Blood For Oil
The indie thriller How to Blow Up a Pipeline is uniquely successful on several fronts. It adapts a manifesto into a compelling action movie! It updates the…
Reviews
Documentaries Dominated at Sundance Again
It was incredibly gratifying to see so many female-focused, and directed, nonfiction entries again dominate an event once ruled by Harvey Weinstein.
Was This the Best Sundance Narrative Feature Year Ever?
Maybe this year’s narrative features at Sundance were the best ever, or maybe my mediocre-movie radar has simply improved. In any case, I didn’t find a bad…
A Whale of A Sequel
There is a moment, in the chaos of the climactic battle of Avatar: The Way of Water, when Zoe Saldana’s alien heroine Neytiri is furiously…
One of These Top Ten Films Lists Is Not Like The Others
In my career as a film critic, there’s always been an implied litmus test for Top Ten candidates that the majority of them be a)…
‘She Said’ Lets Women Speak
The reason She Said works so well is right in the title.
‘Ticket’ to Nowhere
Nobody’s making rom-coms like they used to, or so people have lamented. If you believe that, I guess you might take it on blind faith…
‘Don’t Worry,’ It’s Not So Bad
Don’t Worry Darling would have crushed if it had come out in the 1970s.
All The David Bowies
Moonage Daydream is more a vibe than a narrative.
‘The Woman King’ Takes Some Historical Liberties. So What?
The Woman King is a throwback to the sweeping historical epics of the ’90s, with a twist: Its heroes are all Black women.