Reviews & Essays

Review

I’m Barking Mad for
Isle of Dogs

Review

Mary Poppins Returns:
A Film As Polished As Poppins Herself

Essay

Reviving Film Criticism

Winning Essay

Creating the Conversation

Winning Essay

Optical Illusion

Winning Essay

Overcoming the Fear of Sharing Critical Thought

Winning Essay

Reviews Matter, but Does Diversity?

Winning Review

Booksmart: Outsmarting Stereotypes

Winning Review

Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood: Tarantino’s Hollywood Ending

Winning Review

Waves: What’s Real and What Isn’t

Review

Bad Boys for Life: Explosions, Action, and Old Age

Winning Review

Booksmart: A Comedy I Actually (and Maybe Immensely) Enjoy

Review

The Peanut Butter Falcon: Overcoming Adversity In Front of and Behind the Camera

Review

Sterling K. Brown on This is Us’ Randall Pearson’s Quest to be of Service

Review

Joker: A Mess, But An Interesting One

Review

Like an Insect, Ant-Man and the Wasp May Be Small, But It Shouldn’t Be Underestimated

Review

The Business of Living and Loving

Review

Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark and the Challenge of Adaptation

Review

Roma: An Ode to the Domestic Worker