Lore (review)
Hints at a new mythology of darkness and light, of scary childhood and even scarier adolescence…
girls/women
Safe Haven (review)
Not just another tale about how the people whose photos come with the picture frames fell in love. This time it’s a thriller, too!
Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters (review)
Lacks all sense of magic, of myth, of danger, of humor, of power. A compete and utter all-around disaster…
The Invisible War (review)
An enraging film, as it is meant to be, and not just because it is a military microcosm of rape culture at large.
Mama movie review
Ultimately more sad than scary in ways that are about the power, for both good and ill, of parental love…
Beautiful Creatures (review)
If only movies could be not tossed aside lightly but thrown with great force…
I Give It a Year (review)
A movie to make you hate romance, and romantic comedies, and people.
Oscar Nominated Animated Shorts (85th Academy Awards) (review)
“Paperman” might be the most romantic movie of the year…
Everyday (review)
A remarkable and unlikely sort of love story, and another triumph from Michael Winterbottom…
Quartet (review)
A lovely film with heartfelt performances from a fantastic cast that focuses on the upsides of getting older…
