2017
Coogan and Brydon bare their truest selves in The Trip To Spain, resulting in an emotional and bitingly honest chord that rings mellifluous with the viewer.
Lightningface is a 20 minute short film starring Oscar Isaac as his life changes drastically after being struck by lightning.
The Layover has its moments of humor, but it is bogged down by an unfocused script and overly clichéd characters.
While full of plot holes and shakes characters, What Happened to Monday is still a weird, yet perfect movie for a night in.
With its timely statement about diversity in America, the bland and boring Bushwick fails to meet expectations.
Some of the lines in Person to Person may ring with a certain cliched timbre, but perhaps that should only be expected from a film that trades in tired New York stereotypes that are by their very nature familiar and inviting.
A dual character study, All The Rage benefits from its celebrity testimonies, candid interviews with Dr. Sarno, and Galinsky’s efficiency of substantiation.
Death Note has plenty of faults, but watched with the brain firmly in the “off” position, it becomes easy to enjoy – especially as it manages to feel more cartoonish than the anime it’s based on.
Final Portrait is filled with acute vigor, seamlessly-interwoven humor, impeccable historical accuracy, and superb acting that combine for another Tucci gem.
Icarus is a somewhat messy if also interesting look at the doping practices in Russian sports, with a director who gets in over his head.
Good Time is a fast-paced, oscillation of raw emotion and manic suspense that plays directly to Pattinson’s continually emerging thespian strengths.
Lady Macbeth pokes at the romanticized perspective of Victorian-set films, becoming more akin to a macabre neo-noir.
Alex Lines describes his final week at the Melbourne International Film Festival, in which he saw films ranging from sci-fi to quirky dramas.
Despite a talented cast and crew, The Glass Castle ultimately fails as an adaptation of the famous memoir due to some questionable decisions.
Once Upon A Time In Venice is clearly a film made by cinephiles, but the scattered subplots and underdeveloped characters combine for an overall misfire.