Category: Theatrical Review
To a certain bourgeois segment of the population, Yotam Ottolenghi has already reached the status of celebrity chef. I count myself among them; a copy of his beautifully presented 2010 vegetarian cookbook Plenty sits just a few feet behind me...
Over the course of his career, director Roger Michell has been responsible for beloved rom-coms (Notting Hill), sturdy melodramas (The Mother), absolute misfires (Hyde Park on Hudson) and at least one underrated gem (Enduring Love). Despite some misses, his reliable...
Conservative Christians have long been described as reactionary. It’s a label that I’ve always had a problem with. Increasingly so, in fact, as extreme knee-jerk responses to even the slightest perceived offense is quickly becoming the only thing that has...
Two early scenes in Antonio Campos’ bold, bizarre and destined to be misunderstood The Devil All the Time introduce the dichotomy the film aims to bridge. In one, a small town waitress named Charlotte (Haley Bennett) sneaks some food out...
Helen Reddy’s life, it would seem, was endlessly eventful. At least, that’s the approach taken by her biopic, I Am Woman, directed by Unjoo Moon and written by Emma Jensen. Like high school students just trying to fill out their...
There’s a good chance that a mere glimpse at the image of Pepe the Frog fills you with disgust. The cartoon amphibian’s pillowy features have adorned so much digital hate speech that he’s entered the hall of fame of villainous...
When a well-known celebrity allows a film crew to document their endeavors, it’s hard not to see the resulting documentary as little more than a vanity project. Why else would they allow such unfettered access if not to enhance their...
Twenty years ago, Michael Almereyda made his name directing Hamlet, with Ethan Hawke in the title role. In 2017, Almereyda released what may be his best film yet, Marjorie Prime, working for the first time with cinematographer Sean Price Williams...
In Desert One, acclaimed documentarian Barbara Kopple employs the talents of animator Zartosht Soltani, who has worked with Michael Moore on multiple occasions. Moore tends to use animation to make his simplified arguments digestible but Kopple allows Soltani to shine....
After he fulfilled the role of “The Scholar” in The Cabin in the Woods, it seems especially winking to cast Jesse Williams in another self-aware horror movie. But co-writer/director Jay Baruchel, in adapting Justin Gray and Jimmy Palmiotti’s graphic novel...
