In Conclave, director Edward Berger (All Quiet on the Western Front, Jack) presents a tightly wound political thriller that feels both timeless and contemporary. Adapted from Robert Harris’s best-selling novel, the film immerses us in the secretive and insular world of the Vatican’s most powerful body—the Sacred College of Cardinals, tasked with choosing the next […]
“Killers of the Flower Moon,” directed by Martin Scorsese, is a haunting and gripping cinematic exploration of a dark chapter in American history. Based on David Grann’s nonfiction book of the same name, the film delves into the Osage Indian murders that occurred in the 1920s, a series of killings that unveiled a sinister web
First it was The Big Short, I Tonya, Vice and now Bombshell. Movies about the convergence of media and politics told in a way that breaks the fourth wall have found their place in the annual award season race. These films, adapted from one article or source, are edited in a way that’s snappy and
Emma Thompson’s Miranda Priestly-like performance is what you’ll buy a ticket to see, but Mindy Kaling’s razor-sharp script is what gives you your money’s worth. One of the breakout films at this year’s Sundance Film Festival, one that caused a bidding war, “Late Night” is another film with dual female leads (which is becoming a wonderfully
The SXSW fan boys have done it again, blown a mediocre movie out of proportion, due to whatever substance or natural high they take before watching movies at the party movie festival. Fact is, Pet Sematary was never a very good story. Most Stephen King works have proved quite difficult to adapt into movie form
There are more great elements working for Beatriz at Dinner than against it, at the forefront, Selma Hayek. Mike White’s screenplay harks back to the first time he worked with director Miguel Arteta on The Good Girl (2002). That was a snappy, bold, but honest story about relationships. Beatriz at Dinner is the same vein
Prior to “The Accountant”, Gavin O’Conner had only made one film of note; 2011’s “Warrior” which landed Nick Nolte a supporting actor nomination. “The Accountant” has been swirled in secrecy, skipping film festivals, withdrawing from pre screenings. Unlike “The Girl on the Train” which dodged its way into a wide release, Affleck’s latest dark thriller
Tommy Lee Jones’ latest film, the follow-up to his 2005 directorial debut, The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada, takes us as far away from the conventional western as I have seen from any modern director. The entire premise, movement heading from west to east, an unmarried female transporting crazy women back to Iowa—all of it