Movie Reviews

I know someone who has had to grieve the loss of a romantic loved one too early in life, so I was quick to sympathize...

Originally a manga, Golden Kamuy has enjoyed adaptations. In addition to getting a popular anime series, the Japanese story has been adapted into a feature-length live-action...

Sometimes, in film, the messages can get blurry, and that’s what happens in Faceless After Dark. Surfaced as a story about the toxicity of fandom,...

The biggest selling point of the Indonesian horror movie Monster is that it has no dialogue. Netflix warns viewers before starting the film, which I...

The first thing I noticed when watching Living With Leopards was how little was siloed between the cubs and the production team. From the moment...

Things are going pretty well for Nikki Glaser. She was once again the clear stand-out in The Roast of Tom Brady on Netflix, which shouldn’t...

Mother of the Bride could have at least tried to make an effort. I know Netflix needed a branded movie title for America’s Mother’s Day, but...

A movie about two teenagers trying to secure prom dates is hardly the most original idea of recent years, but I was hoping that Kevin...

I assume The Idea of You is dubbed a “contemporary love story” due to its on-theme perspective of age-gap relationships, which is always the topic...

Honeymoonish is the type of film you should approach with an open mind. It’s charming, well-acted, and features stunning scenery. But it’s also formulaic in...

Live-action adaptations tend to be hit-and-miss. It’s hard to convey the exaggerated and physically impossible animation elements in the real world with human actors. There’s...

The accent is strong with this one, but don’t let that put you off. The irreverent Scottish comedian Fern Brady tackles big topics like death,...

Stolen (2024) is ostensibly a drama, but it plays out more like a docu-drama about reindeer than anything else. I couldn’t recommend it as a work...

Netflix’s Love, Divided is perfect casual viewing and a reminder of why tropes become tropes in the first place. The overly familiar underpinnings may prevent...

I feel sad for The Greatest Hits. It has a wonderful leading performance by Lucy Boynton, a compelling story, and has all the hallmarks of...

A Journey is a heartwrenching Filipino drama about a woman with cancer setting out to complete her bucket list together with her husband and childhood...

India is known for its musical movies, usually filled with drama and romance. What makes Amar Singh Chamkila different, why it has so much depth...

What Jennifer Did is more about what Jennifer Pan did not do. She wanted her ex-boyfriend back, she wanted to lead a different life, she...