Reviews

Holidate thespians Emma Roberts and Luke Bracey reunite in this lukewarm romantic comedy that features solid veterans in Diane Keaton, Richard Gere, William H Macy and Susan Sarandon. Michael Jacobs’ Maybe I Do mostly cheats viewers of a funny, interesting and insightful experience starting from snatching a bouquet at a wedding.  It’s clear with very […]

Lukas Dhont’s new drama tries to be provocative in a well wrought, sincere way but loses out to shameless manipulation.  Not that Close can’t strain with sheer riveting poignancy in locating heartbreak and healing in the loss of innocence in the intersection of identity and love in the tender bonds of friendship.  This film in […]

This melodrama from Florian Zeller after The Father is another of his stage adaptations with Christopher Hampton that attempts to be provocative, but ends up being too manipulative and awkward to get the job done.   In working around aimlessness and self-harm, Hugh Jackman works hard to little avail as remarried and new parent, as […]

The fear of technology gone wild along with absent parenting comes to the fore in this blend of comedy and horror.  M3GAN comes from the makers of Malignant including producer James Wan using the demonic doll template to its advantage with absurd, satirical strokes.  Director Gerard Johnstone and the sound designer help to provide a […]

Director/producer Laura Poitras makes a very astute, memorable film filled with grit and detail but compassionately doled out.  All The Beauty and Bloodshed is consistently bracing from an emotional and sociology perspective in bringing clarity into the life of celebrate artist Nan Goldin who was affected deeply by the opioid crisis having been in foster […]