REVIEW: Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) (2020) dir....
Harley Quinn ditches the Joker and takes the DC Universe for a wild ride of her own
Film Review
REVIEW: Just Mercy (2019) dir. Destin Daniel Cretton
Just Mercy, directed by Destin Daniel Cretton (Short Term 12) and based on the memoir of the same name by Bryan Stevenson,…
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…
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: Pain and Glory (2019) dir. Pedro Almodóvar
Rightfully hailed as Spain’s finest director, Pedro Almodóvar returns to the screen with the intimate and tender portrait of male loneliness Pain…
REVIEW: Abominable (2019) dir. Jill Culton
Dreamworks is kind of in a weird place. Their prize series– Shrek, How to Train Your Dragon, and Madagascar– have all reached…
REVIEW: Downton Abbey (2019) dir. Michael Engler
The cheer that erupted when the Downton Abbey estate appeared on screen at my Coolidge preview screening rivaled the roars that surrounded…
