Film Reviews

The Favourite

By William Graebner and Dianne Bennett| 2019-02-14T23:28:12+02:00 February 1st, 2019|

The trailer markets “The Favourite” as British court farce, with clips of lavishly dressed scene-eaters. Ever-challenging [...]

By William Graebner and Dianne Bennett| 2019-02-07T12:33:34+02:00 January 30th, 2019|

The latest in the “Rocky” franchise, “Creed II” is disappointing. One cause is the baggage of [...]

By William Graebner and Dianne Bennett| 2019-01-25T11:53:22+02:00 January 20th, 2019|

“If Beale Street Could Talk,” the James Baldwin tale of young lovers doomed by an unfair [...]

By Marcia Yarrow| 2019-01-25T11:55:24+02:00 January 18th, 2019|

Films with a biographical slant are at their most poignant when the focus comes after the [...]

By Max Oxley| 2019-01-14T00:12:50+02:00 January 3rd, 2019|

David Lynch is often labeled one of American cinema’s great surrealists, to the extent that the [...]

By William Graebner and Dianne Bennett| 2018-12-23T19:19:10+02:00 December 15th, 2018|

From the beginning we know that Don Shirley-Doc (Mahershala Ali), an aloof, reserved, highly educated, virtuoso [...]

By William Graebner and Dianne Bennett| 2018-12-15T21:34:48+02:00 December 6th, 2018|

Solid acting by its stars, spirited animation, and a fast-paced (if somewhat predictable) plot make “The [...]

By Marcia Yarrow| 2018-12-02T23:56:18+02:00 November 24th, 2018|

Mexican filmmaker Alfonso Cuarón shares quirky affinity with the late Chilean writer Roberto Bolaño. The Chilean [...]

By William Graebner and Dianne Bennett| 2018-11-15T15:22:05+02:00 November 6th, 2018|

There’s only one character in “The Kindergarten Teacher” worth caring about: it’s Lisa Spinelli, the teacher [...]

By Max Oxley| 2018-11-06T18:30:58+02:00 November 1st, 2018|

From the British "Kitchen Sin" movement of the 1950s and 60s, to modern auteurs like the [...]