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Fall lands on its feet

Movies turn trials into courtroom battlegrounds, which intensifies the intrigue for , a prize-winning feature from writer-director...

American Fiction offers reality

With a knowing eye, the film American Fiction both uses and condemns elements that make hit movies and books. Actually, it includes pop...

All of Us Strangers connects

Though its specifics deal with LGBTQ issues, All of Us Strangers gets universal appeal from the quote “what if” concept. What if we could...

Origin roots through tough topics

Though documentary seems the natural approach to Isabel Wilkerson’s relevant exploration of societal ills in her book Caste: The Origins...

Poor Things offers rich treats

Frankenstein gets a crazy spin from Poor Things director Yorgos Lanthimos, who already showed his penchant for the weird with The...

Color Purple resonates

Given that two of the best and most cinematic musicals deal with topics like gang warfare and Nazis, it follows a pattern to transform a...

Nevada's 2023 movie awards

Many people spend December singing, celebrating, buying gifts, and admiring pretty lights. In contrast, film critics use the month to...

Fassbender kills it as The Killer

Actor Michael Fassbender uses his phenomenal body to perfection as The Killer in director David Fincher’s take on a graphic novel. ...

Cage escapes in Dream Scenario

Writer-Director Kristoffer Borgi creates a world for Nicolas Cage to shine in with Dream Scenario. With energy that seems ready to burst...

Holdovers holds holiday spirit

A movie about more than Christmas, The Holdovers offers a change of pace for those seeking respite from cuddly holiday cheer. Set at an...

All the light dims

For a story that promotes inner depth involving “all the light we cannot see,” the best points from the series based on the Pulitzer...

No closed case for JFK

Released 60 years after John Kennedy’s assassination, the documentary JFK: What the Doctors Saw takes its perspective from seven medical...

Nyad swims towards acting Oscars

A fine line between heroics and insanity crawls throughout the movie Nyad when a phenomenal athlete challenges the ocean for a 110 mile...

Quiz Lady find answers

Playing sisters with differing approaches to life in Quiz Lady, Awkwafina and Sandra Oh answer the question about what matters most—the...

Persian offers fun Version

Family dramady with a twist on rom-com combine for this year’s Sundance Film Festival audience award winner, The Persian Version. The...

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