Stellar cast can’t bring story into focus
On its surface, Amsterdam has the hallmarks of a refined mid-budget studio film for which critics and cinephiles clamor routinely. Arriving at the...
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Mental health at center of horror film
Capping off an uncommonly strong month for cinematic horror, the frightfest Smile stars Sosie Bacon as Dr. Rose Cotter, a psychologist who’s been putting...
‘Blonde’ critics dismissing creativity
Every week I hear or see a podcaster or critic complain about how they “don’t make movies like this anymore” while talking about an older, non-superhero...
Thriller chooses style over substance
Hot off its Venice International Film Festival premiere this month, Olivia Wilde’s sophomore directorial effort Don’t Worry Darling lands in theaters...
Stars, drama propel ‘Darling’ to No. 1
The top two films at the U.S. box office right now were directed by women, Olivia Wilde and Gina Prince-Bythewood. How about that? Wilde’s second...
Killer gets backstory in horror prequel
When writer/director Ti West debuted his slasher film X at South By Southwest in March, he announced he secretly shot a prequel back-to-back with it...
US box office ruled by ‘Woman King’
Gina Prince-Bythewood has the No. 1 movie in the world right now with The Woman King. This is a wonderful thing. GPB, for the unfamiliar, has been...
Plaza steals the show in dramatic role
Playing at Cinema Center this weekend, Emily the Criminal is both a stunning debut for writer/director John Patton Ford and another outstanding showing...
Looking toward some box office gems
The box office situation is somehow getting worse. This past weekend’s top two films were Barbarian ($10 million) and Brahmastra Part One: Shiva ($4.4...
Performances can’t save uneven script
Last September, The Eyes of Tammy Faye took the straight-laced biopic approach to telling the story of a pastor’s wife standing alongside her husband...