David Fincher’s Mank is technically impressive, well-acted, but a rather emotionless and clinical look at the process Herman Mankiewicz endured to write Citizen Kane, and fulfill his obligation to bring Orson Welles’ iconic film from an idea into a biting, game-changing reality.
Read MoreDocumenting the onset of COVID-19 and the Coronavirus outbreak during the 76-day lockdown in Wuhan, China, 76 Days is a powerful historical record of a nation in crisis, on the cusp of a world soon to be changed forever.
Read MoreThe intriguing Black Bear finds Aubrey Plaza delivering one of the best performances of the year within an experimental movie that asks more questions than it answers.
Read MoreThere are worse movies in the world than Disney+ release Godmothered, but this holiday-themed family comedy is slight and rather underwhelming.
Read MoreA somewhat bizarre film, Ron Howard’s Hillbilly Elegy celebrates a main character simply showing up as heroic, while the pain and anguish he encounters among his loved ones as a nagging inconvenience.
Read MoreHonest, unafraid and timely, Garrett Bradley’s Time is a testament to the power of resolve, advocacy, faith and love.
Read MoreRomanian documentary Collective is an unforgettable film - beginning with a tragic fire in 2016 and revealing levels of corruption and cover-ups that speak to a greater issue in our world right now: A lack of trust and faith in our institutions and a distrust in those reporting about it.
Read MorePowered by two terrific performances by Sarah Paulson and newcomer Kiera Allen, Run, now available on Hulu, is one of the more fun and wicked little thrillers of 2020.
Read MoreHarmless, if not forgettable, The Croods: A New Age serves as a sequel to the 2013 animated film, as the unrefined Croods family unexpectedly cross paths with the self-sustainable and more refined Betterman family.
Read MoreStunning, damning, and impeccably researched, Totally Under Control looks at the way the Trump Administration reacted, responded, and led the United States through its ongoing response to the COVID-19 global pandemic.
Read MoreThe concept of Freaky Friday is repurposed as the comedic slasher film Freaky, with ample amounts of laughs and gory carnage.
Read MoreAn intriguing concept gets pushed aside for a frustrating, and surprisingly bleak family film, remixing the stories of Peter Pan and Alice in Wonderland into one misguided mash-up.
Read MoreDiane Lane and Kevin Costner are terrific together in the hit-or-miss thriller Let Him Go, starring as grandparents who set out to reconnect with a grandson they haven’t seen in quite some time.
Read MoreBorat returns, this time hoping to gift his 15-year-old daughter as a peace offering to Vice-President Mike Pence, as Sacha Baron Cohen’s obnoxious character in Borat Subsequent Moviefilm…, a sequel to the 2006 comedy classic.
Read MoreMiranda July’s new comedy/drama, Kajillionaire, places us with a family of small-town thieves, who sees their world turned upside down when a new friend enters the picture. A fantastic performance by Evan Rachel Wood makes this unique film well-worth seeing.
Read MoreAntebellum has important things to say about racism in America...until it willingly hurtles itself off a cliff with a howler of an ending that undermines everything which came before it.
Read MoreThe Way I See It offers a voice and a platform for former official White House photographer Pete Souza, whose images of Presidents Barack Obama and Ronald Reagan have been significant companions to important moments in recent American history.
Read MoreAll In: The Fight for Democracy is a powerful, factual, profound look at America’s long history of voter disenfranchisement, from the formation of the Constitution to present-day 2020.
Read MoreChemical Hearts arrives on Amazon Prime, failing to stand out, similar to countless other teen dramas that populate streaming services and television networks nowadays.
Read MoreAdapted from the popular novel of the same name, Words on Bathroom Walls is a disappointment, only able to go as far as the impressive Charlie Plummer can take it.
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