Clea DuVall’s Happiest Season is the best comedy I have watched in some time. It seems to effortlessly do what the best films of its genre do: keep the laughs flowing while backing them up with well-developed characters, an engaging storyline, and … Continue reading REVIEW: Happiest Season (2020)
Jon Favreau fascinates me. I remember when he was an actor, with aspirations towards directing. These days he’s better known as the director of big-budget features like Iron Man and The Jungle Book He produces and writes Disney+ series based on Star … Continue reading REVIEW: Zathura (2005)
A note that this reviews spoils a little more of the film’s plot than I usually would. Short version of this review is that it is a profoundly excellent film and you should see it. Maria Enders (Juliette Binoche) is … Continue reading REVIEW: The Clouds of Sils Maria (2014)
Seven miles beneath the ocean’s surface, a large-scale mining operation is devastated by an unexpected earthquake. Engineer Norah Price, her captain Lucien (Vincent Cassel), and a small band of survivors desperately work to reach safety before the entire facility collapses. … Continue reading REVIEW: Underwater (2020)
FictionMachine 