Already garnering Critics Choice and Golden Globe nominations, “Saltburn” is being heralded for its edginess and artistic reach. And maybe…
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Crime
Films that Stick—the Lasting, Hard Impressions of 2020’s Revenge-themed ‘Promising Young Woman’
Independent
SBIFF 2023 Review – Sinéad O’Loughlin’s Short Thriller ‘Lamb’ Offers More than Just Scares with its Societal Message
World premiering at last year’s Tribeca Festival — and just finishing its run at this year’s Santa Barbara International Film…
Drama
Review: ‘Women Talking’ – A Heart-wrenching Story of Mennonite Women Taking Action Against Rampant Sexual Abuse in their Colony
There have been many films in the last couple years (and more coming) that are based on true events. “Women Talking”…
Drama
Sundance 2023 Review: ‘Shayda’ is a Hard but Necessary Watch, a Chronicle of Abuse, Resilience, and Motherhood
Films like “Enough” and “Sleeping with the Enemy,” though good-intentioned, cannot escape the curse of Hollywood-ization. We like to see…
Drama
Review: ‘The Assistant’ an All-Too-Familiar and Overly Problematic Depressing Dirge
I have a confession to make: it was really weird how the Harvey Weinstein allegations, the Time’s Up movement, and…
Comedy
5 Key Films to Welcome Back Sports Post Coronavirus
Holy Sweet Goddamn! It’s been a minute since we’ve experienced the glory of sports. I mean, here in the Age…
Biography
Review: Powerful and Thorough, ‘Spotlight’ Details its Discoveries with Depth and Realism
“Spotlight” must have been difficult to make. It’s a story about sexual abuse in the Catholic church, over a span…