movie-review
‘The Climb’ Is a Funny but Familiar Story of a Bad Bromance
This acclaimed indie comedy about male friendship speaks to our age of toxic masculinity, but it’s not quite as cutting or insightful as it’s been given credit for
Mel Gibson Knows You Know He’s an Asshole
‘Fatman’ is just the latest example of the disgraced star commenting on our relationship with his toxic public persona. Are you laughing yet?
‘Hillbilly Elegy’ Is Well-Meaning Nothingness
Straining to be compassionate to a red-state world it doesn’t understand, this starry Hollywood adaptation of the controversial J.D. Vance memoir demonstrates that empathy is less important than genuine curiosity
‘Mank’ Is David Fincher’s Most Personal Film. But It’s Got Its Heart in the Wrong Place.
Making a movie about the writing of ‘Citizen Kane,’ the Oscar-nominated director turns his beloved late father’s script into a salute to the creative process. But its obsessive recreation of Old Hollywood is both impressive and limiting.
