Michael says: “While not necessarily the most original idea, the execution of this film about a young couple, pregnant with their first child, and suddenly facing the terrifying reality of transitioning into parenthood, with their parent friends talking about their
Brett says: “They had a Cook with them who stood alone For boiling chicken with a marrow-bone, Sharp flavoring-powder and a spice of savor. He could distinguish London ale by flavor, And he could roast and seethe and broil and
Diane says: “Latest Pixar is bedeviled by a MacGuffin chase that makes it generic. It’s the first half hour of the film, the beautifully moving story of a couple passing from youth to old age and relinquished dreams, that makes this
Bob says: “David and Niki are a married couple in a small rural town in Utah. They got married right after high school, and have a teenaged daughter and three younger sons. Things are not great in the marriage. They’re
Chris says: “This doesn’t come up with any particularly profound revelations on racial disparity in Boston, unless one is completely ignorant of how such things play out in most contemporary American cities. Filmmaker James Rutenback excels less when focused on
Jason says: “There are a lot of fiction films that don’t set their main plot up as artfully as MINE does. After all, the title speaks pretty directly to what the movie is about, and yet director Geralyn Pezanoski is
Chris says: “INTRODUCING SPARKS, their seventh album from 1977, would’ve been a better title for this doc from Edgar Wright (SHAUN OF THE DEAD). For those unfamiliar, Sparks, consisting of California born-and-bred brothers Ron and Russell Mael, is one of
Jeff says: “You might expect a movie about life in an African prison to be relentlessly grim. NIGHT OF THE KINGS, though, tells a lyrical story about storytelling itself. “La Maca prison, set in the midst of the Ivory Coast
Michael says: “I’ve got a nice start on my 2021 films now that I’ve wrapped up my nomination viewing. I recently watched the amusing and nicely done LAPSIS through the Brattle Theatre’s virtual cinema. For his feature debut, writer/director Noah
Bob says: “Radha Blank wrote, directed, and starred in this film about a character named Radha Blank. Is it autobiographical? I imagine it must be, at least in part. “The Radha in the film was the recipient of an award:
