Two Sisters Take On The Patriarchy In This Riotous Action Comedy [Sundance]

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Two Sisters Take On The Patriarchy In This Riotous Action Comedy [Sundance]

Ria Khan (Priya Kansara, sparkling in her feature debut) likes to believe that she’s no ordinary British-Pakistani teenager. Her dreams, for instance, always seem outsized — she doesn’t just want to learn martial arts but rather perfect it so well…

AI Doll Goes Feral in Johnstone’s Wickedly Fun Horror Film

Move over, Chucky! There’s a new killer doll in town. She’s the model 3 generative android, or M3GAN for short, and she is a child’s greatest companion and a parent’s greatest ally. A marvel of artificial intelligence, the life-like doll…

Nicole Holofcener Is Back On Her Game In A Tender, Funny Julia Louis-Dreyfus Vehicle [Sundance]

There was a time when it seemed like every movie trailer for every single comedy began with bouncy music and a voice-over artist explaining cheerfully, “[NAME OF PROTAGONIST] had it all!” But at the beginning of Nicole Holofcener’s “You Hurt…

Goliath | Film Threat

The drama Goliath agonizingly revisits the idea that you cannot go home again. Canadian director/writer Luke Villemaire brings the pain when a young woman gets a fateful call at work. That lady is Robin Walker (Jessica Sipos), who has a promising…

A Sly and Slight Meta-Comedy

If Jordan Firstman did not exist, it would be necessary for Sebastián Silva to invent him. “Discomfort rooted in class friction” and “the perverse amusement of watching people be annoying” rank high on the list of stalwart indie filmmaker Silva’s favorite recurring themes, and…

Puss In Boots: The Last Wish Review

Home Movie Reviews Puss In Boots: The Last Wish Review - Spectacular Animation, Underwhelming Story The film allows Puss in Boots time to shine. But far too many characters and a lack of heart prevent The Last Wish from reaching…

Joseph Gordon-Levitt & Eve Hewson Make John Carney’s Familiar Musical Sing [Sundance]

John Carney makes musicals. He’s one of the few filmmakers today who makes them exclusively or even extensively; he’s the only one of that group whose musicals are, consistently, any good. (Sorry, Rob Marshall stans.) He doesn’t make old-school, characters-burst-into-song…

Franz Rogowski Stars in Love Triangle Full of Ego

Home Movie Reviews 'Passages' Review: Franz Rogowski Stars in Love Triangle Tale of Selfishness and Ego | Sundance 2023 Ira Sachs' latest also stars Adèle Exarchopoulos and Ben Whishaw in this story of the complicated bonds of love. Image via…

‘Animalia’ Review: Sofia Alaoui Mesmerizing Science Fiction Debut Takes Us Into A World Beyond

Home Movie Reviews 'Animalia' Review: Sofia Alaoui Mesmerizing Sci-Fi Debut Takes Us Into A World Beyond | Sundance 2023 This cinematic communing with the unknown finds something striking in its sublime science fiction story. Image via Sundance What is it…

Hell’s Coming For You | Film Threat

Dillion Dilligaf has found success as a stand-up comedian. His drool delivery allows everyone to understand his perspective and laugh. He founded the “Blue Zone Comedy Tour,” which featured only handicapped comics, to great fanfare and reviews. Director Mark Savage…

Cynthia Erivo Stars In An Impressionistic, But Hollow Refugee Drama [Sundance]

Based on the 2013 novel “A Marker to Measure Drift” by Alexander Maksik, set just after the Second Liberian Civil War in 2003, “Drift” aims for impressionistic insight but is ultimately manipulative and reductive. Maksik’s screenplay, which he co-wrote with…

Olivia Colman & Charlie Reid Elevate An Average Dramedy

Home Movie Reviews Joyride Review: Olivia Colman & Charlie Reid Elevate An Average Dramedy At the end of the day, every performance in Joyride is above average and the filmmaking is competent enough to create a believable environment. Olivia Colman…

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