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Wednesday, Mar. 29, 2023
Review: Writer-Director A.V. Rockwell's "A Thousand and One"
There is a dread that hovers over " A Thousand and One," writer-director A.V. Rockwell's remarkably vivid and tender debut feature about a mother and son in New York in the 1990s. The film does not play out like a mystery or a thriller — it's about the mundanities and trials of life with a kid in a...
Tuesday, Mar. 28, 2023
Review: "Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves"
"You're not a lot of fun, are you," notes barbarian Holga (Michelle Rodriguez) to brave fighter Xenk (Regé-Jean Page) in the new "Dungeons & Dragons" film, making two jokes at once. The first is that Xenk, a paladin (or holy knight) in "D&D" lingo, is everything BUT fun — gorgeous, noble,...
Thursday, Mar. 23, 2023
Review: Director Stephen Frears' "The Lost King"
Richard III didn't need a horse for his kingdom. He just needed Philippa Langley. Langley, a single mother and amateur historian living in Edinburgh, Scotland, became increasingly obsessed with the late English monarch, long portrayed as one of the great villains of history. In the supposedly...
Thursday, Mar. 23, 2023
Review: Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne's "Tori and Lokita"
It's one of the great ironies of cinema that many — not all, but many — of the most seemingly arthouse filmmakers make some of the most approachable films. Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne are imposing names in cinema. The Belgian brothers have twice won the Palme d'Or. But you would be hard pressed to...
Wednesday, Mar. 22, 2023
Review: Director Zach Braff's "A Good Person"
All filmmakers should be so lucky to have Florence Pugh in their movies. She so consistently delivers the best version of whatever she's handed — whether good, mediocre or downright preposterous — that you may even start to wonder if the quality of the film around her really matters in the end. It...
Wednesday, Mar. 22, 2023
Review: Director Chad Stahelski's "John Wick: Chapter 4"
A trip to Paris should be on everyone's bucket list, even John Wick. The Eiffel Tower, the Arc de Triomphe, the Louvre — what better way to refresh your soul, even as you kick everyone else's bucket? The un-retired assassin does indeed dive into the City of Lights in the inventive and thrilling "...
Thursday, Mar. 16, 2023
Review: Tomlin, Fonda Anchor Director Weitz's Darkly Comedic "Moving On"
The on-screen pairing of Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin is not exactly a novelty at the moment. Seven seasons of "Grace and Frankie" and the movie "80 for Brady" has, perhaps, spoiled us a little lately. And, unfortunately, second-act movies with Hollywood legends have a very hit or miss track record (...
Tuesday, Mar. 14, 2023
Review: Director Morgan Neville's "Bono & The Edge"
David Letterman joins Bono and The Edge in a new streaming documentary about U2 and one obvious question soon jumps out: What exactly is David Letterman doing here? The droll, bushy-bearded American comedian is an odd choice to be master of ceremonies for this Disney+ project, unbalancing...
Thursday, Mar. 2, 2023
"Daisy Jones & the Six" Cast Members Evolve Into Bandmates
Sam Claflin is the first to admit that when he got the part of Billy Dunne, the co-lead singer of a world-famous 1970s rock band in "Daisy Jones & the Six," he was no musician. Claflin was the last person cast. His co-stars had already begun rehearsing at a band camp where the actors learned to...
Monday, Feb. 27, 2023
Review: Michael B. Jordan Makes Directorial Debut With "Creed III"
It must be a daunting prospect to pick up a franchise on the third movie. Add in the pressure of following filmmakers like Ryan Coogler and Steven Caple Jr. in your directorial debut that you're also starring in and it's enough to make you wonder what on earth Michael B. Jordan was thinking. But "...