Faith on Film: The Last Temptation of Christ
This is a de-mythologizing film, presenting us with a Gospel story just different enough from the familiar tales to imbue it with a fresh truth and immediacy.
Faith on Film: Silence
What would Jesus do? Rarely has a film asked this so earnestly.
Review: Diamond Island
Loose, tensionless dialogue and flat cinematography reminiscent of a TV documentary turn “Diamond Island” into a tepid experience.
Review: Joker
If “Joker” has become the world’s first billion-dollar R-rated film, it rests mainly on the shoulders of Joaquin Phoenix.
Review: Schneider vs. Bax
Don’t you hate it when your boss calls you up on your day off and asks you to kill someone?
Review: The Two Popes
This is another one of those movies that takes an array of marvelous ingredients — a rich and thought-provoking premise, two legendary actors, a beautiful setting (the Sistine Chapel!) — and combines them into something merely okay.
Review: The Return
“The Return” is recommended for committed Russophiles and misery-addicts only.
Review: Marriage Story
Here’s something rare: a film that shows wit without glibness, precision without contrivance and warmth without sentimentality.
Review: Under the Sun
Mansky’s opus deserves a look from anyone even passingly curious about how the other half lives.
Review: The Lighthouse
Is it possible to enjoy an infinitely stylish, infinitely original, infinitely well performed film even if it’s not clear what’s actually going on onscreen?
