Category: Movie Reviews

Guillermo Del Toro’s “Frankenstein” is a breathtaking coup, an exhilarating riposte to the conventional wisdom about dream projects.

A soulful and meditative character study of a depressed artist laid bare.

A satisfyingly twisty thriller that is appropriate at any time of year.

“The Roses,” about the disintegration of a marriage, can’t accurately be described as a black comedy because it’s afraid to get too dark. You can almost imagine the director, Jay Roach, looking out at the audience with one hand on a huge dial that says “LIKABILITY” and turning it up or down as needed, to […]

“American Sweatshop” doesn’t quite have the courage to really follow through on its ambitious and timely concept.

Ultimately, the spirit of “Love, Brooklyn” is tenderness.

“The Toxic Avenger” isn’t a bad little movie, but it is an acquired taste that even the pre-initiated might not have acquired.

The film itself unpacks the limitations of making the story too much about the storyteller.

His excellent cast helps keep the tale engrossing.

It is an undeniably, and inimitably, human work of art.