Despite the potential for saccharine cuteness, the filmmakers reflect realities in a world where doggie demands prove both difficult and rew

The Penguin Lessons stays firmly in the realm of mild family fare demanding little from its students or viewers.

As in Parasite, Mickey 17 shows director Bong quickly shifting gears, twirling between satire and social commentary

My Dead Friend Zoe director Kyle Hausmann-Stokes mines his own military experiences for a moving story about trauma and healing

My seasonal tradition has me determining which kind of wine I should drink while watching each of the best picture nominees

The lure of fame stalks Lurker, an independent film about celebrity that lacks major stars—for now, at least. Writer-director Alex...

Though perfectly capable of guiding big budget projects starring giant names like Julia Roberts as Erin Brockovich, Oscar winning...

The title I’m Still Here  implies both hope and defiance, just what a real-life woman displayed when a Brazilian dictatorship disrupted...

Irony dominates in a clever and well-produced meditation on the power of positive thinking versus the impact of negativity. 

Catching parts of Vegas that tourists might miss, Coppola gets a good sense of place, but her main calling card comes with the casting of P

A treat for the eyes, along with clever conceits and a few bad puns lets Vengeance Most Fowl bask in the sweet smell of success.

Cats win, at least for 2024 film highlights from the Las Vegas Film Critic's Society.

a lovely project that takes catastrophe and turns it into a wishful fantasy about peaceable living.

...an absorbing, rewarding, and memorable cinematic experience

The high point remains Chalamet's spot on performance, one that goes beyond vocal imitation to capture a difficult but brilliant talent.

Alphabetical order * =favorite...but things change, and this list might do the same Bold highlights mean nominated by both LVFS and me ...

The serious topic bypasses those thriving on fast-paced visuals, but—aided by sensitive work from his fabulous stars—Almodóvar reaches that

Mikey Madison mixes toughness and vulnerability in a star-making performance that features an outstanding monologue

...a project that combines a sweeping historical event with an intimate personal story

Going as far as throwing the kitchen sink in with a profusion of themes and ideas, the operatic musical-drama-comedy-thriller Emilia  ...