Pete’s Dragon
A type of Disney movie thought to be extinct
Movies
Rogue One
New Hope for a franchise
Elstree 1976
How can a movie about Star Wars be so dull?
Don’t Breathe
Hitch would approve
Hitchcock/Truffaut
Intelligent cinematic insights from the masters
The Lady in The Van
Maggie Smith, 80 and never better
Noma My Perfect Storm
Ants on a shrimp at the "World's Best Restaurant"
Wanko Soba
99 bowls of soba on the wall, 99 bowls of soba...
Florence Foster Jenkins
Discordant, but without a false note
Louder Than Bombs
A complex, melancholic thrill ride
Kill Your Friends
One-note, nihilistic naughtiness
Nine Lives
Neutered switched-consciousness hairball
Born to Be Blue
Let’s get lost
Nicky’s Family
Modest heroism
Freeheld
A moving story, poorly told
Tokyo’s Nakano Broadway
A cathedral walk of anime and gaming heaven.
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
Fantastic? Closer to Marvel-ous.
Tokyo Ramen Lesson
Learn it. Preach it. Eat it.
A Bigger Splash
Into the the deep end
The Girl on the Train
Emily’s great, but Gone Girl this isn’t
Miss You Already
A brilliant Collette in a weepy womance
Deepwater Horizon
Absorbing disaster drama on a human scale
Jack Reacher: Never Go Back
A truly impossible mission
Every Thing Will Be Fine
Must an artist suffer? Must you?