PLUS ONE Review
Plus One finds the heart and hilarity in taking on the chaotic onslaught of wedding season with cringey glee.
Posted by: Chris Luciantonio
EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES Review
Extracurricular Activities is an intriguing premise that is completely let down by the bland, tonal failure of the film’s execution.
Posted by: Chris Luciantonio
CHARLIE SAYS Review
Charlie Says is a formulaic biopic of Manson's followers whose execution borders on the irresponsible.
Posted by: Chris Luciantonio
EXTREMELY WICKED, SHOCKINGLY EVIL AND VILE Review
Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile is a mouthful of a title for a surprisingly vacuous biopic that never gives decent grounds for its existence.
Posted by: Chris Luciantonio
MARY MAGDALENE Review
Wanting to redefine a biblical figure with a centralizing spotlight, Mary Magdalene stumbles irrevocably into formulaic and superficial territory.
Posted by: Chris Luciantonio
MISSING LINK Review
Missing Link brings the expected technical proficiency and heartwarming storytelling that Laika built its reputation on but with an added sense of classical adventure for good measure.
Posted by: Chris Luciantonio
THE DIRT Review
Jeff Tremaine’s Mötley Crüe biopic demonstrates that certain films deserve to stay in development hell until they burn out and fade away for good.
Posted by: Chris Luciantonio
SXSW 2019: WELL GROOMED Review
While the community it focuses on takes niche to its most extreme lengths, Well Groomed is a refreshingly even-handed journey through the beyond-strange world of creative dog grooming.
Posted by: Chris Luciantonio
Cinequest 2019: AUGGIE Review
Auggie broaches the issue of A.I. relationships with the diminutive, surface-level approach of a bad “Black Mirror” episode.
Posted by: Chris Luciantonio
CRADLE OF CHAMPIONS Review
Cradle of Champions offers an intimate yet unfocused look into the New York Golden Gloves competition that underlines the tradition and spectacle of the event
Posted by: Chris Luciantonio
PROSECUTING EVIL: THE EXTRAORDINARY WORLD OF BEN FERENCZ Review
Prosecuting Evil proves to be an engrossing, if shallow, portrait of one the most significant figures in international criminal law.
Posted by: Chris Luciantonio
THE OSCAR NOMINATED SHORT FILMS 2019: DOCUMENTARY Review
The nominees this time around confront enduring stigmas, draw parallels to our political climate from history, surmise personal and global crises, and collectively challenge their audiences’ worldview.
Posted by: Chris Luciantonio
THE OSCAR NOMINATED SHORT FILMS 2019: ANIMATION Review
Their brevity aside, the assembled nominees for this year’s Academy Awards demonstrate the benefits of working with condensed production cycles based on the timeliness of their selected subjects.
Posted by: Chris Luciantonio
THE OSCAR NOMINATED SHORT FILMS 2019: LIVE ACTION Review
This year’s live-action shorts make a case that they have something to say even if the Oscar telecast doesn’t want to give them the time.
Posted by: Chris Luciantonio
WHO KILLED COCK ROBIN Review
Who Killed Cock Robin is an overwrought mystery on a threadbare premise that can’t find a way to string along its audience.
Posted by: Chris Luciantonio
THE IMAGE BOOK Review
Jean-luc Godard’s The Image Book continues his late-career trip through evocative and enigmatic video essays with a horrific search for truth in cinema.
Posted by: Chris Luciantonio
