How the prison-set film 'Sing Sing' captures the magic of acting
The new film “Sing Sing” is set in the eponymous maximum-security penitentiary, a gray, gothic structure in upstate New York…
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Review of 'The Last Summer': A messy, honest and illicit relationship
There's no way to defend what Anne, a successful lawyer and mother, does when she begins a relationship with her…
'Daddio' Review: A Taxi Ride From Hell Could Use More Hell
The art of conversation has been a casualty of these deeply divided days in which we live, and the poor…
Julia Louis-Dreyfus would like to talk about death
How old do you feel? It's one of the first questions Julia Louis-Dreyfus asks her guests (all women of a…
Netflix and Glen Powell Fake Lawyer Billboards for 'Hit Man'
Los Angeles has become famous, or perhaps infamous, for its ubiquitous billboards advertising personal injury attorneys, whose numbers have only…
The charming 'Hit Man' overcomes his own identity crisis
The Nature of Identity: Essential Questions of “Who Am I?” and “Why am I the way I am?” – is…
'The Strangers – Chapter 1' review: The sequel is not worth it
“The Strangers – Chapter 1” is the third film in an ongoing franchise, following the surprise success of 2008’s “The…
'Blackout' review: Fessenden's werewolf movie is an intelligent horror
Charley (Alex Hurt), hard-drinking artist and traveling contractor, hasn't been much of a morning person lately. Remembering the events of…
By removing politics, A24's 'Civil War' fails viewers
Director Alex Garland wants to prove that you can make a movie about a modern American civil war without getting…
Dakota Johnson hasn't seen 'Madame Web'
Dakota Johnson still hasn't seen her new movie “Madame Web,” which premiered Wednesday, but not for the reasons people seem…