Review: Shane Black’s ‘The Nice Guys’, Starring Ryan Gosling and Russell Crowe
There’s nothing like a good mystery. Add to that some zany fun, great cast chemistry, and a callback to 1970s Los Angeles, and we get “The Nice Guys.” Full of…
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Review: ‘Maggie’s Plan’, Starring Greta Gerwig, Ethan Hawke, and Julianne Moore
Please note: This is a repost of my review from the 2016 Sundance Film Festival. Greta Gerwig has a long filmography, but for the past few years, she’s mostly appeared…
Review: Whit Stillman’s ‘Love & Friendship’, Starring Kate Beckinsale and Chloë Sevigny
Whit Stillman (“Metropolitan,” “The Last Days of Disco”) has always been a master at dialogue. As a big fan of Jane Austen’s work, it’s interesting that Stillman adapted one of…
Review: ‘Being Charlie’, Starring Nick Robinson, Cary Elwes, and Common
When approaching drug-related topic in film, paired with a coming-of-age story, it’s difficult to balance the themes without neglecting one in favor of the other. Director Rob Reiner (“Stand by…
Review: Jodie Foster’s ‘Money Monster’, Starring George Clooney, Julia Roberts, and Jack O’Connell
“Money Monster,” which feels a bit dated at this point, aims to be suspenseful and boast some high-ground morality lessons as the shooter is portrayed as part lunatic and part…
Review: Yorgos Lanthimos’s ‘The Lobster’, Starring Colin Farrell, Rachel Weisz, and Léa Seydoux
This is a re-post of my review from the 2016 Sundance Film Festival. Yorgos Lanthimos’s first English-language film, “The Lobster,” is a fascinating, thought-provoking, and original story that involves a…
Review: ‘A Bigger Splash’, Starring Tilda Swinton, Ralph Fiennes, Matthias Schoenaerts, and Dakota Johnson
Adult fun in the sun and tanning on a remote Italian island. Who wouldn’t want that? But Luca Guadagnino’s “A Bigger Splash” is a lot more than a vacation film.…
Review: ‘High-Rise’, Starring Tom Hiddleston, Jeremy Irons, Sienna Miller and More
Based on the novel by J.G. Ballard, Ben Wheatley’s “High-Rise” gives new meaning to social class warfare. The film is the kind of fancy you might see in in a…
Review: ‘The Man Who Knew Infinity’, Starring Dev Patel and Jeremy Irons
As one of the most influential mathematicians of the 20th century, Srinivasa Ramanujan developed theorems that are the basis for many things today, including calculations pertaining to black holes. In…
Review: ‘Captain America: Civil War’, Starring Chris Evans, Robert Downey Jr., Scarlett Johansson, and More
The debate over which is better, Marvel or DC Comics, has never been more glaring. Whether or not you prefer one over the other (I’m mostly a DC girl myself),…