Francis Lee’s Ammonite is a film full of contradictions, both within and without its underlying story. It’s a lesbian romance with a mostly female cast, yet it’s written and directed…
‘Holidate’ review: A holiday rom-com for people who are sick of holiday rom-coms
There’s a certain bargain movie fans make over the holidays when booting up their streaming service of choice in search of a film that will sink them even further into the spirit of the season. For ma…
‘Borat Subsequent Moviefilm’ review: Sacha Baron Cohen mixes comedy and heart with great success
Over the years, actor and producer Sacha Baron Cohen has graced the screen with many attempts to recreate the globe-spanning success of his most iconic role, Borat. Now, 14 years after the original fa…
Tesla Movie Review: Despite Electric Performances and Stylized Moments, This Biopic Short Circuits
To make a movie about Nikola Tesla rightfully deserves an ounce of ingenuity and can-do spirit. The man himself was enigmatic, deliriously ambitious, and neurotically hard-working, constantly fighting…
She Dies Tomorrow Review: Amy Seimetz Unleashes Pure, Existential Dread in this Infectious New Horror
Much of She Dies Tomorrow dwells on a flow of melancholic scenes where young, 30-something Amy (Kate Lyn Sheil) can’t seem to shake the feeling that she will somehow die within the next 24 hours…
Book Review: Lindsay Ellis’s Axiom’s End Is Popcorn Sci-Fi for the Millennial Soul
It’s 2007, the tail-end of the Bush era in America, but there is at least one profound divergence taking shape in this reality alternate to our own. Humanity is on the verge of making “Fir…
Artemis Fowl Review: This Long-Awaited Science Fantasy Adaptation Is Mission: Ridiculous
Disney’s Artemis Fowl was never intended to be a standalone feature, but by the end credits, you’ll likely hope this is the last we see of what might be the biggest, most embarrassing whif…