Capsule reviews for July 8
Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You The hagiographic approach of this documentary about arguably…
Year: 2016
The BFG
It might not be a towering cinematic achievement, but The BFG has a heart larger…
The Legend of Tarzan
There’s not much you can do with Tarzan that hasn’t already been done, although The…
Our Kind of Traitor
The 10th big-screen adaptation of a John le Carre novel is modest by his standards,…
The Neon Demon
Writer/director Nicolas Winding Refn’s elegy to the 80’s riffs endlessly off the visuals of…
Swiss Army Man
How seriously are we supposed to take Swiss Army Man? After all, the offbeat comedy…
Capsule reviews for June 24
Hunt for the Wilderpeople The latest offbeat comedy from New Zealand director Taika Waititi (What…
Finding Dory
Although it doesn’t rule the ocean like its predecessor, Finding Dory still manages to make…