Kaitlyn Dever Weaponizes White Girl Tears in Netflix’s Emotional, Uneven Crime Drama

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Kaitlyn Dever Weaponizes White Girl Tears in Netflix’s Emotional, Uneven Crime Drama

Belle Gibson, initially a widely popular wellness guru, turned from famous to infamous when a massive claim at the heart of her budding media empire was discovered to be a scam. Gibson's brand was built around the claim that she…

Revenge Burns Slow In This Mystery Slog [Sundance]

It’s difficult to classify “The Things You Kill” properly, a film drifting into the revenge genre as much as it possesses an undeniable overtone of mystery, simultaneously knocking on the door of a slight psychological element. One thing is certain:…

‘Love, Brooklyn’ Review: André Holland and DeWanda Wise Shine in Soulful but Facile Drama

It's difficult to not get personal about Rachael Abigail Holder's Love, Brooklyn. I spent most of my 20s living in Greenpoint, watching Williamsburg’s hipsterisms spill into “Little Poland.” My converted private school apartment complex brought tremendous opportunity, but things changed,…

Melissa Roxburgh Catches Serial Killers in NBC’s All Too Predictable Crime Drama

Crime is a saturated genre, especially on network TV. From The Blacklist pairing a most wanted fugitive with a rookie profiler to Criminal Minds assembling an FBI squad to quickly uncover serial killer patterns, there are plenty of spins on…

‘East of Wall’ Review: Jennifer Ehle and Two Non-Actors Make for a Breathtaking Central Trio in Grounded Horse Drama

One of the best parts about film is that it can transport you to another world so you can learn about different communities and ways of life that you wouldn’t otherwise be exposed to. East of Wall will no doubt…

A Folksy British Comedy That Croons & Charms [Sundance]

“If it was never new, and it never gets old, then it’s a folk song,” wryly observed Oscar Isaac’s Llewyn Davis. “The Ballad of Wallis Island,” a film that revolves around the reunion of a duo who once operated in…

Prime Video’s Superhero Series Still Packs a Mighty Punch

After a two-and-a-half year wait for Invincible Season 2, which much to the annoyance of many, was split into two parts, Season 3 has arrived, a little less than a year after the sophomore season’s bloody yet satisfying finale. It’s…

‘Rebuilding’ Review: Josh O’Connor Gives a Heartbreaking Performance in This Incredible Western Tale

At this year’s Sundance, it was impossible not to think about the wildfires that have recently ravaged California. Many filmmakers discussed the impact of the fires on their lives and on the films they were at the festival to support,…

‘André Is an Idiot’ Review: The Funniest Movie About Cancer You’ll Ever See

I foolishly thought I was going to get away without shedding a tear. I was really proud of myself — a person who has been known to cry over more than one commercial — for holding it together as long…

A Light Doppelganger Comedy Hits All The Right Notes [Sundance]

It’s been 25 years since Eddie Murphy played his own lookalike in the underrated “Bowfinger,” a Steve Martin-led comedy revolving around a struggling director who, to produce a film unwittingly starring a major celebrity, casts an everyman who just so…

Osgood Perkins Mixes ‘Final Destination With Tarantino to Messy, but Bloody Fun Results

Before last summer, Osgood Perkins’ was known as the auteur of chilling slow-burn horrors who gathered a limited but fairly loyal fanbase. Being the son of horror legend, Norman Bates himself, Perkins’ name was immediately synonymous with horror cinema history.…

A Musical About Movie Magic Doesn’t Always Conjure It [Sundance]

Cinema has never been shy about self-mythologizing. If ever there were a project that could lay claim to the “magic of movies,” it might be “Kiss of the Spider Woman.” The very subject of Bill Condon’s adaptation of the John…

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