comedy
Green Book is cinematic comfort food, equipped with witty performances and the aura of social importance, yet undistinguishable from the tons of other polite Oscar dramas that came before it.
On numerous conscious and subconscious levels, Jean Vigo’s Zero for Conduct is one of the most honest examinations of humanity and human society yet made in cinematic form. That is Anarchic Cinema.
Director Yorgos Lanthimos’ latest is his first truly empathetic character study, aided by three powerhouse performances from Colman, Weisz and Stone.
In an age where horror options are plentiful this time of year, Hell Fest’s derivative thrills almost feel insultingly disappointing.
Private Life is a beautifully crafted study of two people who struggle to relinquish their desire to control and plan every element of their life.
Expelling all mental illness, Maniac blends all conceivable genres and tones, in an unmistakably difficult balancing act set in an unknown retrofuturist timeline.
With an infectious sense of humor and some wonderfully dynamic performances, The Favourite is a shining example of a filmmaker at the prime of his art.
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“Do Right, Vote White!” marks Shameless’s 100th episode and it does so with the style we’ve become accustomed to.
Smallfoot is desperate to entertain its audience with musical numbers, visual gags, and rapid-fire dialogue without paying that same attention to character or stakes.
Transit and Diamantino are two films that, though with varying approaches and to varying success, attempt to delve into the political turmoil of our world through their narratives.
Kristy Strouse spoke with Eva Vives, director of All About Nina, using her own emotional history to power this inspiring hybrid of comedy and drama.
Dan Fogelman’s Life Itself has heart, but it’s ultimately too shallow in execution to support his grander ambitions.
Feeling quite like a standalone episode, “The Unicorn in Captivity” the focuses the action on the villainous end of the cast while Dr. Venture has a plot that offers up silliness.
In a decade over-saturated with cheap nostalgia, it is a delight to see a film about the 90s that doesn’t try to be about the 90s; Mid90s tells a timeless story of self-discovery.