2010s

MARIANNE & LEONARD: WORDS OF LOVE: A Love Story That Loses Its Focus
MARIANNE & LEONARD: WORDS OF LOVE: A Love Story That Loses Its Focus

Lacking a statement about the artist-muse relationship, Nick Broomfield’s Marianne & Leonard: Words of Love fails to live up to the promise of its title.

THE GREAT HACK: A Call To Arms To Fight For Your Data
THE GREAT HACK: A Call To Arms To Fight For Your Data

While it’s not the best made documentary of the year, The Great Hack is the most important documentary you’ll watch all year.

How GOOD GIRLS REVOLT Establishes Female Empowerment in Journalism
How GOOD GIRLS REVOLT Establishes Female Empowerment In Journalism

Good Girls Revolt is a significant and powerfully expressive series about sexual discrimination and harassment.

Sporting Talk: The Conversations Of MONEYBALL
Sporting Talk: The Conversations Of MONEYBALL

A baseball film almost without baseball, Moneyball is a revolutionary sports film. Lewis Punton takes a closer look at the conversations that fuel the plot.

ARMSTRONG: An Aim Well Below The Moon Still Falls Short
ARMSTRONG: An Aim Well Below The Moon Still Falls Short

Rather than looking skyward, Armstrong awkwardly looks at its feet, the film eclipsed by other efforts both fictional and factual.

CRAWL: A B-Movie With A Killer Bite
CRAWL: A B-Movie With A Killer Bite

Sometimes simple is all you need to make a fun movie, and with its quintessential man vs. nature thriller, we need more simple movies like Crawl.

EATEN BY LIONS: British Comedy Is A Wonderful Tale Of Brotherly Love
EATEN BY LIONS: British Comedy Is A Wonderful Tale Of Brotherly Love

Eaten By Lions will fill the void with laughs and wacky characters worth rooting for, and it just so happens to be a wonderful tale of brotherly love and multiculturalism.

THE LION KING: A Heartfelt Tribute to the Legacy of the Animated Classic
THE LION KING: A Heartfelt Tribute To The Legacy Of The Animated Classic

For those looking for a film that both acts as a tribute to its roots while never straying from the course it’s set off on, see The Lion King with an open mind.

I DO NOT CARE IF WE GO DOWN IN HISTORY AS BARBARIANS: Where Real Horrors Lie In Reinterpretation
I DO NOT CARE IF WE GO DOWN IN HISTORY AS BARBARIANS: Where Real Horrors Lie In Reinterpretation

Romanian film I Do Not Care If We Go Down In History as Barbarians makes a bold statement about power and violence without resorting to fighting fire with fire.

FRANKENSTEIN'S MONSTER'S MONSTER, FRANKENSTEIN: A Quick-Paced Satirical Special
FRANKENSTEIN’S MONSTER’S MONSTER, FRANKENSTEIN: A Quick-Paced Satirical Special

Frankenstein’s Monster’s Monster, Frankenstein is a wonderfully absurd, surreal comedy, satirically captures the story of Frankenstein, and the confusion which comes with it.

A FAITHFUL MAN: Practically Parisian in Every Way
A FAITHFUL MAN: Practically Parisian In Every Way

A Faithful Man is a charming farce that only the French could pull off, combining all of the best elements of vintage romances with a thoroughly modern take on gender roles.

LUZ: A Giallo Throwback That Thrills
LUZ: A Giallo Throwback That Thrills

While Luz has all of the trappings of a horror film of yesteryear, it is clear that Tilman Singer is an exciting new filmmaker to watch.

THE FAREWELL: Finding Familiar Truths From A Family's Lie
THE FAREWELL: Finding Familiar Truths From A Family’s Lie

While The Farewell brings the identity crisis that many immigrant families face to the big screen, it also is a true-to-life reflection of family dynamics that everyone can relate to.

FIRECRACKERS: A Dynamite Debut Feature
FIRECRACKERS: A Dynamite Debut Feature

From the first frame to the last, Firecrackers is clearly a story by women, about women, stubbornly through their gaze without regrets.

POINT BLANK: A Disposable Remake That Offers No Thrills
POINT BLANK: A Disposable Remake That Offers No Thrills

While some viewers could argue this Point Blank remake as passable entertainment, even at 80 minutes, your time is best spent elsewhere.