Authors: Patrick Gibbs
Film Review: Nightmare Alley
Guilliermo del Toro knows how to make a beguiling visual feast, and Nightmare Alley is a dark, titillating journey into an unsettling world. … read more
Film Review: Being the Ricardos
Being the Ricardos never quite steps out of its predecessor’s looming shadow, but it’s an enjoyable film that does right by its subjects. … read more
Film Editor Úna Ní Dhonghaíle on Her Experiences with Branagh...
Úna Ní Dhonghaíle has had a remarkable career, but in cutting Belfast, she got a chance to help one of her idols shape his life into art. … read more
Film Review: Don’t Look Up
Don’t Look Up is the kind of satire that will leave smart viewers thinking about it when they least expect it for years and decades to come. … read more
Film Review: West Side Story
Steven Spielberg’s West Side Story is essentially the same as the original film, but with a more nuanced and timely vision. … read more
Film Review: C’mon C’mon
Everything about Mike Mills’ C’mon C’mon, from the gorgeous black-and-white cinematography to the editing, is pure perfection. … read more
Composer Carter Burwell’s Bright Manhattan Mornings and Dark Scottish Nights
The prolific composer Carter Burwell’s filmography spans 37 years, but this icon of film music never planned on composing for movies. … read more
Film Review: Bruised
Even if it lacks inspiration, Halle Berry approaches her directorial debut, Bruised, with workman-like precision and confidence. … read more
The Many Loves of Eleanor Coppola
Eleanor Coppola explores love, the connections that we make and the bonds we share in her new anthology film, Love is Love is Love. … read more
Film Review: Julia
Julia may not be the most life-changing or insightful documentary of the year, but it’s elegant, sweet and baked to perfection. … read more