Reviews

Olivia Cooke is radiant in one of the year’s best breakout performances. I imagine that for any viewer there is a threshold of just how…

The latest film by The Duplass Brothers is light on the plot, heavy on the tear ducts. Known for their low-budget features, producing/directing/writing brothers Mark and…

Westworld Episode 2 Review: “Chestnut” “This place seduces everybody eventually.” Catch up with our coverage of last week’s episode. One of my minor issues with last…

Mike Mills’ latest is an intimately perceptive celebration of his mother and womanhood in general.

Westworld Episode 1 Review: “The Original” “Hell is empty, and all the devils are here.” The late Michael Crichton delivered numerous, memorable fictions both on the…

HBO’s quest to fill the eventual void left by Game of Thrones is off to a very strong and thoughtful start. There’s a sequence early…

Ava DuVernay’s 13th is Powerful and Timely Angry and urgent, DuVernay’s unflinching study of the mass incarceration of Black people in the US is one of…

‘Headshot’ Is the Spiritual Successor to ‘The Raid’ It’s got more melodrama, but it’s also even more violent. In 2011, the world was gifted The Raid by…

Split Is an Uneven Blend of Great Performance and Insulting Script Watchable for James McAvoy, memorable for a mere thirty seconds. If you’re hoping for a…