“Asteroid City is an ingeniously constructed hall of mirrors that collapses in on itself like a house of cards, all the while asking big questions about the mysteries of the universe and the ways in which we use science and art to make sense of a cruel world we cannot understand. This is Wes Anderson’s most philosophical film, and one of his very best.” – WBUR’s Arts & Culture, 06/23/2023

“Keaton’s stiff, mechanical movements in that cumbersome suit have been replaced by smooth CGI stuntwork that’s especially absurd considering this is supposed to be a 71-year-old man. Worst of all, his Batman hasn’t been written as the kinky weirdo of Burton’s movies. He’s just another retro nostalgia prop in a film overwhelmed by references and in-jokes.” – North Shore Movies, 06/16/2023

“It’s disconcerting to see big stars like Jon Hamm and Tina Fey in something this cheap and thrown together. Slattery’s sophomore effort is distractingly incompetent on a basic production level. It looks like a student short full of threadbare sets, sloppy signage and some of the most laughably unconvincing TV chyrons I’ve ever seen in a film.” – North Shore Movies, 06/16/2023

“You keep worrying that the screenplay will resort to some dumb misunderstanding or try to gin up the stakes with one of them doing something stupid and ugly. But this is a movie about nice people in a tricky situation doing their best to be honest and kind, which is somehow so much more suspenseful than any hypothetical bodice-ripper.” – WBUR’s Arts & Culture, 06/09/2023

“The first twenty minutes are extraordinary. The last twenty are infuriating. In between them sprawl another hundred minutes or so of swirling, kaleidoscopic adventure and some of the wildest animated visuals ever put to the big screen, albeit bogged down at times by some baffling storytelling choices. Caveat emptor: This is only half a movie.” – North Shore Movies, 06/06/2023

“The wily and surprising Sanctuary reminds me of independent films from an earlier era, back when stuff you’d see at Sundance wasn’t as concerned about sending the right social messages and instead got messy and mixed things up a little. This isn’t a dirty or explicit picture. If anything, it might be a little too tasteful in that regard. But it’s a fun film for grown-ups.” – WBUR’s Arts & Culture, 06/01/2023

“Kids are expensive. 79-year-old Robert De Niro just had another one, his seventh. Alimonies aren’t cheap either, nor I imagine are property taxes when you own half the hotels and restaurants in lower Manhattan. What I’m saying is that the guy’s got serious overhead and About My Father is a painless enough way for a beloved actor to pay some bills.” – North Shore Movies, 05/26/2023

“Palladoro avoids the cathartic arguments that usually fuel this kind of family drama. Instead, he’s content to just be with these people, sitting alongside them and observing, mostly in moments of repose. At times, Monica feels like a movie made up of all the stuff other movies cut out. This unconventional approach yields unexpected rewards.” – North Shore Movies, 05/26/2023

“An accumulation of lived experience is felt over the film’s 147 minutes, eschewing melodrama in favor of meaningful gestures and knowing nods. But the repetitiveness of the Same Time, Next Year scenario becomes a bit of a chore as the characters enter into middle age. There’s some excellent filmmaking on display here. There’s also an awful lot of it.” – WBUR’s Arts & Culture, 05/25/2023

“A deliberately outrageous provocation, Master Gardener seems designed to stir up the kind of social media discourse that will make you throw your phone into the ocean. But then, that’s always been this director’s deal. If Scorsese is cinema culture’s beloved grandpa, Schrader’s the irascible uncle who says amusingly inappropriate things during holiday dinners.” – WBUR’s Arts & Culture, 05/18/2023