FACES PLACES (2017)
"Expressive and introspective, with art, life, and the crossroads at which their meanings meet."Read More
WONDER (2017)
"I didn’t find it cute enough, special enough, funny enough, or sad enough."Read More
LOVELESS (2017)
" Loveless is a harsh existence as cold and unforgiving as the Siberian wind, sublime and destructive."Read More
VICTORIA & ABDUL (2017)
"Pour some gratuitous melodrama on top (of monotony), and you get a heartburn inducing meal. "Read More
ROMAN J. ISRAEL, ESQ. (2017)
"An OK film that tries hard at times, but never quite coalesces."Read More
A FANTASTIC WOMAN (2017)
"...strong moments of pain, dejection, and sorrow within the existence of this trans woman."Read More
FERDINAND (2017)
"I saw it and will never think about it again."Read More
ON BODY AND SOUL (2017)
'A slow and heavily idiosyncratic film that grew into its strange little place, however despairingly alien or acutely European subdued that might be."Read More
MUDBOUND (2017)
"It was intensely gorgeous, with a soulful attachment to the setting and the soil that came through in each frame."Read More
STRONG ISLAND (2017)
"Potent and vexing, as painful realities of systemic inequities & social injustices can’t be avoided."Read More
LAST MEN OF ALEPPO (2017)
"A film of pain and perseverance, until neither is longer possible."Read More
ICARUS (2017)
"...part of the charm and magic is getting caught up in a larger world-spanning dialogue (Russian doping scandal) that the filmmaker never intended"Read More
ABACUS: SMALL ENOUGH TO JAIL (2016/2017)
"Scowl inducing but lacking that punch to either knock you on your ass or make you stand up"Read More
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST (2017)
"an exquisitely stylish but vacant live action fairytale"Read More
2018 OSCAR DOCUMENTARY SHORTS
My Pick: Knife SkillsRead More
2018 OSCAR LIVE ACTION SHORTS
My Pick: The Silent ChildRead More
2018 OSCAR ANIMATED SHORTS
My Pick: Garden Party
Read MoreTHE SHAPE OF WATER (2017)
"...to die in its arms and sink to a watery grave would be such a heavenly way to go."Read More
ALL THE MONEY IN THE WORLD (2017)
"Never particularly wowing, it is still a solid piece of Hollywood film-making."Read More
PHANTOM THREAD (2017)
"There is uncomfortable squirm mixed with a warm treacle of soulmate level intimacy."Read More