26 Reviews

Civil: Ben Crump
8
Civil: Ben Crump

...a helpful reminder that one man can’t be the solution to racist police violence, even as a successful spokesperson for the movement to end that violence.

The Art of Incarceration
8
The Art of Incarceration

As a snapshot of human beings using art to express themselves and connect to their cultures, The Art of Incarceration is a triumph.

Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi
8
Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi

...offers the perfect mid-point between the childish and mature themes that The Clone Wars navigated. I was deeply surprised.

The Guardians of Justice
7
The Guardians of Justice

Bizarre, loud, fantastical pulp that rises to the moment.

The Takedown
7
The Takedown

A solid action comedy and a window into how a French director with a lot of American projects can turn eclectic influences into an artistic sensibility with wide-ranging appeal, all while directing actors to beat up Nazis.

Neptune Frost
8
Neptune Frost

...a powerful film, clean and digestible while it traffics in metaphors and deploys poetry and philosophy.

Karmalink
8
Karmalink

...an earnest near-future sci-fi built around the thin line between memory and fantasy, with a plot centering on friendship, mystery and technological advancement.

See How They Run
7
See How They Run

...a movie in love with the whodunnit genre...

The Woman King
8
The Woman King

The world would be better off for more movies set in Africa before colonization, especially if they’re as good as this one.

Smile
7
Smile

...will positively terrify casual fans of horror. It’s creepy, dreadful and jumpy.

Mister Organ
8
Mister Organ

It’s a drama and thriller created out of real-life footage of strange-as-fiction events.

Huesera: The Bone Woman
8
Huesera: The Bone Woman

...a thoughtful meditation on choice, love and the anguish of expectation, dressed in the clothing of a clear-eyed, anxious body horror.

Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi
8
Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi

...offers the perfect mid-point between the childish and mature themes that The Clone Wars navigated. I was deeply surprised.

Wendell & Wild
8
Wendell & Wild

...a spooky coming-of-age comedy made of sad and dramatic moments...

Bullet Train
7
Bullet Train

...a fun action ride...

jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy
8
jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy

The documentary is valuable to audience members who want to know more of the details behind the stories he tells on the last track of The College Dropout, “Last Call,”...

The Offer
6
The Offer

The Offer’s greatest success is in delivering the early 1970s as a second Hollywood Golden Age through outstanding individual performances. Giovanni Ribisi and Matthew Goode...

jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy
8
jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy

The documentary is valuable to audience members who want to know more of the details behind the stories he tells on the last track of The College Dropout, “Last Call,”...

Day Shift
7
Day Shift

...a successful directorial debut for long-time stunt coordinator J.J. Perry. It isn’t a revelation, but it’s mirthful and violent and feels like everyone involved had fun making it while taking their jobs seriously.

Carter
8
Carter

Carter is the proverbial nonstop action thrill ride that every blockbuster claims to be.

DC League of Super-Pets
8
DC League of Super-Pets

...a CG-animated film about Superman’s dog learning to make and share friends that is much better than you would expect.

What We Do in the Shadows
9
What We Do in the Shadows

...still one of TV’s best comedies.

Five Days at Memorial
7
Five Days at Memorial

There’s a lean drama miniseries in here mixed with a disaster film, a superfluous love story, and a police investigation.

Five Days at Memorial
7
Five Days at Memorial

There’s a lean drama miniseries in here mixed with a disaster film, a superfluous love story, and a police investigation.