The Commune Delivers Lively Family Drama from Thomas Vinterberg The latest from master Thomas Vinterberg is brilliantly conceived, yet non-innovative, exploration of marital compromise. One…
The Magnificent Seven Doesn’t Come Close To Rekindling Old Magic Despite an all-star cast, Antoine Fuqua’s update fails to hit its target. Bartholomew Bogue (Peter Sarsgaard) is…
Movie Review Sully Offers a Thrilling Ride But Crashes In the End The depiction of the heroic flight is great, the rest not so much. If you…
“Kids are not stupid. They are among the sharpest, cleverest, most eagle-eyed creatures on God’s Earth, and very little escapes their notice,” wrote legendary critic…
Movie Review The Light Between Oceans Sees Its Sumptuous Romance Washed Away Promising leads crash into a rocky plot. Melodramatic romance gets a bad rap. When one…
Movie Review Morgan is Stupid Superhuman Sci-Fi That Can’t Make Up Its Mind Too many genres cooking in this genetically-enhanced kitchen. Suspension of disbelief is a…
Don’t Breathe Is a Smart and Steady Throat Squeeze Just make sure you skip the first minute. Don’t Breathe begins with an attractive, overhead tracking-shot (via a…
“How are we going to differentiate ourselves from every other shitty found footage movie?” There are a lot of found footage horror films in existence ‐…
Hell or High Water Stays Afloat on the Power of Its Performances Chris Pine, Ben Foster, and Jeff Bridges go toe to toe with cliched…