Knives Out: Blanc Space
On the one hand, I wish Rian Johnson were directing the new Star Wars installment after the job he did on The Last Jedi....
The Handmaiden: Pickpocket
Korean movies don’t talk about homosexuality. Homosexuality is legal in South Korea, but a majority of people still disapprove, so it seldom comes up...
Climax: Dance Dance Execution
If you don’t read another word of my review of Climax, just click on the video screen below:
https://youtu.be/9n-6A6bPBA0
That’s awesome. It comes near the beginning...
Ne Zha: Demon Seed
Last year when I reviewed Big Fish & Begonia, I wrote about how China is playing catch-up with the rest of the Far East...
Moonrise Kingdom: Sam ♥ Suzy
All of Wes Anderson’s movies are children’s movies. That’s what I realized while watching his Moonrise Kingdom, a spellbinding piece of work that opens...
Ma Rainey: Levee Sings the Blues
When Chadwick Boseman died this past summer, we heard that he had one performance left in the can, a starring role in a film...
Moana: Once on This Island
Moana
Voices by Auli’i Cravalho and Dwayne Johnson. Directed by Ron Clements and John Musker. Written by Jared Bush. Rated PG.
When Hollywood talks about “diversity,”...
A Taxi Driver: Korea Cab
If it's August, it must be time for Korean movies. While Hollywood takes its annual breather between the summer blockbusters and the fall prestige...
Irishman: Made Man
In the end, The Irishman’s winless fate at the Oscars was probably down to a surfeit of woe-is-me tales about aging white guys like...
Good Time: Red Dye
While us film critics are busy writing up the glittering success that Kristen Stewart has had after the Twilight series (and yes, that includes...
