“Seven Snipers” is a fairly straightforward action thriller that works best when it keeps things simple. Director Sandra Sciberras is not doing anything particularly new with the genre, but the mix of ...

Some movies are designed to make you laugh. Others are designed to make you uncomfortable. Director Olivia Wilde’s “The Invite” manages to do both at the exact same time, and often within the same ...

Intimate and personal, “The Gas Station Attendant” is a documentary that turns out to be about something much bigger than just one person. On the surface, it’s filmmaker Karla Murthy reflecting on her ...

I absolutely adored director Penny Lane‘s “Wild Inside,” a fantastic documentary that tells the remarkable story of Flaco, the Eurasian owl who escaped New York City’s Central Park Zoo in 2023. It’s ...

Although it is destined to be a feel-good mainstream hit, director Craig Brewer‘s “Song Sung Blue” is a frustrating movie to sit through. From the very first scene, it hits you with the feeling of ...

Based on Enid Blyton’s beloved classic, “The Magic Faraway Tree” is a sweet, old fashioned family adventure with plenty of charm. The story follows Polly (Claire Foy), Tim (Andrew Garfield), and their ...

Some movies ask you to suspend your disbelief, but “Lars Shrike Walks the Night” asks you to question the very nature of existence, authorship, and whether a fictional character can become a real ...

The warm, easygoing, feel good film “Holy Days” isn’t the kind of movie you’ll still be talking about weeks later, but that’s okay. It’s a big-hearted, uncomplicated crowd pleaser built less on ...

“Spider-Man: Brand New Day” had everything it needed to be a great reset for the classic web slinging character, which makes it all the more frustrating that director Destin Daniel Cretton totally ...

The documentary “Once Upon a Time in Harlem” is quite an achievement. The film brings the Harlem Renaissance to life in this fascinating time capsule, letting its legends tell their stories with ...

“The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee” is a fairly pedestrian yet well-rounded documentary that offers a fitting tribute to one of cinema’s most iconic actors. Directed by Jon Spirau, the film ...

Director Maria Friedman‘s “Merrily We Roll Along” is a filmed stage production that will feel like a treat for musical theater nerds even though it’s not a great movie by traditional cinematic ...