‘Left-Handed Girl’ Review: Shih-Ching Tsou's Kaleidoscopic Solo Debut Sharply Satirizes Taipei's Cross-Generational Family Structures
A stylish, briskly paced, and entertaining portrait of generational social status and class divides.
'A House of Dynamite' Review: Kathryn Bigelow's American Nuclear Thriller Explodes in a Vacuum
While enjoyable for its technical aspects, it’s another example of Kathryn Bigelow's tendency to spin her wheels by producing films with the same old frustrated aura.
‘Fixed’ Review: Genndy Tartakovsky Goes Doggone Wild in R-rated Animated Comedy With Heart and Balls
Genndy Tartakovsky surely made the funniest R-rated comedy of 2008 (complimentary) !
'KPop Demon Hunters' Review: Sony Animation's Stunning Animated Musical Slays Demons and Serves K-Pop Realness
Just when I thought Sinners was the only supernatural genre musical with cultural significance this year.
'Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl' Review: Aardman Delivers Another Smashing Wallace & Gromit Classic
Wallace & Gromit. They are Britain's finest export right next to Paddington Bear.
'Hit Man' Review: Glen Powell Kills it as a Code Switching Contract Assassin
The hottest Glenny Glen will ever be.
'Damsel' Review: 127 Hours With Dungeons and Dragons
Like a cinematic personification of that Play song "Cinderella"
'Maestro' Review: Bradley Cooper's Earnest Bio-Drama Emphasizes the Bi in Leonard Bernstein
Cooper went full “grad student doing his research paper” mode.
'May December' Review: Todd Haynes' Complex and Campy Melodrama Magnifies Manipulative Family Pains
The power of Todd Haynes, baby.
'Leo' Review: Adam Sandler's Silly Voice Finds Warmth and Reflection as an Old Grade School Lizard
A charming animated family flick that passionately celebrates and satirizes the next generation on their way to growing up.