Reeder's Review

To simply characterize the new feature from Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim as a documentary would miss the point. It presents as one, but then becomes a kaleidoscopic mix of journalistic inquiry, reality show, performance art, satire and cringe humor, all the while respecting and enhancing the process of documentary filmmaking. As one of its principals rather casually suggests, “It’s very complicated.” It’s also clinical.

The philosophy of French cuisine leans heavily into the art of reduction. In Canadian director Matt Johnson’s new film, Tony, he applies that approach with considerable success to his subject, the late Anthony Bourdain.

Let’s face it. Rom-coms are notoriously difficult to calibrate. One Night Only tries hard, and it has one exceptional performance, but its potential largely goes untapped.

The Odyssey takes an iconic work of literature, dissects and rearranges it, and packages it as a distinctive, thrilling entertainment for modern audiences. It finds its own poetry in love, bravery, deceit, violence, horror and (occasional) humor. In Tiresias’ words: “It is the journey itself that makes up your life.” The Odyssey is a journey well worth nearly three hours of yours.

Luca Guadagnino makes impeccable movies. No matter what their relative merits, every aspect of his work reveals conscious, detailed choices. No matter how complex the emotions of his characters, his direction exhibits a distinct vision.

This Disney project has been fifteen years in the making, renewing a franchise spawned in the 1980s.

A performance by the immensely talented Sir Daniel Day-Lewis is always an event. After eight years of retirement from acting, he has returned in a movie which ultimately frustrates more than it satisfies.

Dialogue. Empathy. Cooperation. Those concepts may seem foreign to the age-old conflict between conservationists and ranchers, but a thoughtful new documentary brings them entirely into focus.

The summer season has arrived, with a bevy of blockbusters on the way. Even if you can readily imagine the finish line, F1 will keep you well entertained…

“You don’t look like you’re printed out. You’re just a person.”In writer-director Bong Joon Ho’s new science fiction thriller, a film reveling in its…