Authors: Patrick Gibbs
Film Review: The Last Thing He Wanted
The Last Thing He Wanted is just a speed bump along the road to much better things for everyone involved, and there are better ways to waste your time. … read more
Film Review: Onward
Onward will leave you feeling uplifted and entertained. This outstanding adventure sets a very high bar for the rest of the blockbusters to come in 2020. … read more
Review: I Am Not Okay With This
Netflix’s new series I Am Not Okay With This is aimed as much at those of us who were once teens as it is at actual teens. … read more
Film Review: Downhill
The story of Downhill is provocative and could have made for a a genuinely challenging film, but it winds up leaving audiences out in the cold. … read more
Film Review: The Call of the Wild
While it’s certainly given the Hollywood treatment, Call of the Wild remains more true to the spirit and content of the book than most previous versions. … read more
Film Review: Sonic the Hedgehog
Sonic the Hedgehog is a harmless and reasonably enjoyable kiddie movie that is neither an ordeal nor a pleasure for adults to sit through. … read more
Film Review: The Gentlemen
Still, The Gentlemen is for fans. It’s full of blood, cursing, bawdy British humor and tongue in cheek testosterone, but it’s certainly not for all tastes. … read more
Film Review: The Song of Names
The Song of Names is gripping, but it’s almost never convincing. Despite some genuinely great elements, it feels wholly manufactured and uninspired. … read more
Film Review: Les Misérables
Les Misérables is a terrific film that deserves to be seen and discussed—it might even help change the way people think about how they treat each other. … read more
Film Review: The Invisible Life of Eurídice Gusmão
The Invisible Life of Eurídice Gusmão is both a tragic melodrama and a fierce statement against the injustices of an oppressively patriarchal society. … read more
Film Review: Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of...
As it stands, Birds of Prey is neither DC’s best or worst film—it’s just another disposable effort that fails to live up to its promises. … read more
Slamdance Film Review: Murmur
Writer-director Heather Young approaches the themes of love, loneliness and dependence from a different angle in her award-winning feature debut, Murmur. … read more
