My Life as a Zucchini (2016)
This story of pubescent orphans looking to fit in is a dark, modern-day fairytale.
Winchester (2018)
Executed with the Spierigs’ trademark cheap competence (these boys really pump them out), there’s nothing to distinguish Winchester from its haunted house forebears.
The Survivor’s Guide to Prison (2018)
The Survivor’s Guide to Prison builds to the conclusion that justice in the United States is fundamentally broken.
Game Night (2018)
Game Night is the rare studio comedy that keeps your interest even when the jokes aren’t landing.
Lady Bird (2017)
Lady Bird’s story is so familiar, so authentic that it has something that’ll resonate with everyone. We’ve all clashed with our parents; we’ve all had romantic misadventures best forgotten; we’ve all felt stifled by our home town.
Meal Tickets (2017)
We’ve all been to a concert that just felt … sad.
Meal Tickets distils that feeling into an uncomfortable 93-minute documentary.
Ali’s Wedding (2017)
Ali’s Wedding is a delight.
Phantom Thread (2017)
Phantom Thread only unveils its true nature in its final few minutes.
Mountain (2017)
Mountain lets its majestic cinematography distract from its attempted critique.
Swinging Safari (2018)
Swinging Safari offers a convincing impersonation of an excoriation of Aussie culture in the moment, it falls apart like an overcooked pavlova if you poke it a little.
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