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The Burnt Orange Heresy
(2019)
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Doris Toumarkine
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A deliciously decadent Hitchcockian suspenser.
Posted Mar 05, 2020
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Who You Think I Am
(2019)
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Doris Toumarkine
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Juliette Binoche gives another startling performance that is optimized by a sly script adaptation from the popular novel and a solid supporting cast...
Posted Feb 28, 2020
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Straight Up
(2019)
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Doris Toumarkine
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Straight Up reaffirms that a truly worthy no frills, small budget indie can indeed emerge from L.A. As such, it's also a primer for aspiring filmmakers everywhere on making a good feature with with chump change and small cast in everyday locations.
Posted Feb 28, 2020
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The Lavender Scare
(2017)
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Doris Toumarkine
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Much credit goes...to the doc's editors and researchers who unearthed and effectively organized so much material into a chilling, thrilling true story.
Posted Feb 11, 2020
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The Lighthouse
(2019)
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Doris Toumarkine
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One for the ages...writer/director Robert Eggers' seductive, hallucinatory film is a brilliantly contrived cinematic tone poem...
Posted Feb 11, 2020
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General Magic
(2018)
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Doris Toumarkine
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Beyond its informational and narrative value, a vigorously-paced, magnificently-produced doc that integrates some gorgeous aerial cinematography and a rich, lulling original score...
Posted Feb 11, 2020
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A Dog's Journey
(2019)
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Doris Toumarkine
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A truly high-quality production that smartly pays attention to pacing, performances, cinematography, score, messages and...[it] authentically pays off.
Posted Feb 11, 2020
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The Spy Behind Home Plate
(2019)
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Doris Toumarkine
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The considerable footage of Berg in both Japan and Europe (before and during the war) expand the doc into a kind of personal and period travelogue.
Posted Feb 11, 2020
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My Son
(2017)
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Doris Toumarkine
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While overall a satisfying whodunnit, the whodidit may not please those diehard mystery/suspense fans insistent on big payoff "aha"s.
Posted Feb 11, 2020
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Peterloo
(2018)
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Doris Toumarkine
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Even when constrained by the small spaces of peasant quarters or interiors lit only by candlelight, the film is a visual achievement of beauty and authenticity.
Posted Feb 11, 2020
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Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché
(2018)
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Doris Toumarkine
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Newly-discovered footage of Guy-Blaché films and the subject herself, including rare audio recordings and a restored video interview enrich her portrait...
Posted Feb 11, 2020
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Apollo 11
(2019)
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Doris Toumarkine
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Going budget class on this cinematic journey to traditional theater screens will thrill, but traveling First Class via the optimized IMAX format amplifies the WOW! of the film...
Posted Feb 11, 2020
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The White Crow
(2018)
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Doris Toumarkine
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Quite a technical achievement. Beautifully shot and with all authentic or authentic-looking locations...
Posted Feb 11, 2020
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J.T. LeRoy
(2018)
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Doris Toumarkine
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As the feverish airhead scheme-meister, Dern electrifies in a near-toxic, hypnotic fusion of manic 60s flower children on speed, an even more energized 60s/70s Grace Slick, and name-yer-hyper-self-involved motor-mouth wannabe of today.
Posted Feb 11, 2020
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Charlie Says
(2018)
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Doris Toumarkine
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Working with material that could have easily been sensationalized or exploited, Mary Harron manages to infuse dignity into a work whose story and certainly toxic characters don't deserve any.
Posted Feb 11, 2020
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Buddy
(2018)
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Doris Toumarkine
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A genuinely fresh take on "dog films" that, thanks to both the doc's dutiful furry stars and their grateful human co-stars, amounts to solid entertainment for all ages and screens.
Posted Feb 11, 2020
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The Brink
(2019)
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Doris Toumarkine
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With great pacing, shot selection, and storytelling mojo, Klayman delivers her political animal as chilling circus act - what could become the greatest showdown on earth, were Bannon to have his way.
Posted Feb 11, 2020
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The Aftermath
(2019)
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Doris Toumarkine
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[It] tightly grips viewers to a bitter (maybe sweet) denouement with a final frames resolution that, upon reflection, strikes as entirely appropriate.
Posted Feb 11, 2020
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Ramen Shop
(2018)
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Doris Toumarkine
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History buffs will appreciate the bitter but revelatory detours into war history and the lingering prejudices and memories it unleashes.
Posted Feb 11, 2020
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Hotel Mumbai
(2018)
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Doris Toumarkine
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The star glitter notwithstanding, authenticity and generous production spend inform every frame.
Posted Feb 11, 2020
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The Mustang
(2019)
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Doris Toumarkine
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French filmmaker Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre, who also co-wrote, impresses with a feature directorial debut that displays an understanding of film as both craft and poetry. She also displays a reverence and hope for flawed humanity...
Posted Feb 11, 2020
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The Traitor
(2019)
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Doris Toumarkine
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A breathtaking morality tale of loves, family, betrayals, and, arguably, redemption.
Posted Jan 30, 2020
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Incitement
(2019)
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Doris Toumarkine
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No superficial bio-pic, this smart, thrilling, even-handed study conveys clues to what underlay Amir's deep hatred and twisted sociopathy.
Posted Jan 30, 2020
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Clemency
(2019)
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Doris Toumarkine
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Clemency, thanks also to Chukwu's four years researching it, feels so real it's often painful to watch. But it's fine medicine for viewers who like to think and to experience a film beyond the usual cinematic salve.
Posted Jan 10, 2020
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1917
(2019)
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Doris Toumarkine
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An exceptional cinematic work of art and craft, Mendes' war drama is most notable for being a powerfully immersive drama that ingeniously also recruits viewers for this dangerous trek through the war zone.
Posted Jan 09, 2020
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