’s “Bad Behaviour” is a dirty bomb of a movie, and it almost seems intentionally devised to keep the viewer off-balance. What at first appears a rather obvious send-up of self-help culture turns into a take-no-prisoners assault on…
Read moreNOW IN THEATERS! Which is worse: being dead or having a messed-up haircut? Director/co-writer Clay Tatum explores these questions in his dark comedy The Civil Dead. Clay (Tatum) is a freelance photographer in Los Angeles who thinks a hip haircut…
Read moreEvery year, or more like several times a year, we'll get a new comedy, marketed to an older audience, starring some of the Hollywood legends of yesteryear. Usually, these movies will have some kind of message about aging gracefully, they…
Read moreHome Movie Reviews Spoiler Alert Review: Parsons & Aldridge Exude Warmth In Engaging Romantic Drama Packed with genuinely heartfelt moments, plenty of humor, and solid cast performances, Spoiler Alert makes for quite a lovely watch. Jim Parsons and Ben Aldridge…
Read moreSpanning three time periods and two continents, “Past Lives,” the directorial debut of Celine Song (“Endlings”), tells the story of two childhood friends and sweethearts pulled apart by time, circumstance, and fate. They come back together and end in a way that…
Read moreThe music industry is infamously cutthroat and stories about musicians are either underdog stories or ones that place the industry as a relentless machine that churns talent through and spits them out. Jamojaya balances both of these types of stories…
Read moreHome Movie Reviews ‘It’s Only Life After All' Review: Indigo Girls Doc Explores the Many Layers of the Folk Duo | Sundance 2023 Documentarian Alexandria Bombach shows the humor, music, and impact that the Indigo Girls have had in their…
Read moreMango Tango was initially released in 2009, but all these years later is receiving a director’s cut. Writer-director Marianne Hettinger stars as Marlene, a beautiful tango dancer and dance instructor based in New York City. Always leading with her dancing, heart,…
Read moreThe thorny, complicated history between the United States and Iran is infinitely more complex for those of the Persian diaspora living in America. It’s this nuanced tension trickling down to identity — between being too much this and not enough…
Read moreHome Movie Reviews Blanquita Review: A Fascinating Protagonist Leads Murky, Compelling Drama Instead, Blanquita is a film that forces its viewers to confront the harsh truths behind systems of power through a sympathetic, unreliable viewpoint. Laura López in Blanquita Chile's…
Read moreSometimes you read a story in the news, and you just know that someone is going to make a movie out of it. This was the case for the story that inspired The Accidental Getaway Driver, a story that starts…
Read moreNicole Holofcener’s screenplays are often about a matter of perspective, whether through the lens of a romantic comedy with Enough Said, the justification of fraud with Can You Ever Forgive Me?, or how a different point-of-view alters a narrative with…
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