Second-rate genre films come out in the early months of the year more often than at any other time. “Five Feet Apart” is a second-rate “Fault in Our Stars.” Haley Lu Richardson (“Support the Girls“) is certainly on an upward trajectory, but she still doesn’t command the screen the way Shailene Woodley did. While it’s […]
Kogonada’s directorial debut it’s like an exercise in architectural cinematic poetry. It should take the viewer about five minutes from the credits to understand that architecture is the focal point in Columbus. Nominated for best screenplay at the Gotham Awards, this self-reflective film combines themes and notions of Lost in Translation with last year’s Patterson.
The one element of Split that should have worked above everything else was James McAvoy’s multiple personality performance. Writer/director M. Night Shyamalan returns after mediocre success with The Visit (2015), claiming Split was his most difficult shoot to date. The difficulty seems to be inherent as Shyamalan introduces too many components that detract from McAvoy’s
First time director Kelly Fremon Craig’s biggest mistake is assuming every teenager is having a similar experience to her main character. Craig’s script casts Steinfeld (Pitch Perfect 2, Barely Lethal) in another bratty role that has quickly become her institution as an actress. The Edge of Seventeen goes for jokes on topics that I am