Since the emergence of such films as Ex-Machina and 10 Cloverfield Lane, and The Girl…
Movie Reviews
The Kid Who Would Be King Movie Review: A family film with a sharp edge
In The Kid Who Would Be King, you will believe a 12-year-old boy and his…
The Despairing Beauty of Stasis : A sampler of the first Iranian Film Festival New York
If there was one through line in the IFC’s first (and hopefully not last) annual…
The Upside Movie Review: Kevin Hart and Bryan Cranston save this maudlin story
It is not a good time to be Kevin Hart right now. Sure he’s one…
The Vanishing Movie Review: Director Kristoffer Nyholm creates a surprisingly eerie mystery
Using Scottish folklore as a speculative framing device for historical fanfiction, The Vanishing (formerly Keepers)…
Escape Room Movie Review: A predictable thriller that fails to stick the landing
The fun of playing an escape room is all in the details and no two…
On the Basis of Sex Movie Review: A straightforward biopic that charms while playing it safe
It’s easy to forget that the Notorious RBG was once not so seemingly untouchable as…