Movie Reviews

TIFF 2025 Review: Hubert Davis Redefines the Hockey Drama with ‘Youngblood’

Sports dramas often follow a familiar trajectory: an underdog fights against the odds, the crowd…

TIFF 2025 Review: ‘Laundry’ Explores Being Selfless Against All Odds During South African Apartheid

From director Zamo Mkhwanazi comes her debut feature film Laundry that chronicles a Black family…

Why ‘Field of Dreams’ Continues to Resonate After 30 Years

Phil Alden Robinson’s 1989 drama Field of Dreams explores issues of faith, family, and healing…

Review: ‘The Fantastic Four: First Steps’ is a Stylish Comic Book Reimagining

The first installment of phase six has arrived with Marvel’s The Fantastic Four: First Steps.…

Review: ‘Superman’s’ Timeless Charm Meets Modern Themes

This review contains mild spoilers. In James Gunn’s Superman, the lighthearted, whimsical, film is brushed…

Tribeca 2025 Review: ‘I Was Born This Way’ Honors the Legacy of Singer-Activist and Archbishop Carl Bean

“Love is for everyone.” That was the uplifting motto of Archbishop Carl Bean, a celebrated…

Tribeca 2025 Review: ‘The Inquisitor’ Spotlights History-Making Trailblazer Barbara Jordan

At this year’s Tribeca Film Festival, New York native and Tribeca alum Angela Lynn Tucker…

Tribeca 2025 Review: Zippy Kimundu’s ‘Widow Champion’ Explores Resilience in the Face of Patriarchal Norms in Kenya

Beginning in 2019, Kenyan filmmaker Zippy Kimundu (Our Land, Our Freedom) documented one woman’s mission…

Tribeca 2025 Review: Tina Romero Makes a Fierce Debut with Queer Zom-Com ‘Queens of the Dead’

For decades, there’s been no shortage of zombie media, and it’s safe to say that…