The Assistant (2019 | USA | 87 minutes | Kitty Green) We meet the titular assistant, portrayed with quiet reserve by Julia …
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Birds of Prey Aims to Please
Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) (2020 | USA | 109 minutes | Cathy Yan) DC’s cinematic …
Roundtable: Oscar Party!
In place of our usual end of month roundup, I thought we owed it to ourselves to pontificate on Hollywood’s biggest night. …
On Screen: Oscar Catch-up, The Turning, Muppets, Romanians
This week’s mainstream releases include The Turning, in which Mackenzie Davis downgrades from protecting the savior of humanity in last year’s Terminator …
On Screen: Les Misérables, Color Out of Space, the Wave, the Hottest August, Weathering With You
This weekend sees Will Smith and Martin Lawrence reuniting in Bad Boys for Life and Robert Downey Jr. stepping away from the …
Just Mercy is a Competent Addition to the Canon of Anti-Death-Row Dramas
Just Mercy (2019 | USA | 137 minutes | Destin Daniel Cretton) It’s a sad commentary on the inherent crisis of our …
Roundtable: Wrapping the Month, Year, and Decade in Film, 2019 and 2010s Edition.
Welcome to 2020, Sunbreakers! We’ve had a few days to get used to writing the correct date on our checks; so let’s …
On Screen: Oscar-hopeful Documentaries, Agnès Varda Retrospective, Pauline Kael, and Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown
We’ve been spending the first days of the new year reflecting on our favorite films from 2019. With a relatively quiet wide-release …
Josh’s Favorite Movies of 2019 (And the Rest of the 2010s)
I’ve been keeping a list of my filmgoing all year, yet despite months of tinkering, am still not completely satisfied with the …
Greta Gerwig’s Little Women is a Gift
Little Women (2019 | USA | 135 minutes | Greta Gerwig) Greta Gerwig made her solo directorial debut with Lady Bird, one …