“Everything I learned I learned from the movies.”
― Audrey Hepburn
This horror family drama really is the perfect encapsulation of the increasing dread of watching a loved one inevitably succumb to an incurable, degenerative disease.
This fourth and apparently final entry in this low-key brilliant series is more of the same hallmark silly banter, delectable food porn and wanderlust-inducing vistas that define the 'Trip' movies. And that’s not a bad thing.
The death of a child is one of the toughest subjects any film can broach, but this Kenyan family drama handles the topic with uncommon grace, genuine sweetness and emotional sincerity.
This indie road trip rom-com has the refreshing confidence to not exactly fit into any one particularly-shaped bucket.
The sheer audacity of filming on location during the Olympic Games alone makes this indie winner a filmmaking feat.
Film fans: this is an urgent reminder to not forget Julia Garner's understated and gripping performance in this timely and necessary indie drama.
Despite an intriguing horror premise, this horror drama starts out with a novel idea but resorts to lazy cliches to force its “creepy” mandate.
This French romance harkens back to an era of exquisitely crafted works of cinema - a beautiful work in every sense of the word that stands as one of the great films of 2019.
Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Will Ferrell fail to justify why an already incredible Swedish film was remade at all.
Somehow firmly rooted in a living, breathing Tokyo - yet somehow still perfectly magical, this animated fantasy is a rich work wrapped around a story that drifts a bit.
Writer-director Greta Gerwig has managed the impossible: breathing new, revitalizing life into the 150-year-old classic family drama, making this timeless story feel absolutely current and lively.
Charlize Theron asserts her place among the great film performances of 2019 in this gripping true story of power dynamics and sexual harassment.
My nominations for this year's SFCS movie awards: 47 films nominated across 20 categories - from Best Villain to Best Picture.
The most surprising aspect of this biographical drama is just how tangential Fred Rogers is to this story - but this is less about the famed TV host and more about his approach to life.
Perhaps the best pair of performances in a 2019 film and breathtaking race sequences ...brilliantly obscure the fact that this race car docudrama is anemic in plot and conflict.
With its color saturation cranked up all the way, this dark comedy takes coveting the banalities of suburban life to a nightmarish, hyperbolic degree.
Make no mistake about it, this profoundly raw drama is the Shia LaBeouf story written by LaBeouf and starring LaBeouf.
"Wouldn't it be funny if there was a movie about an accused murderer running for district attorney?" No, apparently it would not be funny - submitted as evidence is the toothless, lazy satirical mockumentary.
The three-time Academy Award nominee delivers a triumphant, career-best performance as the famed, troubled performer.
Part gripping documentary and part prison thriller, this immigration rights drama puts a laser focus on one of the most urgent hot-button issues of today: the detaining and deportation of undocumented people.
