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'Soul' film review: Reconciling dreams, purpose & beauty in everyday life
Dec 21

Dec 21 'Soul' film review: Reconciling dreams, purpose & beauty in everyday life

Paul Carlson
film reviews

Pixar's latest asks 'what makes life worth living?'

'Ma Rainey's Black Bottom' film review: Boseman, Davis lead a powerful, blues-infused ensemble
Dec 17

Dec 17 'Ma Rainey's Black Bottom' film review: Boseman, Davis lead a powerful, blues-infused ensemble

Paul Carlson
film reviews

Chadwick Boseman's final bow absolutely cements his legacy with one of the very finest performances of 2020.

'Promising Young Woman' film review: Righteous #MeToo fury unleashed
Dec 15

Dec 15 'Promising Young Woman' film review: Righteous #MeToo fury unleashed

Paul Carlson
film reviews

One woman's war on toxic masculinity takes a personal turn in the dark comedic thriller.

'The Prom' film review: Uneven, cluttered musical is a string of missteps
Dec 10

Dec 10 'The Prom' film review: Uneven, cluttered musical is a string of missteps

Paul Carlson
film reviews

Ryan's Murphy's musical film is essentially a repackaged 'Glee' episode ... and not an episode from one of the stronger seasons.

'Ammonite' film review: Missed opportunity to highlight a pioneering woman in science
Dec 4

Dec 4 'Ammonite' film review: Missed opportunity to highlight a pioneering woman in science

Paul Carlson
film reviews

Two 19th century women have an unexpected romance in this biographical drama.

'Mank' film review: Nostalgic, searing take on the old Hollywood that inspired 'Citizen Kane'
Dec 1

Dec 1 'Mank' film review: Nostalgic, searing take on the old Hollywood that inspired 'Citizen Kane'

Paul Carlson
film reviews

David Fincher's latest is a rich, complex throwback to a bygone era of cinema.

'The Mystery of D.B. Cooper' film review: Unmasking the infamous hijacker turned crime legend
Nov 25

Nov 25 'The Mystery of D.B. Cooper' film review: Unmasking the infamous hijacker turned crime legend

Paul Carlson
film reviews

One of these four prime suspects could have gotten away with the only unsolved hijacking in U.S. history.

DOC NYC film review: 'Landfall'
Nov 21

Nov 21 DOC NYC film review: 'Landfall'

Paul Carlson
film festivals, film reviews

This eye-opening documentary examines the economic and natural disasters that overwhelmed Puerto Rico.

DOC NYC film review: 'Television Event'
Nov 20

Nov 20 DOC NYC film review: 'Television Event'

Paul Carlson
film reviews, film festivals

The behind-the-scenes story of how a major network scared the bejesus out of Americans about the harsh reality of a full nuclear exchange.

DOC NYC film review: 'A Cops and Robbers Story'
Nov 20

Nov 20 DOC NYC film review: 'A Cops and Robbers Story'

Paul Carlson
film festivals, film reviews

One man's incredible journey from Queens crack dealer to decorated New York City police officer.

DOC NYC film review: 'Finding Yingying'
Nov 19

Nov 19 DOC NYC film review: 'Finding Yingying'

Paul Carlson
film festivals, film reviews

The search for a young woman becomes the search for justice, driven by a family's desperate hope to bring their daughter home.

DOC NYC film review: 'No Ordinary Man'
Nov 19

Nov 19 DOC NYC film review: 'No Ordinary Man'

Paul Carlson
film festivals, film reviews

This empathetic documentary examines the life and significance of a musician living as a transgender pioneer hiding in plain sight.

DOC NYC film review: 'Blue Code of Silence'
Nov 18

Nov 18 DOC NYC film review: 'Blue Code of Silence'

Paul Carlson
film festivals, film reviews

A controversial NYPD officer tells his side of the investigation - where he turned informant against his fellow officers.

DOC NYC film review: 'The Meaning of Hitler'
Nov 17

Nov 17 DOC NYC film review: 'The Meaning of Hitler'

Paul Carlson
film festivals, film reviews

This documentary outright shatters the misconception that evil cannot rise to power ever again by illustrating history repeating itself in modern times.

DOC NYC film review: 'Francesco'
Nov 16

Nov 16 DOC NYC film review: 'Francesco'

Paul Carlson
film festivals, film reviews

This documentary puts the Holy Father's teachings in the context of global upheaval.

'Holidate' film review: Anti-rom-com subs in edgelord 'humor' for romance or comedy
Oct 28

Oct 28 'Holidate' film review: Anti-rom-com subs in edgelord 'humor' for romance or comedy

Paul Carlson
film reviews

Anti-romance becomes the worst version of the very genre it hates.

AFI FEST film review: 'Apples'
Oct 23

Oct 23 AFI FEST film review: 'Apples'

Paul Carlson
film festivals, film reviews

How much of a person is defined by the specifics of their lives and how much is defined by something more fundamental?

'On the Rocks' film review: Father & daughter play detective in Coppola's latest
Oct 23

Oct 23 'On the Rocks' film review: Father & daughter play detective in Coppola's latest

Paul Carlson
film reviews

Sofia Coppola and Bill Murray reunite for this breezy, low-key screwball infidelity dramedy.

AFI FEST film review: 'The Boy Behind the Door'
Oct 22

Oct 22 AFI FEST film review: 'The Boy Behind the Door'

Paul Carlson
film festivals, film reviews

Difficult to watch, hard to stomach but impossible to turn away is the best warning that can be given for this kidnapping thriller.

AFI FEST film review: 'Uncle Frank'
Oct 22

Oct 22 AFI FEST film review: 'Uncle Frank'

Paul Carlson
film festivals, film reviews

A young Southern woman has her eyes opened about the intolerance and shame living within her family.

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