Nosferatu movie review & film summary (2024) | Roger Ebert
2024年12月24日 · This version of “Nosferatu” is actually a fusion of two sources, the original 1924 silent film “Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror,” directed by F.W. Murnau; and Bram Stoker’s novel Dracula and the 1932 Tod Browning movie that adapted it. Maybe we should say that there are three main sources: another major influence is Francis Coppola’s silent-film-influenced yet …
Nightbitch movie review & film summary (2024) | Roger Ebert
2024年12月6日 · Amy Adams seems game for the physical and emotional challenges required of this darkly comic satire, though, starring as a mother we know only as Mother. Mother has put her career as an artist on hold to raise her 2-year-old son, named Son. (The post-apocalyptic musical “The End,” which also comes out this week, similarly declines to name its characters.
Wicked movie review & film summary (2024) | Roger Ebert
2024年11月22日 · It helps greatly that he has deeply talented stars in Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande: magnetic multi-hyphenates who can meet every physical and emotional challenge of these iconic characters.Following in the footsteps of Idina Menzel and Kristin Chenoweth would seem like a daunting task, but Erivo and Grande bring their own vocal power and dramatic …
The Brutalist movie review & film summary (2024) | Roger Ebert
2024年12月18日 · Tóth believes himself free, getting a job at his cousin Attila’s (Alessandro Nivola, always good) furniture shop, notably named Miller & Sons despite there being no Miller and no sons.Like that floating statue, Corbet & Fastvold are seeding themes that will grow later, playing with the artifice of capitalism, a structure that sells the comfort of a family business …
Challengers movie review & film summary (2024) | Roger Ebert
What a situation! The instability of it keeps “Challengers” on its toes even when it’s on the verge of getting tripped up by plot machinations and the past/present storytelling churn of Justin Kuritzkes’ screenplay and Marco Costa’s editing. There’s a lively cinematic subgenre that deconstructs the rise and fall of a relationship by jumping around in time—two excellent examples ...
Carry-On movie review & film summary (2024) | Roger Ebert
2024年12月13日 · Collet-Serra has proven he can do this kind of no-nonsense action before in several of the better Liam Neeson films (“Run All Night,” “The Commuter”) and the thoroughly enjoyable “The Shallows.”He got distracted by franchises for a bit there with depressing misfires like “Jungle Cruise” and “Black Adam,” but he is fully back in his wheelhouse with “Carry-On,” …
A Complete Unknown movie review (2024) | Roger Ebert
2024年12月24日 · “A Complete Unknown” opens with a recording by Woody Guthrie, one of the main influences on a young Bob Dylan (Timothée Chalamet), who we meet on his way to introduce himself to the man whose work “struck him to the ground.”Guthrie, played by Scoot McNairy, is in a hospital in Jersey, and he happens to be visited by the legendary Pete Seeger …
Maria movie review & film summary (2024) | Roger Ebert
2024年11月27日 · It’s not that the psycho-dramatic dreads we feel in those former two films aren’t a part of “Maria.” For everyone who’s ever feared losing a big part of what defines them, and for everyone who’s opened their hearts to something they love so widely and unrestrictedly, only to see various forms of cruelty sneak in, this generous and beautiful picture ought to be a gut …
The Substance movie review & film summary (2024) | Roger Ebert
2024年9月6日 · Feeling crushed by impossible beauty standards and society’s hyperfixation on youth is nothing new. But Coralie Fargeat’s “The Substance” arrives in the wake of the Ozempic era, when a quick shot promises weight loss that seemed impossible to achieve without going under the knife just a few years ago.In my social media feed, the ads offer the chance to “feel …
Conclave movie review & film summary (2024) | Roger Ebert
2024年10月24日 · It begins with some heavy breathing as Cardinal Lawrence (Ralph Fiennes) rushes, carrying a briefcase and his zucchetto, the red skullcap worn by cardinals as a matter of custom, not formal religious observance.The Pope is dying, and Lawrence takes his place beside the other clergy, praying at his bedside.