Category: Movie Reviews

“Dongji Rescue” proves that the Chinese can make WWII films as spectacular—and spectacularly jingoistic—as the ones we make.

It’s a fascinating premise, but one whose parts don’t culminate into an altogether coherent whole.

“Trust” had the potential to be not just thrilling but thoughtful, yet with an unfocused eye and clumsy pen, it fell way short of the mark.

“The Twisted tale of Amanda Knox” just doesn’t add enough new to the conversation for anyone who knows this story.

It has the depth of a mediocre beach read weepy.

The series deserves a better final act.

Devo’s songs now feel like prophecies set to music.

The filmmakers know exactly what kind of movie their audience wants and have a better-than-average plan to deliver it.

A good-looking mess, to be sure, but a mess, nonetheless..

“Went Up the Hill” doesn’t just explore grief, it expresses it.