Reviews3/3/21Mar 3SaveReviews3/3/21C-ReviewsEddie Huang’s high school basketball melodrama Boogie bricks most of its shotsNoel Murray28Note: The writer of this review watched Boogie on a digital screener from home. Before making the decision to see…
Oscar This2/23/21Feb 23SaveOscar This2/23/21Oscar ThisOne of last year’s best screenplays may be too morally ambiguous for the OscarsNoel Murray28Oscar voters have always had a soft spot for villains. In the 90-plus years since The Academy Of Motion Picture Arts…
Reviews2/16/21Feb 161Reviews2/16/21B+ReviewsThe wicked Netflix neo-noir I Care A Lot is just the right amount of wrongNoel Murray127Anyone who likes their movies to have “someone to root for” should stay far away from J Blakeson’s unapologetically…
Reviews1/5/21Jan 5SaveReviews1/5/21BReviewsThe Dissident brings a layered approach to the story of slain journalist Jamal KhashoggiNoel Murray4On October 2, 2018, a Washington Post journalist named Jamal Khashoggi walked into the Saudi consulate in Istanbul,…
Best Of12/17/20Dec 171Best Of12/17/20Best OfThe best films of 2020: The ballotsA.A. Dowd, Katie Rife, Charles Bramesco, Mike D'Angelo, and 8 more11Don’t trust anyone who says it’s impossible to make a best movies list in 2020. There were plenty of films to like…
Best Of12/17/20Dec 173Best Of12/17/20Best OfThe best films of 2020A.A. Dowd, Katie Rife, Jesse Hassenger, Beatrice Loayza, and 8 more162For one blissful month, it seemed like the defining moment of movie culture this year might be the most joyful one,…
Best Of12/14/20Dec 143Best Of12/14/20Best OfThe 25 best TV shows of 2020Danette Chavez, Erik Adams, Patrick Gomez, and 12 more226In a year that saw many of us relegated to our homes for much of its duration, TV was an ever more powerful medium…
Best Of12/9/20Dec 92Best Of12/9/20Best OfThe best movie scenes of 2020A.A. Dowd, Allison Shoemaker, Alex McLevy, and 16 more72Any movie can achieve a moment of greatness. We’re talking about those few minutes that stick with you for a…
Reviews11/17/20Nov 172Reviews11/17/20A-ReviewsA medical tragedy exposes a government’s deep-rooted flaws in the timely documentary CollectiveNoel Murray3Note: The writer of this review watched Collective on a digital screener from home. Before making the decision to…
Reviews11/10/20Nov 10SaveReviews11/10/20B+ReviewsIn the moving documentary I Am Greta, a teenage activist faces impossible challengesNoel Murray10Greta Thunberg has been a well-known and controversial public figure for about two years now, which makes the images…
Recommends10/16/20Oct 16SaveRecommends10/16/20RecommendsIn Cold Pursuit, Liam Neeson critiqued his “angry old man” screen personaNoel Murray14Watch This offers movie recommendations inspired by new releases, premieres, current events, or occasionally just…
Reviews10/13/20Oct 131Reviews10/13/20B+ReviewsTotally Under Control is a comprehensive account of how badly Trump bungled COVIDNoel Murray69Alex Gibney is known for being a prolific documentarian, leaning on a team of researchers, interviewers, and editors…
Recommends10/5/20Oct 5SaveRecommends10/5/20RecommendsThe Times Of Harvey Milk documented the early days of a still-raging culture warNoel Murray9Watch This offers movie recommendations inspired by new releases, premieres, current events, or occasionally just…
Recommends9/23/20Sep 231Recommends9/23/20RecommendsWith A Simple Plan, Coen brothers pal Sam Raimi made his own snowy Minnesota crime thrillerNoel Murray79Watch This offers movie recommendations inspired by new releases, premieres, current events, or occasionally just…
For Our Consideration9/22/20Sep 224For Our Consideration9/22/20For Our ConsiderationA new collection reveals Prince’s artistic scope at the height of his powersNoel Murray51It’s hard to imagine now, but when Prince’s Sign O’ The Times hit record stores in the spring of 1987, it was widely…
TV Reviews9/15/20Sep 15SaveTV Reviews9/15/20BTV ReviewsNetflix’s Challenger: The Final Flight scrutinizes one of NASA’s—and America’s—worst momentsNoel Murray107In the early days of NASA, the public and the press spent a lot of time micro-analyzing the organization’s failures.…
Reviews9/14/20Sep 14SaveReviews9/14/20B+ReviewsEveryone’s a sinner in Antonio Campos’ moody coal country crime drama The Devil All The TimeNoel Murray29Note: The writer of this review watched The Devil All The Time from home on a digital screener. Before making the…
Reviews9/8/20Sep 8SaveReviews9/8/20B-ReviewsThe alarming documentary All In offers a possible preview of November’s electionNoel Murray7Note: The writer of this review watched All In: The Fight For Democracy from home on a digital screener. Before…
Recommends9/8/20Sep 8SaveRecommends9/8/20RecommendsKathryn Bigelow launched her career with an arty, intoxicating biker dramaNoel Murray6Watch This offers movie recommendations inspired by new releases, premieres, current events, or occasionally just…
Recommends8/26/20Aug 26SaveRecommends8/26/20RecommendsThere are shades of Parasite—and a big twist—in this gory Elijah Wood comedyNoel Murray43Watch This offers movie recommendations inspired by new releases, premieres, current events, or occasionally just…