Though LONG DAY’S JOURNEY INTO NIGHT may enervate and even exasperate, it’s still far preferable to watch a filmmaker throw ideas into work which ultimately fail to ignite than watch umpteen films with no ideas at all. Marc Nelson reviews.
Greta Gerwig’s adaptation of Louisa May Alcott’s novel is a moving and fresh tale with an expertly handled tone. Jim Ross reviews.
THE KINGMAKER lays bare contemporary discrepancies of Imelda’s past and suggests a more sinister side to the Marcos regime than she lets on. Grace Han reviews.
SONS OF DENMARK a movie that deserves to be watched, especially by some parts of European society and by younger generations, for its ability to be provocative and of showing how hate is born, how it grows and how it can be used for propaganda. Marta Pistone reviews.
JOJO RABBIT describes itself, confusingly, as an anti-hate satire – implying that it stands against some sort of pro-hate satire. Nevertheless, if any filmmaker has the offbeat sensibility to successfully create a comedic film where a Hitler Youth has an imaginary friend in the form of Adolf Hitler, then Taika Waititi might pull it off. … Continue reading Jojo Rabbit
LUCY IN THE SKY, with music sonorously in the background, goes off the rails and grows alien-like into an ugly and uncontrollable soap opera, a messy version of I, TONYA without the latter’s poignancy.
CONNECT is a refreshing addition to the cinema of truth, with surface intentions that are set to educate, humanise and battle the prognosis of debilitating mental disorders. Steph Brown reviews.
A better biography than it is a call to arms, A GIRL FROM MOGADISHU is inspiring when it focuses upon its central figure’s determination, perfectly realised by Aja Naomi King. Scott Wilson reviews.
Alma Har’el garners excellent performances from her cast to tell the touching story based on writer-star Shia LaBeouf’s own experiences. Jim Ross reviews.
KNIVES OUT subtly upends the outrageously cliched ‘whodunnit’ format and combines that with excellent performances. Jim Ross reviews.
