"Bronstein plunges us into Linda's psyche, an avalanche of escalating anxiety over the course of almost two hours that, thankfully, is frequently hilarious in its situations and Linda's reactions to them, providing periodic release." #IfIHadLegsIdKickYou www.reelingreviews.com/reviews/if-i...
"Reeves...moves from the outer edges of the film to its center as he becomes a human, his joy of dancing and eating 'chicken nuggies' endearing...If only Ansari's direction of the film was as sure footed as Reeves' performance." #GoodFortune#KeanuReeves www.reelingreviews.com/reviews/good...
"So, how does the killer get brought back for a sequel? In a film that plays like "A Nightmare on Elm St." without the humor crossed with "The Shining."" #BlackPhone2 www.reelingreviews.com/reviews/blac...
"The veteran director and debuting screenwriter tackle all kinds of current issues in addition to #MeToo from identity politics to self medication to class structures and in her most complex role to date, Julia Roberts juggles them all." #AfterTheHunt www.reelingreviews.com/reviews/afte...
Playing in select theaters today, on Netflix next Friday, "The Perfect Neighbor" is a devastating documentary about the Florida case of Susan Lorincz, a neighborhood nuisance who shot and killed her neighbor, Ajike "AJ" Shantrell Owens, the mother of four. Highly recommended.
"the Oscar-winning director and writer Noah Oppenheim scare the pants off of us theorizing about just what might happen in a very plausible real world life or death scenario, the epitome of a damned-if-you-do, damned-if-you-don't situation." #AHouseOfDynamite www.reelingreviews.com/reviews/a-ho...
"While...song and dance numbers play to Lopez's strengths, too often the effort peaks through...She's fine, but the film is more alive within the prison cell, Tonatiuh's emotionally devastating performance the film's heart and soul." #KissOfTheSpiderWoman www.reelingreviews.com/reviews/kiss...
"Leonberg and his producer wife have created a startlingly original and technically astounding new film by coaxing their dog, Indy.on a closed set, editing that performance into their supernatural narrative with chilling, and ultimately moving, effect. #GoodBoy www.reelingreviews.com/reviews/good...
"one of those slow burners, a movie that teases out just how its characters are connected and what has befallen them to create present rifts, but it doesn't exactly say anything new and the film's catalyst, Brian, is the least well drawn character." #Anemone www.reelingreviews.com/reviews/anem...
"Safdie, who directs with the same caffeinated, if slightly less hyper-active style as "Uncut Gems," gives us a three perspectives on Kerr...You will forget you are watching Dwayne 'the Rock' Johnson, so completely does he settle into Kerr's skin." www.reelingreviews.com/reviews/the-...
""Junebug's" writer, Angus MacLachlan, writes and directs a new feature which, while not quite on "Junebug's" level, is on the same wavelength...a minor miracle, a family drama that takes an important stand for women's rights." #ALittlePrayer#DavidStrathairn www.reelingreviews.com/reviews/a-li...
"Neo Sora seamlessly blends multiple genres - coming-of-age, high school rebellion and science fiction - in his futuristic look at how one group of friends in Tokyo react to both local and national oppression." #HappyEnd www.reelingreviews.com/reviews/happ...
"Justin Tipping purportedly wanted to critique football with a body horror film, but instead he's delivered something that is at once obvious and muddled, a film more committed to flashy style than coherence...the biggest disappointment of the year." #HIM www.reelingreviews.com/reviews/him/
