Reviews5/13/21May 13SaveReviews5/13/21C+ReviewsAmy Adams spies a convoluted Rear Window mystery in The Woman In The WindowIgnatiy Vishnevetsky42The story behind Joe Wright’s thriller The Woman In The Window is more intriguing then the film itself. The novel…
Preview5/6/21May 61Preview5/6/21PreviewA Disney villain, Quiet Place aliens, and Zack Snyder zombies bring menace to the movies this MayA.A. Dowd, Katie Rife, William Hughes, Jesse Hassenger, and 1 more39May is usually the month that kicks off the summer movie season. For obvious reasons, that wasn’t the case last…
Reviews5/4/21May 41Reviews5/4/21B-ReviewsState Funeral finds absurdities and metaphors in archival footage of Stalin’s wakeIgnatiy Vishnevetsky27On a frigid day in March 1953, in a Moscow alley, middle-aged men in long dark coats carry a carnation-red coffin…
Reviews4/29/21Apr 29SaveReviews4/29/21C+ReviewsZhang Yimou misplaces the suspense in the black-and-white spy games of Cliff WalkersIgnatiy Vishnevetsky2Note: The writer of this review watched Cliff Walkers on a digital screener from home. Before making the decision to…
Recommends4/28/21Apr 281Recommends4/28/21RecommendsIt’s no Jurassic Park, but fellow Crichton adaptation Congo has goofy pleasures galoreIgnatiy Vishnevetsky155Watch This offers movie recommendations inspired by new releases, premieres, current events, or occasionally just…
Reviews4/22/21Apr 22SaveReviews4/22/21DReviewsThe new Mortal Kombat is a death match with boredomIgnatiy Vishnevetsky332Note: The writer of this review watched Mortal Kombat on a digital screener from home. Before making the decision to…
Preview4/1/21Apr 1SavePreview4/1/21PreviewMortal Kombat brings showers of blood to the April movie landscapeA.A. Dowd, Katie Rife, William Hughes, Ignatiy Vishnevetsky, and 1 more32Although the vaccine rollout is underway in America, most studios still aren’t eyeing a big return to theaters quite…
Reviews3/30/21Mar 30SaveReviews3/30/21C+ReviewsFunny Face puts cinematic scare quotes on a paean to urban authenticityIgnatiy Vishnevetsky2Note: The writer of this review watched Funny Face on a digital screener from home. Before making the decision to…
Recommends3/19/21Mar 194Recommends3/19/21RecommendsOne of Hollywood’s biggest flops ever is a masterpiece—especially in its extended cutIgnatiy Vishnevetsky147Watch This offers movie recommendations inspired by new releases, premieres, current events, or occasionally just…
Recommends3/12/21Mar 122Recommends3/12/21RecommendsIt wasn’t until the second Pink Panther that Inspector Clouseau bumbled into the spotlightIgnatiy Vishnevetsky90Watch This offers movie recommendations inspired by new releases, premieres, current events, or occasionally just…
Recommends3/5/21Mar 52Recommends3/5/21RecommendsThe Rescuers is a Disney classic in a minor keyIgnatiy Vishnevetsky66Watch This offers movie recommendations inspired by new releases, premieres, current events, or occasionally just…
Preview3/4/21Mar 4SavePreview3/4/21PreviewGodzilla Vs. Kong, a Disney dragon, and the Snyder Cut are all streaming this MarchA.A. Dowd, Katie Rife, William Hughes, Jesse Hassenger, and 1 more41Blockbusters are back in a big way this March, even if movie theaters aren’t. Many of the month’s biggest titles,…
Reviews3/3/21Mar 3SaveReviews3/3/21C-ReviewsBoss Level is a time loop of bad jokes, tedious action, and Mel Gibson villainyIgnatiy Vishnevetsky83Outside of The Grey and a suite of unrealized projects, the writer-director Joe Carnahan has seemed most at home in…
Reviews2/27/21Feb 27SaveReviews2/27/21C+ReviewsUnderwhelming undersea road trip Sponge On The Run squeezes SpongeBob dryIgnatiy Vishnevetsky38SpongeBob (Tom Kenny), the lovable and highly merchandisable naïf from Bikini Bottom, has a problem: His pet sea…
Recommends2/19/21Feb 191Recommends2/19/21RecommendsBetween Lethal Weapon sequels, Danny Glover delivered his most strangely magnetic performanceIgnatiy Vishnevetsky12Watch This offers movie recommendations inspired by new releases, premieres, current events, or occasionally just…
Reviews2/19/21Feb 19SaveReviews2/19/21CReviewsIt’s the audience that loses in Lee Daniels’ bloated The United States Vs. Billie HolidayIgnatiy Vishnevetsky14Harry Jacob Anslinger, who started as a railroad bull, spent more than 30 years as the commissioner of the Treasury…
Reviews2/9/21Feb 9SaveReviews2/9/21CReviewsThe Mauritanian transforms a memoir of unlawful detention into just another shouty courtroom dramaIgnatiy Vishnevetsky5Note: The writer of this review watched The Mauritanian on a digital screener from home. Before making the decision…
Recommends2/5/21Feb 52Recommends2/5/21RecommendsDeep Cover is a smart, over-the-top ’90s classicIgnatiy Vishnevetsky46Watch This offers movie recommendations inspired by new releases, premieres, current events, or occasionally just…
Preview2/4/21Feb 4SavePreview2/4/21PreviewNic Cage, Tom, and Jerry crash a February of late Oscar hopefulsA.A. Dowd, Katie Rife, William Hughes, Ignatiy Vishnevetsky, and 1 more7Another month, another slate of films hedging their bets between the slow reopening of movie theaters and the…
Reviews2/3/21Feb 3SaveReviews2/3/21CReviewsRussia’s Oscar hopeful Dear Comrades! is spin disguised as a history lessonIgnatiy Vishnevetsky25Note: The writer of this review watched Dear Comrades! on a digital screener from home. Before making the decision…