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SUNNY: Apple's Promising Kyoto-Set Dark Comedy Brings Mixed Feelings
SUNNY: Apple’s Promising Kyoto-Set Dark Comedy Brings Mixed Feelings

Sunny had a striking opportunity to tackle a growing reality, but it only gets part of the way there before reverting to genre mechanisms.

THE CONVERSATION: Coppola's Eavesdropping Thriller Still Full of Bravura at 50
THE CONVERSATION: Coppola’s Eavesdropping Thriller Still Full of Bravura at 50

Rialto Pictures is distributing a 4K restoration of The Conversation in honor of the 50th anniversary of its original theatrical release.

YOUNG WOMAN AND THE SEA: Expert Swimmer In Shallow-End Biopic
YOUNG WOMAN AND THE SEA: Expert Swimmer In Shallow-End Biopic

“Young Woman and the Sea” proves it could be a serviceable movie but not strong enough to escape the routine assembly of the genre’s trappings.

30 FOR 30: AMERICAN SON: Celebrating The Rise Of Tennis Star Michael Chang
30 FOR 30: AMERICAN SON: Celebrating The Rise Of Tennis Star Michael Chang

Michael Chang was a pioneer among Asian Americans in professional sports, and he did it at such a young age.

SHE CAME BACK: A Haunting Fusion of Drama and Suspense
SHE CAME BACK: A Haunting Fusion of Drama and Suspense

She Came Back is a well-crafted horror film that leverages powerhouse performances and exceptional storytelling to create a memorable experience.

TRAP: A Concert You'll Want To Bail
TRAP: A Concert You’ll Want To Bail

Trap is a movie seemingly gift-wrapped for greatness that eventually crumbles under its own logic.

THE STORY OF G.I. JOE: The Stunning New Restoration Celebrates The Work Of War Correspondent Ernie Pyle
THE STORY OF G.I. JOE: The Stunning New Restoration Celebrates The Work Of War Correspondent Ernie Pyle

Based on Ernie Pyle’s WWII dispatches and directed by William A. Wellman, The Story of G.I Joe, is a testament to the foot soldier.

THE INSTIGATORS: Requiem for the Boston Movie
THE INSTIGATORS: Requiem for the Boston Movie

The Instigators evokes the Boston movies of yore like a Dunkin’ drinkin’ Ghost of Christmas Past.

TWISTERS: Maximum Escapism, Endless Charm, But Same Old Twists
TWISTERS: Maximum Escapism, Endless Charm, But Same Old Twists

While Twisters is pretty much exactly what you’d expect, it will warmly invite you into its merry world of meteorologists and storm chasers.

A Quiet Place Day One — source: Paramount Pictures
A QUIET PLACE: DAY ONE: Michael Sarnoski Efficiently Tears Apart NYC

Forty-five years after Alien, cat people finally have a new horror movie with Michael Sarnoski’s “A Quiet Place: Day One.”

BANG BANG: Tim Blake Nelson's Opportunity To Shine
BANG BANG: Tim Blake Nelson’s Opportunity To Shine

Part boxing movie, part familial drama, Bang Bang is further proof of Vincent Grashaw’s directorial expertise and a showcase for Tim Blake Nelson’s talent.

VIVA: Barbi in VIVA-Land

Viva is told by an indie woman director whose mise-en-scene and script pay tribute to classic musicals.

LONGLEGS: A Cinematic Embodiment Of The Cruel And The Uncanny
LONGLEGS: A Cinematic Embodiment Of The Cruel And The Uncanny

Overall, Longlegs is well-directed, artistically apt, and really, really suspenseful.

The Circle Of Life: Why THE LION KING Still Resonates 30 Years Later
The Circle Of Life: Why THE LION KING Still Resonates 30 Years Later

When I think of epic and intimate storytelling in animation, I think of The Lion King (1994).

THELMA: A Moving Intergenerational Action Film Starring June Squibb

The prevailing refrain of Thelma is how it supersedes expectations in all manner of ways.