A good directorial debut about love and loss. Dan Levy has made a name for himself in the entertainment world beginning with his and his father Eugene Levy’s collaboration on the show […]
Good Grief
The Dirty South
A small time crime drama in a small town that has some big ambitions. “The Dirty South” is an independent crime drama that came out last November, and I haven’t heard about […]
Memory
Dementia-stricken boy meets recovering alcoholic girl. Michel Franco’s “Memory” is a small portrait on two people who have their struggles in life, and yet, form a connection that becomes polarized by those […]
The Boys in the Boat
This regatta doesn’t row enough laps. George Clooney’s “The Boys in the Boat” is a great-looking but misguided project about the University of Washington rowers who represented the United States in the […]
Rebel Moon-Part One: A Child of Fire
Zack Snyder’s worst movie in years has just gotten started. If “Jupiter Ascending,” both versions of “Dune” (the bad and the great), and “Star Wars” had an orgy, and one of them […]
Ferrari
Michael Mann’s hot car biopic has some hot performances. “Ferrari” is Michael Mann’s first movie since “Blackhat,” which I thought was empty at the time. This one is better than that film, […]
The Color Purple
This second film version is sad, uplifting, and show-stopping. “The Color Purple” is a sad African-American story, set in early 20th century, based on the novel by Alice Walker. It inspired the […]
All of Us Strangers
A gay drama that combines fantasy with reality. It would be obvious that a man reuniting with his deceased parents in his timeline would be a fantasy. It can also leave us […]
Freud’s Last Session
I’m thinking this movie could have been better. “Freud’s Last Session” is a fictionalized story of Austrian neurologist Siegmund Freud having a meeting with “Chronicles of Narnia” author C.S. Lewis, and has […]
The Teacher’s Lounge
A teacher’s game of detective goes horribly wrong in this gripping drama. “The Teacher’s Lounge” is a German import that’s also a powerful and complex school drama. When it comes through the […]
