The final season of the dark comedy asks heavy moral questions and grapples with big themes, but also cares deeply about the notion of humanity in even extreme contexts. …
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The third installment in the ‘Magic Mike’ trilogy tries to replace the magically sexy strippers of the earlier films with what it considers “real” dancers, but the attempts to “elevate” the story to “serious cinema” fails to replicate any of the earlier…
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‘Tár’ doesn’t perfectly manage its attempt to grasp the current cultural shift in how we deal with artists who abuse their power, but it’s sharper than a lot of other attempts. …
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Once we’ve settled into its beautiful world, ‘Avatar: The Way of Water’ feels a bit like a slog through every possible sickly sweet theme that can be crammed into it.…
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Is 'EEAAO' a marker of a massive shift in cinema, or a reprieve from how much drivel we are being offered in the rest of current cinematic theatrical landscape?…
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Read Film Daze's essays and reviews of some of the year's best films.…
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'Run Rabbit Run' might have something great to say, but it gets misplaced within all the confusion.…
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Nicole Holofcener's honest depiction of relationships in 'You Hurt My Feelings' makes for a comedic yet cringe-worthy experience.…
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Advertisements Approaching its documentary material from a pseudo-narrative, King Coal is dedicated to telling its audience about the real Appalachia: its mythology and magic and heart, found in both people and earth. King Coal is not merely a history; it is a…
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'The Starling Girl' documents the coming-of-age story of a repressed Christian girl with nuance and empathy.…
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