Tesla is now available to rent on digital platforms. By Palmer Rubin Tesla is a biopic that goes completely off the rails to demented places. The film is about as manic and unhinged as a […]
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Lucy in the Sky (2019) – Review
Lucy in the Sky falls into theaters on October 4. By Elazar Abrahams There’s no other way to put it: Lucy in the Sky is a total misfire. I’m always excited to see original ideas […]
Judy (2019) – Review
Judy opens September 27 in theaters. By Rachel M. While this new film about Judy Garland only focuses on the last two years of her life, through periodic flashbacks we come to understand how her […]
Tolkien (2019) – Review
Tolkien hits theaters on May 10. By Rachel M. As someone who knew almost nothing about J.R.R. Tolkien’s life before watching this film, I found this origin story, which traces Tolkien’s life from boyhood until […]
Mary Shelley – Review [Tribeca 2018]
Mary Shelley is playing at the 2018 Tribeca Film Festival. Find screening information HERE. By Matthew Parkinson In case you ever wanted to know why Frankenstein was written, now you can watch Mary Shelley and […]
Nico, 1988 – Review [Tribeca 2018]
Nico, 1988 is playing at the 2018 Tribeca Film Festival. Find screening information HERE. In theaters July 4th. Full disclosure: I had never heard of Nico, 1988’s subject until the moment the film began. Perhaps […]
Roxanne, Roxanne (2018) – Review
Roxanne Roxanne is available to stream on Netflix beginning March 23rd. By I. Simon Before I had heard about Roxanne Roxanne, I had never heard of Roxanne Shanté. Going into this film, I was interested to […]
A Futile and Stupid Gesture (2018) – Review
A Futile and Stupid Gesture hits Netflix on January 26th. By Chris Flanagan A Futile and Stupid Gesture is the story of Doug Kenney based off the book by Josh Karp, one of the co-creators […]
Cocaine Godmother: The Griselda Blanco Story – Review
Cocaine Godmother: The Griselda Blanco Story airs January 20th, 8pm on Lifetime. I pushed off watching my screener of the made-for-TV movie Cocaine Godmother for as long as possible. See, I knew it would be […]
The Greatest Showman (2017) – Review
The Greatest Showman hits theaters December 20th. I’m a big fan of musicals, both onstage and on screen. Recently I’ve discovered the songwriting duo of Benj Pasek and Justin Paul. The pair is responsible for […]
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