60 Reviews
8 ...one of those movies that shows rather than tells—always preferable...
5 ... a film that requires not only the physical prowess we all expect from Bell, but some emotional heavy lifting as well. And when she can, she succeeds.
7 .. a loving tribute to the counterculture tentpoles of punk rock and horror movies... ...made in suitably low-budget, DIY style by a promising new filmmaker.
7 Drenched in grit, gore, and neon, VFW is an action throwback that hits all the right notes...
5 ...the gore is gnarly, the paranoia is palpable, and the characters, while sometimes annoying, have motivations and arcs that make sense.
8 Choe keeps emotional truths obscured and questions unanswered throughout the film, creating a feeling of unease that gives this quiet film the texture of a thriller.
8 ...a lean, efficient, and disturbingly timely crime thriller...
7 ...dramatizes the GameStop short squeeze of January 2021 in an irreverent style that depicts recent history with surprising specificity.
6 Chastain’s performance—icy-cold, unblinking, and perpetually teetering on the edge of deranged—is a highlight.
8 Nyoni is clearly confident in her vision and the story she wants to tell, and in her capable hands, the result is spellbinding.
7 ...some starkly beautiful imagery.
8 Pulpy and outrageous, irreverent and ultraviolent, The Suicide Squad does so with a smile.
8 ...an invigorating and inspiring concert film.
8 Jane Campion finally returns to movie screens with this sensual take on the revisionist oater.
8 ...brutally efficient revenge thriller.
7 As an attempt to raise awareness of what it’s actually like to live with ALS, Gleason (as well as Gleason) should be lauded.
6 Comedy is notoriously hard to translate, but apparently men are pigs in every language.
0 Transgressive, unclassifiable, ridiculous—all these words apply to R100. But upon reflection, it becomes clear that Matsumoto has achieved something remarkable here...
7 ...pays affectionate tribute to the dork inside every metalhead.
8 ...a film that is small but not slight, sweet but not cloying, and the kind of thing that can make even a cynical critic like movies again.
5 ...feels like trying to eat lunch in a room full of screaming toddlers who keep slapping the sandwich out of your hands.
8 This movie sees things from the insect’s point of view.
0 Evrenol does have a talent for evoking the menace hanging around the edges of everyday life; under his lens, meat sizzling on a grill takes on an ominous quality...
4 ...the animal scenes...are well done, with some nice-looking...underwater cinematography.