‘Past Lives’ Beautifully Reimagines What Love Can Mean
Celine Song’s radically empathetic film about transformative and unconditional love is one of the year’s best. Continue reading ‘Past Lives’ Beautifully Reimagines What Love Can Mean
Category: Movies
Halle Bailey Restores Disney’s Magic in the Charming, Romantic ‘The Little Mermaid’
Disney’s latest live-action remake lives and breathes by its superstar in the making. Continue reading Halle Bailey Restores Disney’s Magic in the Charming, Romantic ‘The Little Mermaid’
Nike and Michael Jordan’s Legacies Take Flight in Ben Affleck’s Entertaining ‘Air’
Ben Affleck flexes his directorial muscles in a risky and rewarding effort to explain the mythos of basketball’s most enduring legend. Continue reading Nike and Michael Jordan’s Legacies Take Flight in Ben Affleck’s Entertaining ‘Air’
James Gunn Delivers a Messy but Satisfying Finale with ‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3’
Rocket’s harrowing history forms the emotional backbone of the final chapter of the Guardians of the Galaxy’s time in the MCU. Continue reading James Gunn Delivers a Messy but Satisfying Finale with ‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3’
‘Suzume’ is a Stunning, Ambitious Meditation on the Afterlife
Makoto Shinkai delivers another visual and emotional film about the spiritual damage we cause when we abandon what we love. Continue reading ‘Suzume’ is a Stunning, Ambitious Meditation on the Afterlife
‘Chevalier” is a Charming, Fraught Composition of Race and Respectability
Kelvin Harrison Jr. is electrifying as the 18-century French-Caribbean composer Joseph Bologne. Continue reading ‘Chevalier” is a Charming, Fraught Composition of Race and Respectability
Chris Evans and Ana de Armas Can’t Rescue ‘Ghosted’s’ DOA Mission
The Apple TV+ film is wrecked by a debacle of a script that destroys whatever chemistry exists between its swoon-worthy stars. Continue reading Chris Evans and Ana de Armas Can’t Rescue ‘Ghosted’s’ DOA Mission
‘A Thousand and One’ Weaves a Nuanced Tale Of Black Families in Harlem
Teyana Taylor shines in filmmaker A.V. Rockwell’s powerful spotlight on a complicated but loving Black family. Continue reading ‘A Thousand and One’ Weaves a Nuanced Tale Of Black Families in Harlem