“…despite how male-dominated the mines were…the miner’s labor movement in Harlan County was driven by women. ‘Harlan County USA’, helmed, produced, shot, and edited by women, naturally reflects this femininity. Without overcompensation or hyperbole, Kopple spotlights the Kentucky women who served as both the backbone and frontline of the labor movement.”
Read More“[The Fast & the Furious] layered all the characters and their interpersonal conflicts well enough for the viewer to still care about the characters and not just the cars; it’s not about the cars, it’s about who’s behind the wheel.”
Read More“Enola looks at the camera so often that it serves as a complete distraction to the story, which is otherwise borderline functional.”
Read More“In a way, Minions & Monsters shares an end goal with Criterion’s addition of K-Pop Demon Hunters to the collection: creating gateways for the next generation’s cinephiles.”
Read More“ The near-overwrought Sundance-y vibe—35mm photography and all—works to The Invite’s strong though seldom cozy sense of intimacy.”
Read More“Couture is the type of film that entirely relies on your buy-in to its’ bleak world building.”
Read More“‘Toy Story’ has gone from a millennial childhood staple to a life affirming saga that has cemented a unique creative voice for a second era of storytelling with this fifth entry.”
Read More“Blue Film is a fascinating and nonjudgmental exploration of a dynamic that seems impossible to portray with anything but venom.”
Read More“The Death of Robin Hood starts and ends at the deconstruction of the character, which is more conceptually interesting than it is in the final product.”
Read More“The ensuing spectacle is an equally paranoid and optimistic ride that is both fueled and hindered by Spielberg’s aging sensibility.”
Read More“‘Scary Movie’ is neither funny nor clever... I don’t think I want White Chicks 2 anymore.”
Read More“Carolina Caroline is delightfully old school in many aspects but at heart, it’s true thrills simply come from watching Weaving and Gallner take each other in.”
Read More“If Travolta wanted to spin boyhood tales for the rest of his career, I would welcome it. It’s immensely respectable to see an industry legend make a directorial debut at seventy two that is completely uncompromising in its vision.”
Read More“Where ‘Tuner’ really shines is in its editing, sporting many great montages that keep the pace as tight as possible.”
Read More‘It’s dread, it’s anticipation, it’s curiosity. It’s a frozen, unblinking, “What do I do?’”
Read More“In true contemporary Star Wars fashion, ‘The Mandalorian and Grogu’ is brazenly afraid of trying new things to its detriment…the great enshittification of the galaxy far, far away shows no sign of slowing down.”
Read More“…this is one of the best concert films of the decade so far.“
Read More“Even though Over Your Dead Body feels somewhat afraid to truly reckon with its’ central couple’s toxic relationship, it is still wildly entertaining to watch them hash it out.”
Read More“From the casting of Jackson’s nephew, Jaafar Jackson, in the leading role to the involvement of Jackson’s own Optimum Productions, the pungent smell of vertical integration wafts throughout Michael. “
Read More“Faces of Death, like all remakes and reimaginings, is not immune to derivation, but it is always improving, even when iterating.”
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