The Twentieth Century – Review “A wild work of satire and surrealism.” Continue reading “The Twentieth Century – Review” →
Tesla — Review “It is largely entertaining, and clearly strives to begin discussions on its subject and his legacies – both scientific and cultural – but doesn’t really feel like a fully cohesive, singularly compelling work.” Continue reading “Tesla — Review” →
Seberg — Review Kristen Stewart in a scene from Benedict Andrews’s Seberg “The movie takes a distant approach to a real-life story and comes off lacking and unfocused.“ Continue reading “Seberg — Review” →
The Aeronauts — Review Eddie Redmayne and Felicity Jones in a scene from Tom Harper’s The Aeronauts “It’s a movie with a fine cast and impeccable technical credentials, but it doesn’t do them any justice as it wanders through a muddled script that never fully realizes its exhilarating potential.” Continue reading “The Aeronauts — Review” →
Rocketman — Review Taron Egerton in a scene from Dexter Fletcher’s Rocketman “A film relatively inventive within the boundaries that it has set, though let down by the limited ground it covers in ways alternately engaging and conventional.” Continue reading “Rocketman — Review” →
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind — Review Maxwell Simba and Chiwetel Ejiofor in a scene from Ejiofor’s film, The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind “A movie with a tonal earnestness that’s balanced with awareness of the complex reality on which it’s based.” Continue reading “The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind — Review” →
A Private War — Review Rosamund Pike in a scene from Matthew Heineman’s A Private War “[Rosamund] Pike’s portrayal of celebrated war journalist Marie Colvin is a towering accomplishment.” Continue reading “A Private War — Review” →
Come Sunday — Review Chiwetel Ejiofor in a scene from Joshua Marston’s Come Sunday “This is a far more complicated and multifaceted story than a uniform biopic treatment allows for.” Continue reading “Come Sunday — Review” →
Chappaquiddick — Review Jason Clarke in a scene from John Curran’s Chappaquiddick “Bracing [early] images are gradually replaced by fuzzier scope-broadening.” Continue reading “Chappaquiddick — Review” →
Roxanne Roxanne — Review Chanté Adams and Mahershala Ali in a scene from Michael J. Larnell’s Roxanne Roxanne “If the movie strives to be a mere entry-level primer on Roxanne Shanté, it’s still lackluster. It substitutes moments for mirrored reflections: cold, distorted, and untouchable.” Continue reading “Roxanne Roxanne — Review” →