REVIEW: Spies in Disguise (2019) dir. Troy Quane and Nick Bruno
I am devastated to report that this animated pigeon comedy is simultaneously too weird and not weird enough. Spies in Disguise’s long…
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Kyle Amato
REVIEW: Dark Waters (2019) dir. Todd Haynes
Todd Haynes has never made a movie he didn’t want to make. Starting with the AIDS-metaphor triptych Poison (or further back, the…
REVIEW: Queen & Slim (2019) dir. Melina Matsoukas
Queen & Slim is the feature directorial debut of lauded music video director Melina Matsoukas (Lemonade). It was written by Emmy Award-winning…
REVIEW: Marriage Story (2019) dir. Noah Baumbach
Noah Baumbach (Frances Ha, Kicking and Screaming) has raided the Netflix vault for the second time and has directed one of the…
REVIEW: A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood (2019) dir. Marielle Heller
Everyone, it seems, is desperate for kindness to return to our society in the form of Mr. Rogers. Fred Rogers was a…
Review: Frozen II (2019) dir. Chris Buck & Jennifer Lee
After six years, Elsa, Anna, Olaf, and Kristoff are back for another icy musical adventure in Frozen II. You may be asking,…
REVIEW: Frankie (2019) dir. Ira Sachs
Though Frankie takes place in a stunning seaside town in Portugal, the most beautiful shot is just that of Isabelle Huppert and…
REVIEW: Last Christmas (2019) dir. Paul Feig
I won’t spoil the film in this review, but if you’ve thought about the trailer and the film’s title for more than…
INTERVIEW: ‘FRANKIE’ Director Ira Sachs
I spoke with Ira Sachs this week about his new film Frankie, starring Isabelle Huppert. We discussed the film’s Portugal setting, audience relationships…
REVIEW: Terminator: Dark Fate (2019) dir. Tim Miller
The fact that this film exists at all is depressing, but at least it’s not a disaster. Terminator 2: Judgment Day provided…
REVIEW: Jojo Rabbit (2019) dir. Taika Waititi
Taika Waititi’s Hitler Youth satire doesn’t go hard enough to justify its central gimmick
On GEMINI MAN and High Frame Rate
Ang Lee, the Academy Award winning director of Brokeback Mountain and Life of Pi, believes in a technology that actively makes my…
