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The Princess Bride (1987) Karen M. Peterson An incredible cast, so imaginative... How can anyone not like 'The Princess Bride?'
Posted Apr 30, 2025  Edit critic review
Maurice (1987) Lauren Humphries-Brooks That's what I like about this film: It goes into the social and cultural ramifications of being a gay man.
Posted Apr 25, 2025  Edit critic review
My Dead Friend Zoe (2024) Karen M. Peterson "My Dead Friend Zoe" is an uncomplicated film about complicated people, patiently working through trauma and grief in ways that are sometimes funny, sometimes exacerbating, and always deeply human.
Posted Mar 05, 2025  Edit critic review
Saturday Night (2024) Karen M. Peterson The fun is in the twinkling eye of Gabriel LaBelle's Lorne Michaels. He knows it will work and we all just get to go along for the ride.
Posted Sep 30, 2024  Edit critic review
The Substance (2024) Karen M. Peterson "The Substance" embraces the concept of body horror with the subtlety of a sledgehammer. Coralie Fargeat refuses to hold anything back, crafting a visceral, funny, and human story.
Posted Sep 20, 2024  Edit critic review
MaXXXine (2024) Karen M. Peterson "Maxxxine" is an okay thriller. It is not terrible. But it is not a horror movie, and it is not a satisfying final chapter in the trilogy.
Posted Jul 05, 2024  Edit critic review
The Imaginary (2023) Karen M. Peterson At a time where so many seek to devalue the importance of art and creativity, "The Imaginary" celebrates them as essential.
Posted Jun 14, 2024  Edit critic review
Immaculate (2024) Karen M. Peterson "Immaculate" relies too heavily on a shocking final moment as a substitute for inadequate storytelling.
Posted Mar 22, 2024  Edit critic review
The American Society of Magical Negroes (2024) Karen M. Peterson This may not quite reach its full potential, but it is an entertaining satire and a promising debut from Kobi Libii, a filmmaker whose name we will be seeing a lot from now on.
Posted Jan 25, 2024  Edit critic review
The Greatest Night in Pop (2024) Karen M. Peterson Combining archival footage with present-day interviews, director Bao Nguyen takes a straightforward and average doc and turns it into an insightful look at the challenges of gathering so many personalities and egos into one recording studio.
Posted Jan 24, 2024  Edit critic review
It's What's Inside (2024) Karen M. Peterson "It’s What’s Inside" is a good time and a feature debut that shows Greg Jardin is a director with a lot of promise.
Posted Jan 23, 2024  Edit critic review
Love Me (2024) Karen M. Peterson The writer/director team of Sam & Andy Zuchero have crafted a film that is quite accomplished and visually interesting. It is, in many ways, a remarkable debut that showcases enviable talent. But when it comes to the story, Love Me is far less successful.
Posted Jan 22, 2024  Edit critic review
Thelma (2024) Karen M. Peterson Switching frequently and deftly from laugh-out-loud funny to bittersweet and wistful, Margolin’s script respects his elders, using a gentle hand to share the sometimes harsh reality seniors face, having fun but never making fun.
Posted Jan 21, 2024  Edit critic review
Freaky Tales (2024) Karen M. Peterson "Freaky Tales" is not going to be a movie for everyone. But it will surely find its passionate and enthusiastic fans. I am happy to be one of them.
Posted Jan 20, 2024  Edit critic review
Haunted Mansion (2023) Karen M. Peterson Fun, funny, and heartfelt. It is also uneven, a bit too long, and starts to run out of steam toward the end. But LaKeith Stanfield leads a terrific ensemble that carries the energy enough to see things through.
Posted Jul 27, 2023  Edit critic review
All You Hear Is Noise (2023) Lauren Humphries-Brooks All You Hear is Noise allows the three to speak for themselves, falling neither into condescension nor turning into an “uplifting” story about overcoming disability.
