“La Grazia” Review
Italian President Mariano De Santis (Toni Servillo) has been nicknamed “Reinforced Concrete.” The name reflects how immovable he is due to his indecisiveness. La Grazia (Italian for “The Pardon”) finds
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“Sentimental Value” (2025) Review
While there are plenty of films of a fractured family trying to heal old wounds, Sentimental Value attempts to do so through the language of art. The Borg family is
“Five Nights at Freddy’s 2” Review
The most impressive aspect of Five Nights at Freddy’s 2 is that sometimes it’s functional. Though still bound by the first film’s messy mash of video game lore, sloppy logic,
“Eternity” (2025) Review
Eternity joins a long line of afterlife comedies that treat purgatory like a business conference and death’s final door as a place that requires some existential truths to unlock. While
“Little Amélie or the Character of Rain” Review
Amélie Nothomb’s true story as a Belgian girl growing up in Japan is seen as a perspective between worlds that extends beyond the cultural. Wielded with the whimsy of animation,
“Left-Handed Girl” Review
Director Shih-Ching Tsou has spent enough time as a producer on Sean Baker’s films that she can hone in on the raw, relatable elements in Left-Handed Girl. As her first
“After The Hunt” Review
Director Luca Guadagnino usually finds something mesmerizing to explore in his films, but he hits a familiar wall with After the Hunt. As so many filmmakers try to highlight the
“Zootopia 2” Review
The sequel to Zootopia succeeds in recognizing who the real star of the first film was: the titular environment. The metropolis of Zootopia is designed to accommodate every creature, but
“Hamnet” Review
At the heart of Hamnet is a thriving desire to understand the unknown. Through artistic displays and connections with nature, we keep gravitating closer to something primal, hoping we’ll have
“Being Eddie” (2025) Review
I’m sure there’s a sobering aspect to how comedy legend Eddie Murphy is portrayed in this documentary, as more casual than complex. Many celebrities consider him the pioneer of comedy,