MOVIE REVIEWS
Now showing around town… maybe streaming.
Press Pass
It’s no Spotlight, but Wang Jing’s The Best Is Yet to Come is more journalistic than it has a right to be.
The Dusty Trail
With The Covenant Guy Ritchie heads to a war zone for his first non-urban thriller. Yes, Guy!
‘Day’ Gone By
Proving good things come in small packages, Day Off is a little slice of nuthin’ that’s surprisingly effective.
Anti-‘Social’
For an idea of what Social Distancing is about, refer to the Chinese title. Just don’t expect much.
‘Galaxy’ Quests
It’s over. It’s over. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 wraps up the trilogy in…meh fashion.
Danger Zone
How can you call yourself a Top Gun knock-off if there are hardly any aerial dog fights, Born to Fly?
Dead or Alive?
Is Marry My Dead Body one giant leap for LGBTQ+ equality or a drastic slide backwards into regression?
Worst Boss Ever
Do we need a Renfield movie? If it gets us Nicolas Cage going full Cage then yes. Yes we do.
Maybe Let’s Not
And maybe you don’t. Or won’t. Or just can’t with Michael Jacobs’ adaptation of his play Maybe I Do.
Burden to Bear
Iran exile at home Jafar Panahi strikes again with No Bears, a legit lockdown masterwork.
‘Love’ Me Not
Rom-com What’s Love Got to Do with It? takes Shekhar Kapur is a long way from Bandit Queen.
Lights Out
Director Anastasia Tsang and stars Sylvia Chang and Simon Yam try to keep the homefires burning in A Light Never Goes Out.
It’s-a-Maybe
Mamma mia! The Super Mario Bros. Movie will make you forget the 1993 film, but not much else.