reviews All Reviews REVIEW | Us (2019) John Roebuck / 12:25 / 28.03.19 Us understands that the best points are made indirectly but then paradoxically engages with its point too directly for them to be well made.
reviews All Reviews REVIEW | The Man Who Killed Don Quixote (2019) Derek Armstrong / 10:31 / 25.03.19 Even a strong central performance from Adam Driver can't save the mess that is Terry Gilliam's The Man Who Killed Don Quixote.
reviews All Reviews REVIEW | Hotel Mumbai (2019) Derek Armstrong / 18:08 / 17.03.19 The new film Hotel Mumbai features only a single American character, played by Armie Hammer, which makes it a radical venture from risk averse financiers.
reviews All Reviews REVIEW | The House That Jack Built (2019) Derek Armstrong / 10:06 / 05.03.19 As The House That Jack Built approaches its conclusion, it crosses a line from realism into surrealism that makes it more watchable.
podcasts The ReelGood Podcast THE REELGOOD PODCAST | Capharnaum Hernando Cathedral / 18:24 / 19.02.19 They laughed, Blakey cried (as usual) and, obviously, they made insightful comments about Nadine Labaki's new film, Capharnaum.
Editor's Choice reviews All Reviews REVIEW | If Beale Street Could Talk (2018) Derek Armstrong / 11:57 / 18.02.19 Awards are, of course, hardly indicative of quality, and If Beale Street Could Talk’s other indicators are off the charts.
reviews All Reviews REVIEW | Vox Lux (2018) John Roebuck / 9:37 / 14.02.19 Not every film needs to have something to say. Sometimes a film can just be interesting. Vox Lux does not pertain to this notion.
Editor's Choice reviews Top Picks REVIEW | Capharnaum (2018) Derek Armstrong / 20:13 / 05.02.19 Nadine Labaki's Capharnaum is a movie where whatever can go wrong, will, which makes it a lot like life. The title itself means “chaos."
Editor's Choice reviews All Reviews REVIEW | Free Solo (2018) John Roebuck / 9:19 / 22.01.19 The documentary Free Solo is a more thoughtful film than it initially appears. It may not have answers, but it has suggestions.