The Devil All the Time — Review “A disastrous combination of dour, overstuffed, and dry.” Continue reading “The Devil All the Time — Review” →
The Party — Review Patricia Clarkson (l) and Kristin Scott Thomas (r) in a scene from Sally Potter’s The Party “The movie becomes too reluctant to form a direct line between its plot and the viewer lest it lose track of its own thematic undercurrents.” Continue reading “The Party — Review” →
Tau — Review Maika Monroe and Ed Skrein in a scene from Federico D’Alessandro’s Tau “There’s this creeping feeling that you’re watching the unrefined assembly of a killer sci-fi short.” Continue reading “Tau — Review” →
Bright — Review Will Smith and Joel Edgerton in a scene from David Ayer’s Bright. “Filmed like a network procedural and told like a half-forgotten tale.” Continue reading “Bright — Review” →
It’s Only the End of the World — Review Nathalie Baye and Gaspard Ulliel in a scene from Xavier Dolan’s It’s Only the End of the World. “It moves, but only in the sense that it starts at one point and ends later.” Continue reading “It’s Only the End of the World — Review” →
War Machine — Review Brad Pit in a scene from David Michôd’s War Machine. “There’s certainly not much happening to keep you engaged.” Continue reading “War Machine — Review” →
The Discovery — Review Rooney Mara and Jason Segel in a scene from Charlie McDowell’s The Discovery. “It feels as if we have been handed a sweeping novel, but told only to read a few dull chapters in the middle.” Continue reading “The Discovery — Review” →
Those People — Review Jonathan Gordon and Jason Ralph in a scene from Joey Kuhn’s Those People. “The problem is that the script is horridly uninteresting.” Continue reading “Those People — Review” →
XOXO — Review Graham Phillips in a scene from Christopher Louie’s XOXO. “[An] inability to flesh out the story makes for a torturously tedious experience.” Continue reading “XOXO — Review” →
Independence Day: Resurgence — Review ♫ Tower bridge is falling down, falling down, falling down ♫ “A soulless, clanging, and chronically incoherent mess.” Continue reading “Independence Day: Resurgence — Review” →