Author: jose

It’s really the circular nature of the script, and its languid pacing and numerous red herrings, that lets the otherwise-workmanlike nature of the miniseries down.

At a time when it feels like so many movies like this can’t settle on an identity, there’s something purely entertaining about seeing a movie that’s designed like a rollercoaster.

Mimi Cave’s “Holland” is a lifeless affair, a film that defies genre categorization not by virtue of doing too much but because it does almost nothing at all.

Nothing here has any teeth; nothing hits the heart.

It’s silly fun at a time when it feels like we could all use an escape.

The truth is that pacing often trumps realism, and “The Accountant 2” just doesn’t build enough momentum.

There’s an air of mystery to the film that Egoyan never quite resolves.

“Another Simple Favor” ends up largely the same as the first in terms of what works and what falters.

Rungano Nyoni’s “On Becoming a Guinea Fowl” is a surreal and emotional journey through one family’s pent-up trauma.

While “The Empire” has a sense of fun and curiosity, it’s not exactly pleasurable.