We Believe in Dinosaurs (2019 | USA | 96 minutes | Monica Long Ross and Clayton Brown) In 2016, a theme park …
On Screen: Oscar Shorts, Atlantics, Botero, Citizen K, After Hours
This weekend’s Super Bowl distractions include the continuation of Cinerama’s Oscar Prep Marathon with Parasite, Uncut Gems (snubbed, but worthy!), Little Women …
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 …
Guy Ritchie adds The Gentlemen to His Crime Cinema Rap Sheet
The Gentlemen (2020 | Great Britain | 110 minutes | Guy Ritchie) Guy Ritchie’s canon as a film director has alternately run …
Seattle Filmmaker Explores Friendship and Sadness in Acclaimed New Short
I’ve been following filmmaker Julio Ramirez ever since he wrote, directed, co-produced, and co-edited his feature film debut Nothing Against Life, which …
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 …
Dolittle is just fine
Dolittle (2020 | USA | 100 minutes | Stephen Gahan) Over the past decade, Robert Downey Jr. has almost exclusively played Tony …
What You See Is What You Get with Bad Boys for Life
Bad Boys for Life (2020 | USA | 120 minutes | Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah) If there’s anything that reminds …
Underwater is Visually Stunning, but is That All There is?
Underwater (2020 | USA | 95 minutes | William Eubank) William Eubank’s first film was a beautiful, very small budget sci-fi movie …
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 …