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, […]
Empire of Light
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 […]
Bones and All
Luca Guadagnino’s cannibal love story bites to the bone. I’ve never seen a trailer for Luca Guadagnino’s “Bones and All,” as a mechanism my late grandfather did, and I was trying to […]
Ticket to Paradise
Clooney and Roberts have chemistry, but lack the right script. George Clooney and Julia Roberts reunite for the fifth time, after the first two “Ocean’s Eleven” movies, “Confessions of a Dangerous Mind,” […]
Rosaline
A breezy and comical take on Shakespeare’s tale. “Rosaline” is a witty and strong-willed made-for-Hulu romcom version of William Shakespeare’s tragedy “Romeo & Juliet,” only it’s told from the perspective of Juliet’s […]
Entergalactic
A Kid Cudi animated trip to remember “Entergalactic” is a made-for-Netflix animated film with a similar quality to “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse,” with its NYC setting and its combination of computer animation […]
Bros
A gay romcom to laugh and fall in love with. I may be a straight film critic, but that doesn’t mean I can’t show my respect for gay people. I’ve known some […]
Meet Cute
Time Traveling romcom kills too many butterflies. I’ve dealt with two fantasy comedies this year where something magical happens to a woman who goes into a tanning bed. In “Mack & Rita,” […]
Blonde
Some don’t like it hot. Andrew Dominik’s take on Marilyn Monroe in “Blonde” is a miserable bag for me. It’s a movie that looks great, because of the scope and Ana de […]
Three Thousand Years of Longing
George Miller’s genie tale has more magic than narrative. I hate to bore you readers with this introduction, but knowing I was seeing “Three Thousand Years of Longing,” which is about a […]
