Spoiler Alert: this movie isn’t perfect, but it is heartwarming. Not even my positive feedback for “Bros” could give it a financial boost at the box office, and it’s a shame most […]
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Empire of Light
A missed opportunity even from the great Sam Mendes. The life of a movie theater employee has its ups and downs. You get to watch movies for free, make some new friends, […]
The Whale
Brendan Fraser explodes as a fat man trying to reconnect with his daughter. Brendan Fraser has a film career with iconic movies like “The Mummy,” “George of the Jungle,” acclaimed films like […]
The Eternal Daughter
A different kind of ghost story. Tilda Swinton has a dual role as a mother and daughter in “The Eternal Daughter,” her latest collaboration with writer/director Joanna Hogg. Although, I’m going to […]
Darby and the Dead
This ghost whisperer is likable, but her latest client annoys you to death. If Darby can act as a counselor for dead people who need to settle some unfinished business, then she […]
Nanny
Anna Diop shines as an immigrant nanny, but struggles to overcome the demons she sees. In the new psychological thriller “Nanny,” Anna Diop (“Us,” “Titans”) plays an undocumented Senegalese Immigrant nanny named […]
Return to Seoul
An adoption story that wins you over. “Return to Seoul” is a different Korean film. It regards a young French-Korean woman named Freddie, who speaks French and a little English and not […]
Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio
Eye-popping stop-motion visuals and grade-A voices never lie. Two versions of “Pinocchio” have been released this year. Robert Zemeckis’ live-action remake of the 1940 Disney animated classic, which was condescending and unnecessary […]
Decision to Leave
A riveting mystery about an insomniac detective and the woman who could be bad. I regret not reviewing the new South Korean opus “Decision to Leave” sooner, because like “Aftersun,” I wasn’t […]
EO
Jerzy Skolimowski’s beautiful ode to donkeys. If this donkey embarks on a journey where he meets good and bad people, then the new Polish drama “EO” is inspired by Robert Bresson’s 1966 […]
