REVIEW: Ad Astra (2019) dir. James Gray
Space is terrifying. The best science fiction films, like 2001: A Space Odyssey, Alien, and Gravity are able to capture the horrifying…
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REVIEW: After the Wedding (2019) dir. Bart Freundlich
Spoiler: it's not the honeymoon
REVIEW: Blinded by the Light (2019) dir. Gurinder Chadha
Do you remember your first Springsteen song? Director Gurinder Chadha certainly does, and she has distilled that energy into a charming coming-of-age…
REVIEW: Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw (2019) dir. David Leitch
After eight films in the Fast & Furious franchise, director David Leitch (Deadpool 2, Atomic Blonde) introduces the first spin-off into the series, Fast &…
REVIEW: The Farewell (2019) dir. Lulu Wang
A24 has put out another winner. Lulu Wang’s The Farewell is a tight family drama with a great score, gorgeous imagery, and…
REVIEW: The Lion King (2019) dir. Jon Favreau
Just because you can make a hyper-realistic, nearly shot-for-shot remake of The Lion King with photorealistic animals devoid of cartoonish facial features,…
REVIEW: Toy Story 4 (2019) dir. Josh Cooley
Is there any film series quite like Toy Story? The first film broke every technical limit possible, becoming the first feature-length computer-animated…
REVIEW: Booksmart (2019) dir. Olivia Wilde
If worthy, future comedies shall be deemed as a "seminal fun anecdote"
WENT-THERE: GLORIA BELL w/ Julianne Moore in person @ Coolidge Corner Theatre
4/25 @COOLIDGE CORNER
REVIEW: High Life (2018) dir. Claire Denis
Who would have guessed Robert Pattinson had it in him? A mere decade after emerging as the wan, glittery face of the…
REVIEW: Shazam! (2019) Dir. David F. Sandberg
The DCEU (DC Comics Extended Universe… not a great acronym) has had some very obvious growing pains. When you start off with…
REVIEW: Climax (2018) dir. Gaspar Noé
Climax is a movie told in parts—in movements , if you will. The “dance horror” movie, from director Gaspar Noé, begins with…
