I Love My Dad is a side-splitting and terrifically touching true story about the revitalization of one father-son relationship, shared sincerely by James Morosini and featuring a phenomenal performance from Patton Oswalt.
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Watcher probably won’t have the lifespan of a “once-in-a-generation” film fest horror hit like Hereditary that completely redefines the genre and what it can do, but not every horror film has to. For what it is, Watcher is a stellar example of the “stalker” subgenre at its strongest and scariest, all thanks to the spellbinding style employed by writer-director Chloe Okuno and her team and wonderful lead work from the always-mystifying Maika Monroe.
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Turning Red finds Pixar surveying some of its most mature subject matter yet while retaining its signature heart and humor, telling a tale as old as time of maturing and making peace with our personal quirks and simultaneously separating itself from similar stories with writer-director Domee Shi’s specific point-of-view, presenting this generation with yet another absurdist, amusing, and astonishingly artsy Pixar pleasure.
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The Batman is the only comic book adaptation since The Dark Knight to come close to recreating the revolutionary aesthetic of that cinematic achievement, brilliantly blending entertainment with art thanks to Matt Reeves’ dutiful direction and Robert Pattinson’s powerful performance.
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Death on the Nile is a handsomely helmed adaptation of Agatha Christie’s iconic source material and a marked improvement on Kenneth Branagh’s Murder on the Orient Express, elevated by an all-star ensemble and pristine production values.
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Alice’s scrambled screenplay results in scattered storytelling that rushes its lead character’s progression, but Keke Palmer’s persistently persuasive performance (somewhat) steadies the ship.
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Dual presents us with a compelling sci-fi concept and has a solid start, but it sadly stumbles in the home stretch, despite the best efforts of star Karen Gillan.
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Phyllis Nagy affectionately assesses the efforts of underground abortion clinics in the 60s with enormous empathy in Call Jane, while Elizabeth Banks & Sigourney Weaver turn in some of their best performances in years. We’ve got ourselves an official awards contender.
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Jesse Eisenberg’s When You Finish Saving the World is a little “rough around the edges,” but it’s a movie that grows on you with every ing moment thanks to the affecting authenticity of its stars and the script’s caustic commentary on the contentious relationships between parents and children today.
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After seeing how spectacular this latest Scream sequel was, I had to make a massive adjustment to my ranking for the franchise, as it sured quite a few of its fellow sequels…
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Scream radically reinvigorates the franchise in ferocious fashion, serving up spooky spectacle and masterful meta commentary on modern horror and fandom thanks to a sharp script that feels frighteningly “of the moment.”
Few film series remain this fresh after 26 years, but Scream’s still got it.
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A Hero reminds audiences that Asghar Farhadi is one of the finest filmmakers working today, with yet another tantalizing social thriller full of timely themes that contemplates the true cost of being “a good person.”
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