Alpha movie review: dog tired
The remarkable Ice Age setting is all that distinguishes — and not by much — a depressingly conventional boy-and-his-dog story.
Month: August 2018
I’ve just finished watching Netflix’s ‘Queer Eye’…
Should I write about it? I will if I get 10 new Patreon patrons by Saturday morning-ish…
The Bookshop movie review: quiet portrait of a woman of words
It’s weighed down by unnecessary narration and a surprising lack of conflict. But star Emily Mortimer and director Isabel Coixet create a character study of a rarity onscreen: an earnestly cerebral woman.
movies by or about women opening US/Can from Wed Aug 15
Adele Lim and Lea Carpenter cowrite two of the week’s wide releases, (respectively) Crazy Rich Asians and Mile 22. Progress!
Do You Trust This Computer? documentary review: artificial intelligence is already here
This slick gloss on the state of AI is frustratingly scattershot and won’t surprise anyone who has been paying attention. But its warnings about how we’ve dealt with huge and rapid scientific leaps before are worthy ones.
movies by or about women opening UK/Ire from Wed Aug 15
Shevaun Mizrahi directs a documentary look at Turkish retirees; Reema Kagti directs a docudrama about India’s first post-independence Olympic medal; more…
Juliet, Naked movie review: idol threat
A gentle, generous confrontation between fan and artist, and between a past full of regret and the possibility of a happier future, made warm and human by the terrific central performances. An instant new comfort movie.
movies by or about women opening US/Can from Wed Aug 08
Writer-director Crystal Moselle introduces us to girl skateboarders; writer-director Josephine Decker give us an arthouse mystery set in the theater; more…
movies by or about women opening UK/Ire from Fri Aug 10
Jennifer Yuh Nelson directs Amandla Stenberg in a dystopian thriller; Nina Dobrev, Vanessa Hudgens, and Eva Longoria are dogs’ best friends; more…
The Darkest Minds movie review: seeking a prom date for the end of the world
The YA dystopia is now just another fantasy setting for teen romance. We have normalized the apocalypse. Superpowered kids are being held in concentration camps, but OMG, will Ruby and Liam get together?!
