when you add in all of its often diametrically opposed content issues, Half Brothers never coalesces into a satisfying, family-friendly …
Mank illustrates that it’s not just the superficial content that can make a film problematic. Often, issues are hardboiled into …
While Uncle Frank is more nuanced at times than you might expect, its messaging can still feel pretty heavy-handed, too.
Happiest Season delivers a holiday-themed lesbian romance that predictably appropriates the genre’s formula and feel-good vibe.
Ava is yet another movie about an assassin with a heart. Maybe it’s not a heart of gold, exactly, but …
Much like heavy metal music, Sound of Metal isn’t trying to give us warm, pleasant feelings.
At its most basic level, this film really is about a wedding at Christmas in New York. But don’t let …
The movie’s version of Han van Meegeren seems to like to shock people. And, years after his own death, he …
This isn’t a movie for kids. But it does remind us that kids need strong hands and kind hearts in …