Posted Jun 20, 2023  Edit critic review
The Gullspång Miracle (2023) Lauren Humphries-Brooks The Gullspång Miracle’s otherworldly elements hang at the peripheries, as the various subjects give nothing away at first, then burst out with declarations of love and hate, or even fantasies of violence.
Posted Jun 20, 2023  Edit critic review
Chasing Chasing Amy (2023) Lauren Humphries-Brooks Chasing Chasing Amy is about finding identity and solace in cinema and art, as often problematic and complex as that art can be—and how at times we can also leave those films behind, without losing our love for them.
Posted Jun 11, 2023  Edit critic review
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023) Karen M. Peterson The film, and especially its final moments, find that delicate balance between giving the audience enough and leaving them wanting more.
Posted May 06, 2023  Edit critic review
Scream VI (2023) Karen M. Peterson What once was a series of movies with something to say has become fan fiction with a $35 million budget.
Posted Mar 11, 2023  Edit critic review
Creed III (2023) Karen M. Peterson As a director, Michael B. Jordan finds new ways to keep the boxing part of this boxing movie fresh and interesting.
Posted Mar 02, 2023  Edit critic review
Aliens Abducted My Parents and Now I Feel Kinda Left Out (2023) Karen M. Peterson Sweet and harmless, delving into some serious topics with surprising poignancy. 
Posted Jan 26, 2023  Edit critic review
Landscape with Invisible Hand (2023) Karen M. Peterson Cory Finley’s "Landscape with Invisible Hand" is as imaginative as it is intelligent.
Posted Jan 26, 2023  Edit critic review
Rye Lane (2023) Karen M. Peterson Raine Allen Miller is an insightful filmmaker who understands the weirdness and delight of meeting someone new. It is a fantastic and wonderful debut feature from a director with a clear vision and a fresh perspective.
Posted Jan 24, 2023  Edit critic review
Joonam (2023) Karen M. Peterson There is a sweet simplicity to "Joonam" that makes Sierra Urich relatable... If there is a missed opportunity, it is in the focus on Urich’s relationship to her past, rather than the stories of her mother and grandmother.
Posted Jan 23, 2023  Edit critic review
Bad Behaviour (2023) Karen M. Peterson There is a universality at play that makes even the most outrageous bits ring true.
Posted Jan 23, 2023  Edit critic review
Fair Play (2023) Karen M. Peterson Chloe Domont’s script and tight direction turn this into a sharp and incisive thriller.
Posted Jan 22, 2023  Edit critic review
Women Talking (2022) Karen M. Peterson "Women Talking" is a work of art in all the ways a great film should be.
Posted Jan 17, 2023  Edit critic review
Avatar: The Way of Water (2022) Karen M. Peterson A pretty and empty sequel, James Cameron's "Avatar: The Way of Water" relies too heavily on visual effects to compensate for a bad story.
Posted Dec 16, 2022  Edit critic review
The Banshees of Inisherin (2022) Karen M. Peterson Funny, heart-breaking, and painfully real, "The Banshees of Inisherin" offers an emotional depth that has become all too rare in modern cinema.
Posted Oct 22, 2022  Edit critic review
The Whale (2022) Karen M. Peterson "The Whale" sits on the edge of being a meaningful portrait of a suffering outcast. It just never quite reaches what it sets out to be.
Posted Oct 20, 2022  Edit critic review
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery (2022) Karen M. Peterson In a cast of standouts, Janelle Monáe rises above all of them.
Posted Oct 18, 2022  Edit critic review
She Said (2022) Karen M. Peterson The biggest success of "She Said" comes from the honesty of Mulligan’s and Kazan’s performances.
Posted Oct 17, 2022  Edit critic review
Rosaline (2022) Karen M. Peterson "Rosaline" might not be breaking a lot of new ground, but it gives new life to a 400-year-old story.
