The story of an NFL hopeful wrongfully incarcerated for a crime he never committed, Brian Banks should be something deeper and more profound than a surface-level, paint-by-numbers disappointment.
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20-year-old, first-time filmmaker Colton Van Til arrives in Seattle to introduce Aberdeen, a story of a young female sports journalist who uncovers some troubling discoveries with a local high school sports team.
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Staying on brand, Hobbs & Shaw , a spin-off from the wildly popular Fast & Furious franchise, is a raucous, absurd, empty-headed summer action movie extravaganza that will test your patience.
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Aimless, this 9th film from writer/director Quentin Tarantino is a lackluster disappointment despite outstanding performances from Leonardo DiCaprio and Brad Pitt.
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Lulu Wang’s outstanding comedic drama The Farewell is one of 2019’s best films.
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Lynn Shelton’s Sword of Trust is a funny, insightful comedy, with a wonderful ensemble led by Marc Maron and Jillian Bell.
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Marianne & Leonard: Words of Love is singularly focused for such a long period of time on Leonard Cohen, that Marianne Ihlen seems like something of an afterthought for director Nick Broomfield.
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Disney’s 2019 reinterpretation of The Lion King is innovative and groundbreaking and unlike anything I have ever seen before. The rest of the movie struggles to find its own identity.
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A sandpaper dry satire on toxic masculinity and “bro culture,” Riley Stearns’ The Art of Self-Defense has a terrific Jesse Eisenberg playing a meek, timid man who turns to karate to become what intimidates him.
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With the terrific chemistry developed between Kumail Nanjiani and Dave Bautista on screen, Stuber survives a mediocre, throwback plot and story, delivering some of the biggest laughs of the summer.
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Inspirational documentary, Bethany Hamilton: Unstoppable, is a family-friendly, incredibly safe film looking at the life and times of the teenage shark attack victim now a professional surfer, wife, and mother.
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1970s fashion designer Halston gets the documentary treatment in a story of fame, glory, celebrity, and how those same things can cannibalize someone’s vulnerabilities.
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Thoroughly entertaining from start to finish, Spider-Man: Far From Home is an audience-friendly summer blockbuster that continues Marvel’s winning streak.
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An insightful, curious road-trip through modern-day Iran serves as a backdrop for Jafar Panahi’s latest act of cinematic defiance.
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Willem Dafoe is exceptional as infamous film director Pier Paolo Pasolini in Abel Ferrara’s far-ranging unconventional biopic.
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Ari Aster is a very talented filmmaker, but Midsommar is a messy, fascinating, inconsistent descent into millennial madness.
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Admittedly exhausted and disappointed with these Annabelle films, I found Annabelle Comes Home quite the pleasant surprise.
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Toy Story 4 is one of the best films of 2019.
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Honoring the doctors and nurses who willingly put themselves on the front lines in the opening years of the AIDS epidemic, 5B is an emotional documentary that shares new stories from a tragic period in recent history.
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A marked improvement on the first film, The Secret Life of Pets 2 proves to be a slapdash series of scenes and vignettes loosely tied to its predecessor.
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