movie reviews
An Educated Guesser’s Guide to the 2024 Minneapolis-St. Paul International Film Festival
Read this or you might go see the wrong movies.
Woke Libs Rejoice! ‘Immaculate’ Really IS About Abortion.
As a pregnant nun forced to give birth, Sydney Sweeney cements her status as the most self-aware star of the moment.
‘Love Lies Bleeding’ Is ‘Be Gay, Do Crimes: The Movie’
Bodybuilding! Toe-sucking! Ed Harris in a bad wig! This queer neo-noir slayfest has it all.
‘Dune: Part Two’ Is Pretty Good. But Is Denis Villeneuve Really the Kwisatz Haderach of Corporate IP-Mining?
Like his hero, the director believes he can exploit a valuable resource with dignity and respect.
‘The Zone of Interest’ and ‘Origin’ Are Good-Faith Failures
Sometimes movies that earnestly address important issues can be bad!
‘All of Us Strangers’ and ‘Fallen Leaves’ Are Uniquely Told Love Stories
A ghostly romance from Andrew Haigh and a deadpan one from Aki Kaurismäki.
Which Do You Think I Liked Better: ‘The Beekeeper’ or ‘The Book of Clarence’?
Trick question! I wasn't crazy about either of 'em.
The New ‘Mean Girls’ Isn’t Mean Enough
Oh, and it isn’t good enough either.
‘Poor Things’ Is a Good Old-Fashioned Moral Tale; ‘Maestro’ Flails Around at the Podium
Emma Stone shines as a woman with no shame; Bradley Cooper sure looks and sounds like Leonard Bernstein.
Japanese Movies Are Back, Baby!
'The Boy and the Heron' and 'Godzilla Minus One' are soaring over and stomping on the box office, respectively.
