Capsule reviews for Sept. 17
Best Sellers The flat predictability of this cross-generational comedy set in the contemporary publishing world…
Month: September 2021
The Electrical Life of Louis Wain
One of my favorite examples of obscure internet lore is how Star Trek actress Jeri…
The Middle Man
Karmack, set in the Midwest, is the kind of town where the Sheriff (Paul Gross…
Benediction
Following the horrors of the Great War, Europe experienced a brief renaissance, spearheaded by a…
The Guilty
Joe (Jake Gyllenhaal) is an officer working in a Los Angeles 911 center. He responds…
Violet
I often wonder if fragile self-esteem comes standard with the experience of living as a…
Night Raiders
Contemporary messianic origin stories feature a common trope: a white man is born to an…
Encounter
One of the most exhausted tropes in filmmaking is the last-minute twist that makes you…