Borrowed is one of those gay films that avoids using the word “gay” too frequently in its press materials but which announces its orientation pretty clearly in its opening scenes.… Continue reading "Borrowed (Betancourt and Ortega, 2022)"
Food and Romance tackles some weighty themes, and it is to be commended for sidestepping some of the most clichéd plot points of the genre. But it is ultimately too… Continue reading "Food and Romance (Appelin, 2022)"
This Thanksgiving weekend is going to start one of the best holiday movie seasons I can remember in a long time. Devotion, Glass Onion: A Knives Out Movie, and All… Continue reading "The Fabelmans (Spielberg, 2022)"
In 1989, when I saw The Little Mermaid as a freshman in college, I did not know that I was watching the beginning of the Disney “renaissance.” I just knew… Continue reading "Strange World (Nguyen, 2022)"
I once wrote an essay (since turned into a chapter in Inconspicuously Christian Film Criticism) asking whether Christian films were judged by a double standard.. I thought about that essay… Continue reading "The Sound of Violet (Wolf, 2022)"
Black Panther: Wakanda Forever is a valiant addition to the Black Panther legacy and the Marvel Universe. It brings back many of the things that audiences loved about Black Panther… Continue reading "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (Coogler, 2022)"
The documentary, the directorial debut of Kirk E. Kelleykahn, might sound from the title as though it is exclusively focused on a crusade to get Juanita Moore a star on… Continue reading "A Star without a Star: The Untold Juanita Moore Story (Kelleykahn, 2022)"
As The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry drew to a close, I found myself pleased with it. While the film was familiar with its eccentric characters and self-conscious literary references,… Continue reading "The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry (Canosa, 2022)"
Israeli brothers, Yoav and Doron Paz, dramatize the historical events surrounding a plot to poison Nuremberg, Germany’s water supply at the end of World War II. Max (August Diehl) provides… Continue reading "Plan A (Paz and Paz)"
The Falconer tells the story of two young men that endeavor to save a young girl from an abusive marriage. Writers and directors, Adam Sjöberg and Seanne Winslow, construct the… Continue reading "The Falconer (Sjöberg and Winslow, 2021)"
