Reel Reviews | Death of a Unicorn
Flashes of dark magic and solid performances keep this oddball fantasy watchable, but its cautionary tale about greed never hits as hard as it should.
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Reel Reviews | The Friend
A grieving writer, an unexpected canine companion, and a city that never stops, The Friend is a quiet, beautifully observed meditation on loss, creativity, and the unexpected ways we find comfort.
Reel Reviews | Holland
Perfect lawns. Hidden secrets. One suspicious Polaroid. Holland wants to be a psychological thrill ride, but not even Nicole Kidman can save it from its own blandness.
Reel Reviews | The Makings of Curtis Mayfield
The Makings of Curtis Mayfield is H.E.R.’s soulful, music-first love letter to an icon who gave us civil rights anthems, timeless love songs, and a blueprint for artistic freedom. Come for the classics, stay for the living legacy.
Reel Reviews | A Working Man
Levon Cade thought he left the shadows behind for good. But when ruthless human traffickers kidnap his boss’s daughter, his hunt to bring her home drags him back into a brutal world of violence and corruption far darker than he ever imagined.
Reel Reviews | The Ballad of Wallis Island
The Ballad of Wallis Island is a tender, offbeat comedy about a washed-up folk duo, a remote Welsh island, and the superfan determined to bring them back together, even if he’s the only one in the audience.
Reel Reviews | The Alto Knights
De Niro pulls double duty in The Alto Knights, but this vintage mob tale struggles to hit the heights of the classics it echoes.
Reel Reviews | Tyler Perry’s Duplicity
When secrets surface, the truth should set you free — but in Duplicity, they just add more drama. Our review: sometimes less really is more for Tyler Perry’s latest whodunit.