Burning
By Guillermo Lopez Meza December 11, 2018
A reading of this movie through the lens of The Great Gatsby isn’t so ridiculous, though the film’s trio is much more than a twisted version of Nick Carraway, Daisy Buchanan, and Jay Gatsby.
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Divide and Conquer: The Story of Roger Ailes
By Phil Guie December 7, 2018
Genius. Monster. Visionary. All could describe Roger Ailes, the late media executive who founded and shepherded Fox News.
Ben Is Back
By Jose Taveras
The yearly American conversation of having to spend time with disagreeing relatives takes on a whole new meaning in this low-key drama.
Vox Lux
By Kent Turner
Perhaps a trigger warning for this movie wouldn’t be such a bad thing.
Happy as Lazzaro
By Caroline Ely November 29, 2018
Director Alice Rohrwacher somehow manages to make a fantastical tale cohere and remain compelling.
Postcards from London
By Kyle Mustain November 28, 2018
Not your average rent boy outfit, the Raconteurs elevate the sex worker experience by offering their upper-class clientele pre- and postcoital intellectual conversation.
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs
By Paul Weissman November 27, 2018
A solid Coen brothers outing with some exceptional moments and their most mature 30 minutes yet.
Shoplifters
By Phil Guie November 21, 2018
A moving drama focusing on characters living on society’s periphery and winner of this year’s Palme d’Or at Cannes.
Widows
By Caroline Ely November 16, 2018
A moody, fleet-footed story of four women out for revenge—and big money.