‘Magic Mike XXL’ Review
August 27, 2024
“In Magic Mike XXL, we are offered a glimpse of utopia.”
‘May December’ Review
August 26, 2024
“The film’s sting is dulled by the choice to center the narrative around Elizabeth’s morbid fascination with Gracie.”
Crash Into Me: An Ode to James Spader
August 23, 2024
“Before anyone accuses me of being “Standard Model Daddy Issues Film Twitter Poisoned Girl #4,” I will remind you that this was 2004 James Spader.”
The Bikeriders: Edge of Desire
August 22, 2024
“The film itself is handsomely made and earns its stripes with very fine craft and production value, but Nichols just misses the mark of saying anything quite so interesting.”
‘Lisa Frankenstein’ Review
August 20, 2024
“It’s rare for any teen paranormal romance to let its freak flag fly quite like this one does.”
But I’m a Christian Camp Counselor: Finding Queer Community in Unexpected Places
August 19, 2024
“But I’m a Cheerleader came to me in all its sugar-sweet, pastel-coated glory at exactly the moment I needed it.”
‘Challengers’ Review
August 18, 2024
“This film isn’t sexy like sex as much as it is sexy like an airbrushed magazine centerfold.”
‘The Untamed’ Review
August 17, 2024
“Would you rather conform to a societal/cultural norm, or would you rather the true pleasure that comes with freedom?”
Notes on The Piano Teacher
August 16, 2024
“While Walter’s actions are a nonconsensual perverting of Erika’s daydreamy perversion, The Piano Teacher creates, in a sense, the “purest hit” of Erika’s fantasy.”
How Far You Can Go: The Stretch of Love Lies Bleeding
August 15, 2024
“This idea of a stretch is a sexy, squirmy breadcrumb that can be followed spiritually throughout the rest of Love Lies Bleeding.”