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Review: Wonder Woman

Jun 4

Jun 4 Review: Wonder Woman

Representation certainly matters and knowing that little girls and young women will see themselves in Gal Gadot's brilliant portrayal warms my heart to the nth degree. But above all else, the film has to stand on its own merit to earn praise, and girl, does it ever!

May 12

May 12 Review: Risk

Post-Risk, it would seem like not much has changed.

2018 Oscars Preview - Best Supporting Actress

May 7

May 7 2018 Oscars Preview - Best Supporting Actress

An early look at next year's contenders for the Best Supporting Actress Oscar. Michelle Williams, Julianne Moore, Mary J. Blige and more.

Review: The Circle

Apr 30

Apr 30 Review: The Circle

Imagine a world where the smartest people are also the dumbest.

Review: Colossal

Apr 16

Apr 16 Review: Colossal

Every so often, a film will attempt to straddle certain lines, but rarely does a film completely disregard notions of the boxes it is supposed to check and just tell an entertaining story that defies description.

Apr 5

Apr 5 Review: Wilson

This film is a haphazard meditation on the difficulty of life for people whose lives really aren't all that difficult. So self-absorbed, mostly joyless and ultimately not very poignant, I walked away feeling like my time was wasted. There are unending annoyances ingrained throughout, but more than anything, it is just a bore.

Review: Beauty and the Beast

Mar 25

Mar 25 Review: Beauty and the Beast

Put simply, Beauty and the Beast has just enough Disney magic working in its favor that it would be hard not to make a winner.

Review: Kong: Skull Island

Mar 19

Mar 19 Review: Kong: Skull Island

This is just a good time.

Mar 14

Mar 14 Review: Logan

Everything in it is hyper-real, making for a kind of action that lends to the story instead of detracting from it. But it's in the well-worn patches of humanity that the movie finds its bearings.

Mar 4

Mar 4 Top 10 of 2016

Here are my 10 favorite films of 2016!

Review: Get Out

Feb 25

Feb 25 Review: Get Out

"Yooooooooooooo!" is basically the only acceptable response to most of this movie.

Review: Life, Animated

Feb 25

Feb 25 Review: Life, Animated

While there were moments, the film actually suffers to fill its 90-minute run time with the kind of drama that seemed possible. In the end, it felt like material better suited for a documentary short than for a feature length film.

Final Oscar Predictions - 2017

Feb 23

Feb 23 Final Oscar Predictions - 2017

Here are my picks for every category at this year's Oscars!

Feb 20

Feb 20 Review: Elle

Perhaps this is some sort of meta-commentary, but if it is, something in the delivery feels off.

Review: Captain Fantastic

Feb 16

Feb 16 Review: Captain Fantastic

In the end, the film tackles a few very challenging themes with good-natured humor and a certain timeless irreverence.

Review: I Am Not Your Negro

Feb 11

Feb 11 Review: I Am Not Your Negro

James Baldwin was brilliant. Aligning his writing with images, past and present, should result in a film that speaks powerfully to our time. And while Raoul Peck's film reaches those heights at times, certain missteps keep it from being what it could have been.

Review: OJ: Made In America

Feb 7

Feb 7 Review: OJ: Made In America

At bottom, it shows us why the story of O.J. Simpson is the story of O.J., and us.

My Favorite Performances of 2016

Feb 1

Feb 1 My Favorite Performances of 2016

Let's take a look at the very best performances of 2016!

Review: Hidden Figures

Jan 24

Jan 24 Review: Hidden Figures

It is at once remarkable and relatable; understandable and unimaginable. That it melds all of this into a story that goes beyond the usual “feel-good” is a testament to the talents of all involved.

Jan 14

Jan 14 Review: Lion

This is the best version of this movie. That doesn’t mean this is the best movie. Just that given what they started with, there were a lot of places this could have gone wrong.