Capsule reviews for Nov. 2
Bodied Getting served on the dance floor is nothing compared to the verbal beatdowns delivered…
Year: 2018
Suspiria (2018)
Luca Guadagnino’s SUSPIRIA is neither remake nor reboot. Rather, it’s a re-interpretation of the source—Thomas de Quincey’s Suspiria de Profundis. In Dario Argento’s 1977 horror classic, often mischaracterized as Giallo, Nicolodi’s script rooted itself in the xenophobic superstitions of her grandmother.
Beautiful Boy
More than just injecting needles or popping pills, Beautiful Boy makes a valiant effort to…
Hunter Killer
Submerging itself in familiarity and drowning in clichés, Hunter Killer is a lackluster entry into…
Capsule reviews for Oct. 26
Burning This haunting multilayered mystery from Korean filmmaker Lee Chang-dong (Poetry) is carefully constructed and…
Halloween
So much has changed about the landscape of horror films in general, and slasher flicks in particular, during the past four decades. At this point, making a sequel to the original Halloween either feels like a nostalgic gimmick or a transparent attempt to relaunch a well-worn franchise.
Wildlife
After watching its teenage protagonist navigate some especially tricky emotional territory, you can theorize about…
Can You Ever Forgive Me?
How do you craft a character study about a cantankerous alcoholic and her criminal schemes,…