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2 days ago · September 12, 2024. A movie review by James Berardinelli. The Critic transpires during a time when critics (in this case, theater critics) wielded enormous power. A review in a daily newspaper could ruin a reputation, close a play, or elevate something from obscurity to prosperity. The film occurs in 1934 – in the midst of the Great ...
1 day ago · Neneh is a 12-year-old Black dancer with dreams of joining the Paris Opera Ballet School, but she must overcome the prejudice of gatekeepers, hell-bent on preserving tradition.
1 day ago · It is a remarkable story and now receives an extremely traditional, by-the-numbers big-screen movie treatment in “Unstoppable” that nevertheless boasts existing scenes of wrestling and a bevy of committed stars around lead Jharrel Jerome.
Aug 30, 2024 · Summary. In the depths of the Missouri Ozarks, 13-year-old Joseph “Patch” Macauley lives a difficult life marked by poverty and loneliness. Born with only one eye, Patch is often the target of bullying, but he finds solace in his fantasies of being a pirate, a notion encouraged by his struggling mother, Ivy.
1 day ago · This movie stars Maisy Stella as Elliott Labrant, a recent high school graduate who takes mushrooms and finds herself talking to her 39-year-old self. This film premiered at Sundance and is ...
3 days ago · The Verdict: While clearly made on a low-budget level, every detail about The 4:30 Movie, from the way Brian David heats up a donut to the T-shirts the kids wear, feels authentic and lived-in. And on a strictly aesthetic level, this might be one of Smith’s best-looking movies to date, as cinematographer Yaron Levy (Blood Drive) paints the ...
5 days ago · Things are already fraught when the film opens, as an SUV goes careening down an otherwise quiet Irish lane. Michael is driving. His mother (Susan Lynch) is next to him. His girlfriend Caroline (Grace Daly) is in the back. At first, the bumpy, jittery ride is fun, a lark, a way to pass the time. But when Michael’s mother tells her son ...
