The Old Guard review – the obligatory same old, same old Same Old Guard
Netflix’s The Old Guard is based on the best-selling comic book series of the same name by Leandro Fernandez, a
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Author: M.N. Miller
The F**k-It List review – trade this faux revolution for a real one Ugh, fudge this movie
I hate films like The F**k-It List. It’s the equivalent of the old adage that a lie can travel halfway
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The Truth review – the truth is The Truth needed to go deeper ...is what you make it?
It’s a tall order to surpass, not to mention just reach Hirokazu Kore-eda’s 2018 critical smash Shoplifters. The film about an
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Miss Juneteenth review – a grounded expression of motherhood
Channing Godfrey’s new character study has pacing issues, but her film Miss Juneteenth is a star-making vehicle for actress Nicole
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The Halfway Report Card – the best actress performances of 2020 so far
The Halfway Report Card – the best actress performances of 2020 so far The following is a handful of stand-out
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The Halfway Report Card – the best actor performances of 2020 so far
The Halfway Report Card – the best actor performances of 2020 so far The following is a handful of stand-out
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Irresistible review – resist this film p*ssing in the wind
The word of mouth of Jon Stewart’s new film and the ending of his 12-year hiatus from directing his first
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The 2020 Halfway Report Card: The Best of the Year So Far the grades are in
The 2020 Halfway Report Card The first half of the 2020 film calendar has been a strange one. The current
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The 2020 Halfway Report Card: The Worst of the Year so Far
The 2020 Halfway Report Card: The Worst of the Year so Far Please take a gander at my ultimate list
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Babyteeth review – a stunning debut film from a fresh voice
I’m quite certain Babyteeth, the debut feature film from director Shannon Murphy (Killing Eve), will be like no other film
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One-Way to Tomorrow review- after sunrise, sunset, and midnight Two-Ways to Yesterday
This review of One-Way to Tomorrow (Netflix) is spoiler-free. As soon as I saw Dilan Çiçek Deniz grace the screen of
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Wasp Network review – an ambitious story that becomes incoherent and convoluted
Historical films that try to cover so much material within a limited time frame are notoriously incohesive. Netflix’s new based-on-a-true-story
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Never Rarely Sometimes Always review – a film that leaves an indelible mark of the moment
Director Eliza Hittman’s latest film Never Rarely Sometimes Always is pure independent cinema. Many watched her film when quarantined with nowhere to go for the last couple of months and were exposed to a no-frills
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Da 5 Bloods review – blistering poetry on the battle against hate
Spike Lee has never been a filmmaker you can peg unless it’s that reputation to firmly stand outside the box
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The Painter and the Thief review – an exultant documentary feature drawn to him
There are moments of Benjamin Ree’s new documentary, The Painter and the Thief, that begins to overwhelm you almost immediately
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The High Note review – a tired genre that plays like an average greatest hits album hit that note
The High Note is really just about the same old story you see in almost any romantic drama nowadays. Its
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How to Build a Girl review – charming, funny, raunchy and sweet
How to Build a Girl, the zany coming of age comedy that, depending on who you talk to, is a semi-autobiographical
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Survive the Night review – look kids! it’s a couple of falling stars, make a wish. or, just end it now.
I wish we could use clichés like they just don’t make movies like Survive the Night anymore, but that’s sadly
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The Vast of Night second opinion – a scintillating debut film paradoxical parasomnia
Amazon Prime Video’s The Vast of Night is the kind of film put together on a shoestring budget (by today’s
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Resistance review – Eisenberg is boxed in by a formulaic script never mime
Resistance is so frustratingly formulaic it draws comparisons to last year’s criminally overrated stinker, Harriet. While not nearly as ridiculous
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