Tag: Review
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Family Feasts
On ‘Saltburn’ and ‘Thanksgiving.’
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The Stylish Sensuality of ‘Story of O’
Just Jaeckin’s follow-up to the infamous ‘Emmanuelle’ is even better than the movie he’s most associated with.
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‘Samson and Delilah’ is a Silly, Pretty-to-Look-At Epic
It’s impossible to take Cecil B. DeMille’s biblical epic seriously outside its aesthetic pleasures.
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Celebrating 30 Years of ‘Guyville’ with Liz Phair
The singer-songwriter played an anniversary show commemorating her debut album, ‘Exile in Guyville,’ at the Moore Theatre last night.
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‘The Killer’: A Cutthroat, Cool-to-the-Touch Thriller from David Fincher
Plus: ‘All of Us Strangers’ is a rare misfire from Andrew Haigh.
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‘Shortbus’ is a Bruising Sex Comedy
John Cameron’s Mitchell’s 2006 dramedy famously pushes the envelope, but it’s not shocking for the sake of being shocking.
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The Hard Truths of ‘Anatomy of a Fall’ and ‘The Holdovers’
New movies from Justine Triet and Alexander Payne, reviewed.
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‘In the Realm of the Senses’ is an Intoxicating Story of Obsession
‘In the Realm of the Senses” notoriousness obfuscates the extent of its power.
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Odds & Ends: October 2023
Halloween movies, 2023 edition.
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The Quiet Power of ‘Priscilla’
Sofia Coppola’s adaptation of Priscilla Presley’s ‘Elvis & Me’ is her best work since 2010’s ‘Somewhere.’
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‘Demon Knight’ is a Devilishly Good Time
The first cinematic extension of HBO’s ‘Tales from the Crypt’ is darkly funny and frequently thrilling.
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‘The Case of the Bloody Iris’ is a Solid, If By-the-Numbers, Giallo
Edwige Fenech is, as always, magnetic in a slasher movie you can’t help but wish were directed by frequent collaborator Sergio Martino.
