“The Smashing Machine” (2025) Review
This movie might not seem like my jam, given that I’ve never been into the UFC, but that doesn’t matter with Benny Safdie’s direction. I never cared much for basketball,
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“Eleanor the Great” Review
June Squibb is such a talented elderly actress that it is hard to accept the uneven balance of her desperation and exuberance in Eleanor the Great. Her character’s deception is
“One Battle After Another” Review
The fight for our rights will be one of endurance, a notion that coats Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another with equal hope and hilarity. This type of film
“Twinless” Review
Twinless poses such an odd romantic situation that it dares you to laugh at its premise of grief and repression. The unease can be felt from the start, where Roman
“Friendship” Review
Insecurity is the key to what makes Tim Robinson’s comedy work so well. On his sketch comedy show, I Think You Should Leave Now, his many skits have become evergreen
“Highest 2 Lowest” Review
Spike Lee clearly has a love for classic filmmakers like Akira Kurosawa that he wouldn’t turn in a routine and rote remake of his most revered thriller, High & Low.
“Caught Stealing” Review
There are so many unique ingredients in Caught Stealing that it’s almost baffling that someone like Darren Aronofsky turns out a rather bland thriller that tries to be offbeat but
“She Rides Shotgun” Review
She Rides Shotgun fits snugly into the father-daughter dynamic of thrillers that can lean into the heartfelt and the hurt. Although armed with a decent degree of corruption, drugs, and
“Sorry, Baby” Review
As the directorial debut of Eva Victor, Sorry, Baby effortlessly navigates the minefield of staging a dramedy around rape and power dynamics. Terrible things happen to the unfortunate Agnes (played
“On Becoming a Guinea Fowl” Review
There’s a quiet absurdity to how death and trauma are treated in On Becoming a Guinea Fowl. As the film begins, Uncle Fred is dead. He doesn’t die surrounded by