movie reviews
French Flicks, Iranian Films, and Idris Elba Fighting a Lion
Pretty much every movie you can see in the Twin Cities this week.
âEmily the Criminal,â âMedusa,â âA Love SongââWhich Should You See First?
Three new movies about girl gangs, credit card fraud, and talking quietly.
âBullet Trainâ Is Exactly the Movie It Wants to BeâFor Better or Worse
A throwback to the bad Tarantino knock offs of yore that almost succeeds despite itself.
This Review of Jordan Peeleâs âNopeâ Doesnât Use the Words âTraumaâ or âGazeâ at All
As a reward, I allowed myself one 'hermeneutic' toward the end.
âMrs. Harris Goes to Parisâ and âWhere the Crawdads Singâ Serve up Very Different Fantasies
Haute couture or swampland murderâwhich will it be?
Looking Back at âThor: Love and Thunderâ 50 Years Later
From the program notes to âSo That Happened: The Final Decade of the Marvel Cinematic Universe,â a film series presented in Lagos, Nigeria, July, 2072.
Elvis Has Left the Toilet
Baz Luhrmannâs manic jukebox biopic 'Elvis' restores the Kingâs dignityâand undeservedly tries to bask in his reflected glory
Capital and Creativity Clash in 3 New Movies
'The Phantom of the Open,' 'Lost Illusions,' and 'Neptune Frost' all imagine rebellion much differently.
Everyone Wants to Poke Viggo Mortensenâs Holes in âCrimes of the Futureâ
David Cronenberg's latest sexes up surgery, evolution, and eating plastic.
Do You Like Scary Movies? How About Iranian Movies?
In Alex Garland's 'Men' and Panah Panahi's 'Hit the Road,' England and Iran slowly reveal their darker sides.