Helena Howard in a scene from Josephine Decker’s Madeline’s Madeline
“The movie’s very existence is a meta statement on its quest to operate on its own terms.”
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Madeline’s Madeline — Review
3 Stars
Bodied — Review
Calum Worthy in a scene from Joseph Kahn’s Bodied
“There’s something carefully self-aware about the movie’s excess that keeps it from losing the thread.”
Let the Sunshine In — Review
Juliette Binoche in a scene from Claire Denis’s Let the Sunshine In
“The film moves with a jazzy, flowing style, almost to the point of feeling piecemeal, but Binoche’s performance is too arresting to keep us at bay for very long.”
Private Life — Review
Kathryn Hahn and Paul Giamatti in a scene from Tamara Jenkins’s Private Life
“Caustically funny and observant.” Continue reading
Summer 1993 — Review
Laia Artigas in a scene from Carla Simón’s Summer 1993
“It’s a deeply empathetic work, using the directness of a child’s worldview to create a wholly uncluttered snapshot.”
Searching — Review
John Cho in a scene from Aneesh Chaganty’s Searching
“Complex visual effects contribute to otherwise well-worn ideas on how to generate fear.”
Unsane — Review
Claire Foy in a scene from Steven Soderbergh’s Unsane
“An allegory of society’s response to victims, in regard to how its main character struggles to gain any sense of real freedom.”
Disobedience — Review
Rachel McAdams and Rachel Weisz in a scene from Sebastián Lelio’s Disobedience
“If you think this movie is lacking in feeling, you’re not watching closely enough.”
The Wound — Review
Nakhane Touré in a scene from John Trengove’s The Wound
“[Director John] Trengove is at his most effective as a filmmaker when addressing the audience through subtextual lines.”
Game Night — Review
Rachel McAdams and Jason Bateman in a scene from John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein’s Game Night
