Everything’s better down where it’s wetter in this week’s episode of the What the Flick?! Podcast. Alonso and I dive into the gonzo superhero movie “Aquaman,” as well as the surprisingly good “Transformers” prequel “Bumblebee.” We also slog through Robert Zemeckis’ mawkish “Welcome to Marwen.” Ben joins us to revel in the greatness...
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What the Flick?! Podcast
Christy by Request — The Vanishing
It should have been a romantic escape — a chance to get away from the crowds and the heat of summer and ride bicycles through the French countryside. Instead, it ended before it even began, with the wife disappearing and the husband searching frantically for her, a quest that would...
Read moreRogerEbert.com — The Swan
“The Swan” is a coming-of-age drama that’s equal parts beautiful and brutal, similar to the rugged terrain of northern Iceland where it takes place. I mean, look at that photo — doesn’t it make you want to hop on a plane to Reykjavik right now? The debut feature from writer-director...
Read moreChristy by Request — The Lives of Others
“The Lives of Others” is about the transformative power of the human connection — its capacity for opening even the most calloused and closed-off hearts and minds. That may seem like a quaint concept in these contentious times, but it’s certainly a welcome one. I hadn’t seen writer-director Florian Henckel...
Read moreChristy by Request — Bicycle Thieves
So I’m trying a new feature here at my little website called “Christy by Request.” I asked folks on Twitter to suggest movies they’d like to see me review — older movies, newer releases, whatever. Then I put all the suggestions in a bowl and had my delightful son, Nicolas,...
Read moreRogerEbert.com — The Innocents
Veteran French director Anne Fontaine approaches a spiritually and emotionally complex real-life slice of history with deftness and understated drama in “The Innocents,” about a group of nuns who became pregnant after Soviet soldiers raped them at the end of World War II. My RogerEbert.com review. Read the review here...
Read moreRogerEbert.com — Paradise: Faith
The austere Austrian film “Paradise: Faith” features acts of religious fervor that are so crazy, they’re sure to startle the devout and non-believers alike. I had the unique pleasure of reviewing it for RogerEbert.com. Read the review here...
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