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Can You Ever Forgive Me?
(2018)
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Jason Di Rosso
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[The] film is a triumph of understatement as well as a moving reflection on the many ways people shut themselves off from a world that seems to have closed its doors to them.
Posted Dec 06, 2018
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Widows
(2018)
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Jason Di Rosso
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Widows is cluttered and lumbering, with only occasional moments of transcendence.
Posted Dec 01, 2018
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Beautiful Boy
(2018)
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Jason Di Rosso
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Whatever the case, an excellent Carell - not Chalamet - is the most haunting player in this moving tragedy.
Posted Oct 26, 2018
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A Star Is Born
(2018)
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Jason Di Rosso
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Cooper has given us a vision of this story to cherish.
Posted Oct 18, 2018
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First Man
(2018)
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Jason Di Rosso
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The reticence of Gosling's character, his emotional constipation, is as much a measure of his virtue as a hero as his shortcomings as a husband and father.
Posted Oct 11, 2018
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Wajib
(2017)
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Jason Di Rosso
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Jacir is able to tweak genre convention to show us something new.
Posted Oct 11, 2018
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Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot
(2018)
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Jason Di Rosso
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The plot's mish mash of 12-step drama, career ascent and romantic subplot often lacks dynamism.
Posted Sep 28, 2018
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You Were Never Really Here
(2017)
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Jason Di Rosso
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You could describe You Were Never Really Here as a hitman thriller, but it doesn't quite do justice to the bedazzling ways that Scottish director Lynne Ramsay... takes Jonathan Ames's novel and transforms it into a tender, fragmented nightmare.
Posted Sep 06, 2018
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The Insult
(2017)
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Jason Di Rosso
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A captivating story...there's enough emotional force to keep it from sinking under the weight of its lofty ambitions and sometimes predictable idealism.
Posted Aug 30, 2018
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BlacKkKlansman
(2018)
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Jason Di Rosso
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Ultimately, BlacKkKlansman is a carefully thought out provocation, a film that knows it will both make you laugh but also leave you reeling.
Posted Aug 16, 2018
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Mission: Impossible - Fallout
(2018)
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Jason Di Rosso
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The beauty of Cruise's performance is his ability to show physical wear and tear in small gestures. A slight limp, a hunch, a shiver.
Posted Aug 02, 2018
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Skyscraper
(2018)
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Jason Di Rosso
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The ingredients are there, but the execution is often uninspired.
Posted Jul 13, 2018
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Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom
(2018)
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Jason Di Rosso
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Bayona's skill extends to evoking suspense and menace via a playfully retro horror style... If only all of this wasn't undermined by the emotional sinkhole between Pratt and Howard.
Posted Jun 27, 2018
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Upgrade
(2018)
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Jason Di Rosso
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Tech paranoia is a staple of sci-fi, of course, and Whannell's film is not exactly a new take. But he puts passion into every blood splattered pixel and the result is a lot of fun...
Posted Jun 15, 2018
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Ocean's 8
(2018)
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Jason Di Rosso
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It may have a glittering A-list cast, but Ocean's 8 is as disappointing as the fake diamonds used to replace the real thing in the film's big heist.
Posted Jun 07, 2018
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Solo: A Star Wars Story
(2018)
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Jason Di Rosso
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Han Solo is no longer one of Star Wars' most enigmatic characters - he emerges from this film with enough backstory to satisfy the most dim-witted armchair psychoanalyst.
Posted May 23, 2018
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Deadpool 2
(2018)
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Jason Di Rosso
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In the face of this pretence of cool cynicism, the film's eventual nod to sentiment and pathos doesn't seem maudlin or ridiculous. Credit should go to Reynolds, who brings to bear the sincerity and vulnerability he's expressed before in his rom-com roles.
Posted May 18, 2018
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Breath
(2017)
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Jason Di Rosso
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Only occasionally does the transposition from page to screen find transcendence in cinema's shorthand and dynamism.
Posted May 03, 2018
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Loveless
(2017)
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Jason Di Rosso
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It's the kind of premise that - in the hands of a more sentimental director - might deliver a glimmer of reconciliation between the two, but Zvyagintsev is not a filmmaker interested in letting his characters off the hook.
Posted Apr 20, 2018
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Ready Player One
(2018)
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Jason Di Rosso
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Ready Player One is a tender tribute to gamers from a filmmaker who doesn't really appear to understand or empathise with them.
Posted Mar 28, 2018
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Mary Magdalene
(2018)
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Jason Di Rosso
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It's admirable that a young director in the wake of Oscars success has chosen such a risky follow up, and though the result isn't completely satisfying, the attempt is worthwhile.
Posted Mar 21, 2018
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Black Panther
(2018)
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Jason Di Rosso
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Black Panther is on another level altogether.
Posted Mar 21, 2018
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Lady Bird
(2017)
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Jason Di Rosso
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[Greta] Gerwig's ability with actors is one of her most striking achievements, and she draws out incredible nuance from her own carefully woven script - full of tonal U-turns and emotional syncopations.
Posted Mar 21, 2018
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Phantom Thread
(2017)
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Jason Di Rosso
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On reflection, this idea resonates long after the film is over, a key to what makes Phantom Thread as beautiful as it is disturbing. Like a cinematic swan dive into the shadows.
Posted Mar 21, 2018
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A Fantastic Woman
(2017)
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Jason Di Rosso
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[Daniela] Vega is a force of nature - steely eyed, stylishly dressed - and Lelio's film is a compelling showcase for her enigmatic magnetism.
Posted Mar 21, 2018
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