
Collateral (2004) (4K Ultra HD)
by Sara Michelle Fetters - December 15th, 2020 - 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray and DVDCollateral has held up brilliantly. A great film at the time of its release, Michael Mann’s seductively unsettling crime thriller has to my mind emerged as one of the the 21st century’s best pieces of pop entertainment.
Collateral has held up brilliantly. A great film at the time of its release, Michael Mann’s seductively unsettling crime thriller has to my mind emerged as one of the the 21st century’s best pieces of pop entertainment.

News of the World (2020)
by Sara Michelle Fetters - December 11th, 2020 - Movie ReviewsNews of the World is a robust, beautifully shot drama, and while little unexpected transpires, the characters are so richly drawn and their travels so wonderfully realized that honestly isn’t much of a problem.
News of the World is a robust, beautifully shot drama, and while little unexpected transpires, the characters are so richly drawn and their travels so wonderfully realized that honestly isn’t much of a problem.

The Prom (2020)
by Sara Michelle Fetters - December 11th, 2020 - Movie ReviewsMurphy’s joy in slapping me silly for every second of The Prom’s laborious 130 minutes was more than I could take, this laudably inclusive LGBTQ high school musical a celebratory dance I’d rather not have been invited to attend.
Murphy’s joy in slapping me silly for every second of The Prom’s laborious 130 minutes was more than I could take, this laudably inclusive LGBTQ high school musical a celebratory dance I’d rather not have been invited to attend.

Songbird (2020)
by Sara Michelle Fetters - December 11th, 2020 - Movie ReviewsSongbird pushes buttons that feel ugly and inappropriate, all of which makes giving the film any sort of fair assessment difficult to do.
Songbird pushes buttons that feel ugly and inappropriate, all of which makes giving the film any sort of fair assessment difficult to do.

The Stand In (2020)
by Sara Michelle Fetters - December 11th, 2020 - Movie ReviewsThe Stand In moves through the motions with a plodding laboriousness that grows increasingly irritating, and almost all of the supporting players are never around long enough to make anything more than a passing impression.
The Stand In moves through the motions with a plodding laboriousness that grows increasingly irritating, and almost all of the supporting players are never around long enough to make anything more than a passing impression.

Mank (2020)
by Sara Michelle Fetters - December 4th, 2020 - Movie ReviewsMank is nothing more than a metaphorical celluloid sled of failed dreams and misguided ambition burning to ash in a fiery furnace fueled by frustratingly combustible emptiness.
Mank is nothing more than a metaphorical celluloid sled of failed dreams and misguided ambition burning to ash in a fiery furnace fueled by frustratingly combustible emptiness.

Sound of Metal (2019)
by Sara Michelle Fetters - December 4th, 2020 - Movie ReviewsThere is a breathless sonic majesty to Darius Marder’s superb Sound of Metal that left me a discombobulated mess long after the drama had ended.
There is a breathless sonic majesty to Darius Marder’s superb Sound of Metal that left me a discombobulated mess long after the drama had ended.

Happiest Season (2020)
by Sara Michelle Fetters - November 25th, 2020 - Movie ReviewsHappiest Season is a comfortingly romantic present almost guaranteed to bring its recipient joy, and all things considered in a year overflowing with humbug this small gift of holiday cheer is more than enough to satisfy.
Happiest Season is a comfortingly romantic present almost guaranteed to bring its recipient joy, and all things considered in a year overflowing with humbug this small gift of holiday cheer is more than enough to satisfy.

V for Vendetta (2005) (4K Ultra HD)
by Sara Michelle Fetters - November 17th, 2020 - 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray and DVDV for Vendetta plays a little differently in 2020 than it did in 2006, that’s for certain.
V for Vendetta plays a little differently in 2020 than it did in 2006, that’s for certain.