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FILM REVIEWS


A REAL PAIN
A promising idea is let down by an script disappointingly low on emotion, character evolution and thematic heft in A Real Pain, which...
Jan 20


THE PIANO LESSON
Out of all August Wilson play adaptations The Piano Lesson is opened up for a cinematic experience the most but that doesn’t mean the...
Jan 19


WOMAN OF THE HOUR
Anna Kendrick makes an assured directing debut in this seventies-set culled-from-the-headlines serial killer story, even if the narrative...
Jan 7


SATURDAY NIGHT
An expansive cast that uncannily channels their real life counterparts is a saving grace for Saturday Night which on most other accounts...
Dec 25, 2024


WICKED - Part One
The Broadway sensation gets a spectacular movie version in Wicked – Part One but amid the sumptuous visuals and the loud power ballads...
Dec 7, 2024


A DIFFERENT MAN
Despite yet another excellent Sebastian Stan performance and a great hook, A Different Man doesn’t totally convince because the film...
Dec 3, 2024


MY OLD ASS
Even though the premise of My Old Ass doesn’t do much new with the concept of a young girl being contacted by her older self, the actors...
Nov 25, 2024


GLADIATOR II
You will (eventually) be entertained by Gladiator II, mostly thanks to a scene chewing Denzel Washington, but the sequel’s spectacle...
Nov 19, 2024


MADE IN ENGLAND: THE FILMS OF POWELL AND PRESSBURGER
Essentially a Martin Scorsese hosted film course about the oeuvre of Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger, Made in England is film buff...
Nov 16, 2024


MUSIC BY JOHN WILLIAMS
While Music by John Williams gives an excellent overview of the life and work of the master of the modern movie score, the documentary...
Nov 8, 2024


LATE NIGHT WITH THE DEVIL
The genuinely unsettling, cleverly constructed and smartly ambiguous Late Night with the Devil is a great showcase for actor David...
Nov 1, 2024
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