Beatrice Loayza

7/13/21

<i>Can You Bring It</i> takes a fascinating look at a landmark dance piece of the AIDS era

Can You Bring It takes a fascinating look at a landmark dance piece of the AIDS era

This documentary chronicles the history of the acclaimed “D-Man In The Waters”

Beatrice Loayza

PublishedJuly 13, 2021

2/23/21

Oscar contender <i>Night Of The Kings</i> is a prison drama steeped in magical realism

Oscar contender Night Of The Kings is a prison drama steeped in magical realism

Note: The writer of this review watched Night Of The Kings on a digital screener from home. Before making the…

Beatrice Loayza

PublishedFebruary 23, 2021

2/10/21

Robin Wright battles grief, bears, and a bad script in her off-the-grid survival drama <i>Land</i>

Robin Wright battles grief, bears, and a bad script in her off-the-grid survival drama Land

Note: The writer of this review watched Land on a digital screener from home. Before making the decision to see…

Beatrice Loayza

PublishedFebruary 10, 2021

1/6/21

<i>The Reason I Jump</i> is a deeply empathetic autism documentary with an experimental touch

The Reason I Jump is a deeply empathetic autism documentary with an experimental touch

Naoki Higashida, a non-speaking autistic person from Japan, was only 13 when he wrote The Reason I Jump, his…

Beatrice Loayza

PublishedJanuary 6, 2021

12/21/20

Vanessa Kirby simmers with grief in the loud but hollow <i>Pieces Of A Woman </i>

Vanessa Kirby simmers with grief in the loud but hollow Pieces Of A Woman

Note: The writer of this review watched Pieces Of A Woman on a digital screener from home. Before making the…

Beatrice Loayza

PublishedDecember 21, 2020

12/17/20

The best films of 2020: The ballots

Don’t trust anyone who says it’s impossible to make a best movies list in 2020. There were plenty of films to like…

A.A. Dowd,

Katie Rife,

Noel Murray,

and Caroline Siede

PublishedDecember 17, 2020

12/17/20

The best films of 2020

For one blissful month, it seemed like the defining moment of movie culture this year might be the most joyful one,…

A.A. Dowd,

Katie Rife,

Noel Murray,

and Mike D'Angelo

PublishedDecember 17, 2020

12/9/20

The best movie scenes of 2020

Any movie can achieve a moment of greatness. We’re talking about those few minutes that stick with you for a…

A.A. Dowd,

Allison Shoemaker,

Alex McLevy,

Mike D'Angelo,

Ignatiy Vishnevetsky,

Noel Murray,

Katie Rife,

Gwen Ihnat,

Cameron Scheetz,

Roxana Hadadi,

Patrick Gomez,

and Erik Adams

PublishedDecember 9, 2020

12/8/20

Steven Yeun is a family man chasing the American dream in the soulful if lopsided <i>Minari</i>

Steven Yeun is a family man chasing the American dream in the soulful if lopsided Minari

“Daddy’s going to make a big garden,” announces Jacob (Steven Yeun) as his bewildered wife and wide-eyed children…

Beatrice Loayza

PublishedDecember 8, 2020

11/19/20

Jackie Chan’s big Hollywood breakthrough is a lovable, campy rumble in the Bronx

Watch This offers movie recommendations inspired by new releases, premieres, current events, or occasionally just…

Beatrice Loayza

PublishedNovember 19, 2020

11/16/20

Sarah Paulson is the helicopter parent from hell in Hulu’s predictable but titillating <i>Run</i>

Sarah Paulson is the helicopter parent from hell in Hulu’s predictable but titillating Run

In Run, helicopter parenting reaches a whole new level of unhinged. Likely taking cues from the real-life Munchausen-…

Beatrice Loayza

PublishedNovember 16, 2020

11/3/20

Despite Eva Green’s soulful performance, astronaut drama <i>Proxima</i> loses sight of the person inside the space suit

Despite Eva Green’s soulful performance, astronaut drama Proxima loses sight of the person inside the space suit

Astronaut movies centered on male protagonists with heavy emotional baggage are practically a genre unto themselves…

Beatrice Loayza

PublishedNovember 3, 2020

10/13/20

Jack London gets an Italian makeover in the tragic and romantic <i>Martin Eden</i>

Jack London gets an Italian makeover in the tragic and romantic Martin Eden

Note: The writer of this review watched Martin Eden from home on a digital screener. Before making the decision to…

Beatrice Loayza

PublishedOctober 13, 2020

9/28/20

Memories crash ashore in a moving auto-portrait from the late, great Agnès Varda

Watch This offers movie recommendations inspired by new releases, premieres, current events, or occasionally just…

Beatrice Loayza

PublishedSeptember 28, 2020

9/3/20

<i>Mulan </i>improves Disney’s live-action remake record but not by enough

Mulan improves Disney’s live-action remake record but not by enough

The hype surrounding Disney’s new Mulan seemed to paint a more encouraging picture than what audiences have come to…

Beatrice Loayza

PublishedSeptember 3, 2020

9/2/20

David Cronenberg paved a new career path for Robert Pattinson in two horror stories of wealth

Watch This offers movie recommendations inspired by new releases, premieres, current events, or occasionally just…

Beatrice Loayza

PublishedSeptember 2, 2020

8/12/20

The best movies of 2000

Just about everyone agrees that 1999 was a great year for movies. We here at The A.V. Club do not beg to differ: We…

A.A. Dowd,

Katie Rife,

Allison Shoemaker,

Lawrence Garcia,

Vikram Murthi,

Ignatiy Vishnevetsky,

Noel Murray,

and Caroline Siede

PublishedAugust 12, 2020

7/29/20

The engrossing puzzle-box thriller <i>A Girl Missing </i>loses sight of its pieces

The engrossing puzzle-box thriller A Girl Missing loses sight of its pieces

A Girl Missing is a movie about optics—how bad ones can incriminate an innocent person, and how we perceive each…

Beatrice Loayza

PublishedJuly 29, 2020

7/21/20

The queen of DTV action takes cues from <i>The Dead Zone </i>in her boldest, sexiest movie

The queen of DTV action takes cues from The Dead Zone in her boldest, sexiest movie

Watch This offers movie recommendations inspired by new releases, premieres, current events, or occasionally just…

Beatrice Loayza

PublishedJuly 21, 2020

7/15/20

Molly Shannon plays the ultimate dog-lover in a downer comedy from the creator of <i>Enlightened</i>

Molly Shannon plays the ultimate dog-lover in a downer comedy from the creator of Enlightened

Watch This offers movie recommendations inspired by new releases, premieres, current events, or occasionally just…

Beatrice Loayza

PublishedJuly 15, 2020