On the Rocks Review: Coppola’s Latest Goes Down Smooth
Even though On the Rocks isn’t top-shelf Coppola, this enjoyable dramedy still makes for a delightful cinematic cocktail.
Hosts Review: I’m Dreaming of a Weak Christmas
HostsHosts has done good ideas and a couple solid scenes, but ultimately it suffers the fate of a confusing mythology and a lack of focus. Written and directed by Adam Leader and Richard Oakes, Hosts is a Christmas horror. It starts with Jack (Neal Ward) running into friend Michael (Frank Jakeman) who also happens to […]
Scare Me Review: You Have Never Seen A Fireside Chat Like This
Putting a writer in a cabin in the woods is a more classic setup for a horror film than starting a joke with “Knock, knock.” But Scare Me is different. It is smart, scary, and not quite like anything we have seen before. The loose premise for the film is Fred ( played by writer/ […]
Shiva Baby Video Review
ThatShelf.com Managing Editor Jason Gorber looks at Emma Seligman’s breakout comedy, Shiva Baby.
Death Of Me Review: Dude, Where Is My Passport?
Not all horror films are great, but plenty are good. Death Of Me is not ever going to enter the upper echelons of the genre, but it does present a fun enough way to spend 94 minutes. The story is a bit like a folk horror centered Dude, Where’s My Car?. Married couple Christine and […]
David Byrne’s American Utopia Video Review: One of 2020’s Best Films
ThatShelf.com Managing Editor Jason Gorber discusses Spike Lee's latest non-fiction doc about David Byrne's remarkable stage show American Utopia, one of the best films of 2020.
Ammonite Video Review
ThatShelf.com Managing Editor Jason Gorber talks about Francis Lee's stirring romantic-drama Ammonite, and its two talented leads, Kate Winslett and Saoirse Ronan.
MLK/FBI Video Review
ThatShelf.com Managing Editor Jason Gorber examines Sam Pollard's powerful documentary MLK/FBI.
The Boy from Medellín Video Review
ThatShelf.com Managing Editor Jason Gorber breaks down Matthew Heineman's documentary The Boy from Medellín, which profiles the day-to-day life of reggaeton superstar, J Balvin.
The Boys in the Band Review: A Gay Classic is Revived Once More
Mart Crawley's 1968 play gets a slick makeover courtesy of director Joe Mantello and a who's who of queer Hollywood.
The Antenna Review: Watered Down Contempt
Distopias with heavy-handed governments were one of the first things dreamed of by science fiction after the industrial revolution. Metropolis, 1984, and, We collectively looked to Big Brother (and originated that phrase) as the big bad guy. The Antenna tries to carry that torch, but fails to have much to add to the conversation. The […]
Shortcut Review: One Helluva Monster
Shortcut is just the kind of jumpy spooky horror film we need to kick off this year’s season of Halloween. The film begins on a school bus with only a few kids and their driver. When they come across a bunch of logs in the road they are forced to turn around and take a […]
TIFF 2020 Review Roundup: This Year’s Standout Movies
TIFF 2020 is a wrap, and we’ve put together a collection of movie reviews and features from this year’s festival.
LX 2048 Review: One Talky Therapy Session of Sci-Fi Ideas
No one can go out and practically every human on the planet is on a virtual call. The timing of LX 2048's release is uncanny.
NYFF Dispatch II: The Human Voice Review
A new Pedro Almodóvar film is always cause for celebration. Even a short one, especially one that so carefully harkens back and deepens, in turn, the Spanish director’s longstanding fascinations. The Human Voice, starring Tilda Swinton and “freely based” on Jean Cocteau’s 1928 play by the same name, is pure Almodóvar. It’s both a potent […]
