Summer of Soul (…or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
Offers some astounding footage of a lost music festival and the joy of people rediscovering it
CANNES 2021: Bloody Oranges “Oranges sanguines”
Bloody Oranges completely misses the mark and enters into a territory so foul and incendiary it should be avoided at all costs
The Tomorrow War
Zach Dean’s script spoon-feeds its audience with belittling incompetency
The Boss Baby: Family Business
Another stain on the superb world of animated antics and feature-length offerings from Dreamworks Animation
CANNES 2021: House Arrest (Дело)
Excels in showcasing its themes and the strong central performance of lead actor Merab Ninidze
CANNES 2021: A Chiara
A Chiara is a spectacular feature that is undeniably one to watch
Wolfgang
Wolfgang provides much detail on a man many may not have heard of
SXSW 2021: Fruits of Labor
Fruits of Labor is an emotionally swirling and poignant feature
The Marksman
The action is serviceable for what it is worth but bogged down by the wavering prose and uncoordinated storyline
Luca
Luca is another remarkable success for Pixar
Fear Street Part 2: 1978
Unlikely to win over new fans, but it is an effective piece of R-rated slasher cinema that younger audiences do not get anymore
False Positive
False Positive is more concerned with the guts and gore than the power dynamic of its characters
Gaia
Gaia for better or for worse follows the path of modern horror through a forest of fear and danger
No Sudden Move
as more characters and subplots are introduced, the film steadily becomes bloated
Fear Street Part 1: 1994
Fear Street Part One: 1994 captures the spirit of the novels while delivering a bloodier, more mature horror mystery
The Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard
a wholesale downgrade and a bafflingly poor excuse of a film
Val
Val captures the strength of its subject
F9
F9 proves there are more miles left for this already impressively long franchise
Fatherhood
Fatherhood is dependent on tearing down parental tropes but never gets to the point soon enough
The Misfits
Turgid times with this ill-suited crew makes for a banal experience

