Film Review: Spider-Man: Far From Home Marvel Universe Swings On (While Clinging To The Past) Phase Three of the Marvel Cinematic Universe officially ended with the release of Avengers: Endgame. That doesn’t mean Marvel/Disney is willing to let [...] Devin D. O'Leary \ Jul 04, 2019 Read More “Did I mention I’m an Avenger?”
Film Review: Echo In The Canyon Echo In The Canyon: The Rise And Influence Of Folk Rock In America The West is indeed the best, as director Andy Slater and executive director Jakob Dylan prove—note after note, song after song and frame [...] August March \ Jun 27, 2019 Read More “You mean there’s more than one?” (courtesy Greenwich Entertainment)
Film Review: The Last Black Man In San Francisco Fresh-Voiced Debut Dramedy Places Setting Above All In their surprisingly assured debut feature, writer-director Joe Talbot and lead actor Jimmie Fails (who also provided the story) have crafted a wistful [...] Devin D. O'Leary \ Jun 20, 2019 Read More “Who’s in the mood for Bubba Gum Shrimp Co. on Fisherman’s Wharf?”
Film Review: All Is True Shakespeare Retires To The Country In Kenneth Branagh’s Speculative Biopic Despite the scope and endurance of his literary fame, legendary British playwright William Shakespeare remains something of an elusive historical figure. Aside from [...] Devin D. O'Leary \ Jun 13, 2019 Read More “A rose by any other name would smell as sweet. … I wrote that
Film Review: Halston Dazzling Fashion Industry Documentary Needs To Take A Step Back And Remove One Accessory “We were all impressed with your Halston dress,” sang Billy Joel in his 1978 hit “Big Shot,” his catchy takedown of a nouveau [...] Devin D. O'Leary \ Jun 06, 2019 Read More Halston
Film Review: Non-Fiction Olivier Assayas’ Latest French Dramedy Is More Interested In Conversation Than Sex Not that French filmmaker Olivier Assayas—once seen as a bad boy auteur thanks to edgy art films such as Cold Water, Irma Vep [...] Devin D. O'Leary \ May 30, 2019 Read More “Listen
Film Review: Photograph Independent Indian Romance Favors Simple Interaction Over Lavish Affairs Rafi (Nawazuddin Siddiqui) is a struggling street photographer in Mumbai. He haunts the local tourist attractions offering cheap digital photographs to visitors. He [...] Devin D. O'Leary \ May 23, 2019 Read More Date night in Mumbai
Film Review: The White Crow Choppy Ballet Biopic Moves Through Time With Wild Abandon Longtime British actor Ralph Fiennes returns to his occasional hobby of directing (the 2011 Shakespeare adaptation Coriolanus, the 2013 Charles Dickens biopic The [...] Devin D. O'Leary \ May 16, 2019 Read More “But I am dancing … with my eyes.”
Film Review: Tolkien Literary Biopic Fast-Forwards Through Author’s Youth Though it focuses its attentions on fan fave fantasy author J.R.R. Tolkien—hotter than ever in the wake of Peter Jackson’s multi-billion dollar movie [...] Devin D. O'Leary \ May 09, 2019 Read More “If it were up to me
Film Review: Sunset Disorienting History Lesson Trades Clarity For Chaos [photo]As follow-up to his Academy Award-winning 2015 debut, Son of Saul, writer-director László Nemes trades post-World War II Hungary for pre-World War I [...] Devin D. O'Leary \ May 02, 2019 Read More “This looks like a job for … my fabulous hat!”