Authors: Patrick Gibbs
Sundance Film Review: Eileen
Eileen is an engaging, pulpy diversion that plays like an old-fashioned dime novel you had never planned to read but find that you can’t put down. … read more
Film Review: Broker
Despite dealing with serious, morally murky and upsetting subjects, Broker presents it all with sweetness and irresistible charm. … read more
Adura Onashile Brings Girl Power to the Screen
Director Adura Onashile talks to SLUG about her Sundance feature, Girl, and the power of drawing a story out of a film through accomplished actors. … read more
Sundance Film Review: Sometimes I Think About Dying
Daisy Ridley adds a humanity that the script struggles to find, making Sometimes I Think About Dying a dry and extremely frustrating experience. … read more
Sundance Film Review: Fancy Dance
Fancy Dance stands as both a cry for help for the victimized and missing and a defiant cry of strength from those who refuse to stop looking for them. … read more
Film Review: A Man Called Otto
A Man Called Otto is an excellent showcase for one of the top movie stars of the past 50 years and a poignant study of loneliness, despair and love. … read more
Noah’s Arc Continues in Leverage: Redemption Season Two
Leverage: Redemption tackles serious themes relevant to the world we live in, and does it in a way that allows the audience to have some fun along the way. … read more
The Top 11 Films of 2022
That’s a wrap on another year of moviegoing, folks, and what a year! Patrick Gibbs presents his picks for The Top 11 Films of 2022, in alphabetical order. … read more
Film Review: Babylon
While Babylon has hilarious moments and visual marvels scattered throughout its mammoth runtime, Chazelle never lets up on bombarding audiences with excess. … read more
Film Review: The Whale
The Whale is an unrelentingly repulsive and degrading film that does everything in its power to treat its lead character as if he were part of a freak show. … read more
Film Review: Emancipation
Given the current climate where too many Americans want to downplay or ignore the history and lingering effects of slavery, Emancipation deserves to be seen. … read more
Jonathan Kasdan On the Magic of Willow
Jonathan Kasdan, writer of Solo: A Star Wars Story, talks about the creative direction of Disney+’s Willow and its Star Wars connection. … read more