Posted Oct 16, 2022  Edit critic review
Dark Glasses (2022) Lauren Humphries-Brooks At base, Dark Glasses is a damn good thriller, well-paced and well-acted, with a slow-building dread and a clear interaction between many of the thematics that run throughout Argento’s films.
Posted Oct 11, 2022  Edit critic review
Hellraiser (2022) Lauren Humphries-Brooks If the original Hellraiser sought to explore the lines between horror and sex, pleasure and pain, with the Cenobites representing extreme sadomasochistic desires, this reboot explores the same within the context of drug addiction.
Posted Oct 09, 2022  Edit critic review
Amsterdam (2022) Karen M. Peterson It feels as though the entire script were constructed from a rather rowdy game of Cards Against Humanity.
Posted Oct 07, 2022  Edit critic review
Triangle of Sadness (2022) Karen M. Peterson "Triangle of Sadness" is a well-crafted, sly and smart commentary on the superficiality of money, power, and class. It is well worth your time and attention.
Posted Oct 07, 2022  Edit critic review
Love in Kilnerry (2019) Lauren Humphries-Brooks Despite its promising concept, Love in Kilnerry fails to fulfill its goals, becoming instead a generic, paint-by-numbers comedy that somehow misses the mark on most, if not all, of its punch lines.
Posted Oct 03, 2022  Edit critic review
Hocus Pocus 2 (2022) Lauren Humphries-Brooks If this sequel is less biting than the original, Hocus Pocus 2 is still a candy-coated poison apple held out performers whose enthusiasm filters through the screen.
Posted Oct 01, 2022  Edit critic review
Honk for Jesus. Save Your Soul. (2022) Karen M. Peterson More than the story or even her co-stars, Regina Hall makes "Honk for Jesus. Save Your Soul." a film you should not miss.
Posted Sep 10, 2022  Edit critic review
God Save the Queens (2022) Lauren Humphries-Brooks There’s something wonderful and refreshing about a film featuring drag queens that does not entirely rely on broad comedy or uber-serious subplots. God Save the Queens is about workaday drag queens.
Posted Jun 13, 2022  Edit critic review
Kaepernick & America (2022) Lauren Humphries-Brooks Kaepernick & America examines the influence that a simple act of protest had not just on the man who did it, but on the country outraged by it.
Posted Jun 11, 2022  Edit critic review
The Northman (2022) Lauren Humphries-Brooks While the violence, blood, and mud won’t be for everyone, The Northman is a rewarding film for those who venture into its wilderness.
Posted May 20, 2022  Edit critic review
Top Gun: Maverick (2022) Karen M. Peterson Entertaining, intense, and surprisingly rich with emotion, "Top Gun: Maverick" is the perfect summer movie.
Posted May 18, 2022  Edit critic review
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022) Karen M. Peterson 'Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness' is entertaining and artistic, but in many ways feels like a step backward.
Posted May 09, 2022  Edit critic review
What We Do Next (2022) Lauren Humphries-Brooks The narratives intersection of race, class, and social justice provides both an individual and a universal exploration of abusive systems from the perspectives the people trapped, and attempting to work, within them.
Posted May 02, 2022  Edit critic review
All the Old Knives (2022) Karen M. Peterson Adapted from the novel by Olen Steinhauer, Janus Metz gives us a spy movie that is less about terrorists and war and more about the high personal cost of the work and the impossibility of ever truly leaving it behind.
Posted Apr 08, 2022  Edit critic review
Parallel Mothers (2021) Lauren Humphries-Brooks Parallel Mothers is ultimately about healing trauma through catharsis, the understanding and uncovering of the past as a way to push through into the future. Women are the repositories of trauma, working through the countrys collective suffering .
Posted Feb 28, 2022  Edit critic review
Moonfall (2022) Karen M. Peterson "Instead of lamenting what it isnt, lets celebrate MOONFALL for the dumb fun that it is."
Posted Feb 04, 2022  Edit critic review
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