Review: Juliet, Naked
Ah, what a breath of fresh air! Juliet, Naked is a charming and funny romantic drama that is pure and simple in its development of characters and story. In lesser…
Review: Crazy Rich Asians
Cue up the sequel. I suspect Hollywood will see enough green from Crazy Rich Asians to justify a speedy greenlight for a second (and third) film based on the popular…
Review: BlackkKlansman
Spike Lee's latest joint is about as far fetched as you could imagine. Set in the early 70s, Ron Stallworth (John David Washington) becomes Colorado Springs, Colorado's first African-American cop.…
Review: The Spy Who Dumped Me
The difference between The Spy Who Dumped Me and Mission: Impossible – Fallout is that in a few months I’ll still remember seeing and enjoying MI, whereas Spy will barely…
Review: Sorry to Bother You
One of the best films I've seen lately, Sorry to Bother You doesn't fit neatly into any of the usual genres. It's an audacious anti-capitalist sci-fi comedy set in an…
Review: Blindspotting
Every year, a few of those ‘smaller’ movies come along that you feel compelled to champion, in a concerted effort to make sure they don’t get lost in the barrage…
Review: Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again
Thank you for the music, the songs I’m singing. Thanks for all the joy they’re bringing. The story may be lame as heck, but who cares? Mamma Mia! Here We…
Review: Eighth Grade
Eighth Grade is a different breed of teen dramedy that plays so authentic and real that it could almost pass for a documentary. It’s also authentic and real enough to…
Review: Under the Tree (Undir trénu)
There are actually two storylines running concurrently in this very dark dramedy from Iceland. In one, everyman Atli is caught by his wife watching a sex tape in which she…
Cinema Clash podcast: Incredibles 2; Tag; A Kid Like Jake; Hearts Beat Loud; The Misandrists
Incredibles 2 scored big at the box office in its opening weekend, and rightly so. It was a great family film for Father’s Day, and it’s certainly the early front-runner…
Review: Tag
Tag pretty much delivers on what the trailer and the promos promise: an entertaining adult comedy action movie featuring a diverse group of guys who spend one month out of…
Review: Bye Bye Germany (Es war einmal in Deutschland)
This "based on a true story" movie takes place in 1946, in a displaced persons camp, where those who survived the Nazi death camps are being held until they can…
Review: Book Club
If you’ve ever been part of a book club and/or read the kinky romance trilogy “Fifty Shades of Grey,” then you’ll totally ‘get’ this movie and enjoy a few good…
Review: Deadpool 2
Deadpool 2 has a lot in common with Deadpool 1: it’s irreverent, self-deprecating, cynical and sarcastic; incessantly mocking the superhero genre, while leveraging the very plot devices and character quirks…
Review: Life of the Party
Life of the Party is a serviceable, but forgettable vehicle for the affable Melissa McCarthy. She plays a middle-aged housewife named Deanna whose husband abruptly announces that he wants a…