MOVIE REVIEWS
Now showing around town… maybe streaming.
More Like Untenable
A power-trio of young Japanese actors headlines Unreachable and is almost entirely wasted.
Never Say Die
Oh, baby, get ready for the gnarliest Rube Goldberg deaths so far in series best Final Destination: Bloodlines.
A Spouse To Die For
Steven Soderbergh marries modern and retro highjinks in the thoroughly entertaining spy romp Black Bag.
A Bolt From the Blue
OMG we’ve gotten the first good MCU movie in a dog’s age with Thunderbolts*.
Credits & Debits
Who knew we needed a sequel to The Accountant? Evidently Gavin O’Connor and Ben Affleck did.
School Daze
The Uniform is a love triangle melodrama first, class-based education piss-take second.
Little Joy
Oliver Chan’s Montages of a Modern Motherhood is a film you respect, not one you have fun at.
Gettin’ It Done
Smashing Frank is Trevor Choi’s second film but first feature, and it runs on sheer will.
Still Hell
Alex Garland and Ray Mendoza don’t reinvent the war picture wheel but they ace ‘You are there’ vibes in Warfare.
Resistance Chic
Harbin may not say anything new but it sure nails the resistance chic aesthetic.
Me, Myself & Irene
Once Upon a Lie wants us all to understand that Irene Wan’s still got “it”.
Man’s Best Client
Dog on Trial is one of those movies that shouldn’t really work, but somehow kind of does.