Film Review: The Great Silence Classic Italian Western Is Restored To Its Cold, Dark Glory When it comes to movies, there are Westerns and there are Spaghetti Westerns. Westerns were an industry unto themselves, cranking out an unbroken [...] Devin D. O'Leary \ Jun 28, 2018 Read More Not a cactus in sight. (Courtesy of Film Movement)
Film Review: American Animals Genre-Bending Crime Thriller Incorporates Documentary Techniques In Its True(?)-Life Narrative Tabloid reality collides with Hollywood mythmaking in British documentary filmmaker Bart Layton’s first scripted drama, the oddly academic and thoroughly absorbing crime thriller [...] Devin D. O'Leary \ Jun 21, 2018 Read More It’s not truly a “heist” until disguises are involved. (Courtesy of The Orchard)
Film Review: Mountain This Mountain Is Certainly High, But Not Very Deep Every Memorial Day weekend since 1979, the Telluride Mountainfilm Festival has regaled viewers with a selection of nonfiction stories about sporting, environmental, cultural, [...] Devin D. O'Leary \ Jun 14, 2018 Read More Yup (Greenwich Entertainment)
Film Review: Solo: A Star Wars Story The Now-Divisive Franchise Has Fun With A Propulsive Prequel [photo]Who owns the Star Wars franchise? Sorry to drop such a philosophical question on you in the middle of summer popcorn movie season. [...] Devin D. O'Leary \ May 31, 2018 Read More “Well
Film Review: 1945 Stark Drama Tackles Postwar Europe’s Dirty Little Secret Though far removed in place and time from the Western genre, the opening sequence to Hungarian filmmaker Ferenc Török’s scab-picking postwar drama 1945 [...] Devin D. O'Leary \ May 24, 2018 Read More
Film Review: Deadpool 2 The Merc With A Mouth Comes Again In 2016 20th Century Fox’s Deadpool blew the lid off the superhero genre. Taking a fan fave comic book character almost entirely unknown [...] Devin D. O'Leary \ May 17, 2018 Read More “Feets
Film Review: You Were Never Really Here Art House Action Flick And Its Main Character Both Feel Bad Scottish writer-director Lynne Ramsay has become an indie film darling, largely for being so damn stingy with her talent. With You Were Never [...] Devin D. O'Leary \ Apr 26, 2018 Read More You got a lil’ sumthin’ on your face.
Film Review: Final Portrait Artistic Biopic Revels In Surface Details Artists are far better subjects for biopics than writers for the simple reason that they actually do something visual. That doesn’t mean every [...] Devin D. O'Leary \ Apr 19, 2018 Read More "Ice cream? ... My treat."
Film Review: Back To Burgundy Siblings Resolve Family Strife Over A Glass Of Wine In A French Dramedy That Goes Down Easy, Evaporates Quickly Ten years ago Jean left his family—and his family’s humble yet picturesque vineyard in Burgundy—to see the world. Now, with his father dying, [...] Devin D. O'Leary \ Apr 12, 2018 Read More "And now ... the snort test."
Film Review: Isle Of Dogs Meticulously Animated Feature Is A Fantastic(Al) Journey It will come as no surprise to those versed in the film career of Wes Anderson (Bottle Rocket, Rushmore, The Royal Tenenbaums, Moonrise [...] Devin D. O'Leary \ Apr 05, 2018 Read More
