Nickel Boys, the film adaptation of Colson Whitehead’s excellent Pulitzer Prize-winning novel The Nickel Boys, takes a huge stylistic swing. Rather than telling the harrowing
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Babygirl – A salacious erotic thriller that skimps on neither eroticism nor thrills
Babygirl is an erotic thriller that is, unlike so many which came before, both erotic and thrilling. But what makes it novel is that the
Wicked: Part One – I’m glad you’re all enjoying it but this is the worst
I avoided this movie because I suspected it would be an ugly, poorly shot pile of content with little artistic merit beyond the central performances.
Gladiator II – a crowd-pleasing blockbuster that serves the original well
When is the last time you’ve watched Gladiator? Prior to revisiting it a few days before seeing the sequel, I hadn’t seen it since it
Philadelphia Film Festival – Unstoppable & Desert Road
Unstoppable (dir. William Goldenberg) As a huge fan of the Rocky series, it’s hard for me to discount a film for being formulaic. There are
Philadelphia Film Festival – Conclave and Better Man
Conclave (dir. Edward Berger) The Pope is dead, and it’s up to Cardinal Lawrence (Ralph Fiennes) to preside over the electoral conclave until a new
Philadelphia Film Festival – Night Call and Cloud
Night Call (dir. Michiel Blanchart) One fateful night, Mady, a young locksmith (Jonathan Feltre), takes what should be a quick house call. But when the
Philadelphia Film Festival – Anora and Grand Theft Hamlet
Anora (dir. Sean Baker) This year’s Palme d’Or winner is one of the most exciting pieces of cinema to come down the pipeline since, well,
Philadelphia Film Festival – September 5 and Armand
SEPTEMBER 5 (dir. Tim Fehlbaum) There are few things on this planet more entertaining than a “people at work” movie, and in this case, the
Terrifier 3 – a gruesome novelty that never quite finds its stride
It’s so cool that writer/director Damien Leone has taken a small, splattery short and turned it into a popular slasher franchise. I personally would not