Crime
One Battle After Another – Film Review
Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another is a dense, electrifying odyssey of guilt, survival, and radical love.
Plainclothes – Film Review
Plainclothes is about what it means to live under surveillance, to love under threat, and to find fleeting freedom in another person’s gaze.
Caught Stealing – Film Review
Caught Stealing isn’t awful, but it’s far from Aronofsky’s best work—a rare miss from a director known for pushing his stories to the limit.
Honey Don’t! – Film Review
Honey Don’t! unfortunately feels weighed down by the competing impulses to be both grimly serious and absurdly funny.
The Pickup – Film Review
As a heist comedy, The Pickup lacks the finesse, style, and narrative cohesion needed to elevate it beyond mediocrity.
The Naked Gun – Film Review
The Naked Gun is a reminder that in the right hands, a well-timed pratfall and a perfectly straight-faced delivery can still get a laugh
Sovereign – Film Review
Sovereign is a somber, thought-provoking portrait of two people spiraling into extremism, and the quiet chaos they leave in their wake.
Ballerina – Film Review
In Ballerina, Ana de Armas proves herself a formidable lead, carrying the film with a blend of vulnerability and lethal grace.