Based on Priscilla Presley’s memoir, Elvis and Me, Priscilla isolates a portion of the Elvis mythology, reframing it from the perspective of his wife.
Author Archives: Adam Mullins-Khatib
Review: The Eternal Memory
In the remarkable documentary The Eternal Memory, director Maite Alberdi brings us one of the most heartfelt renditions of life, love, and memory in recent years of cinema.
Review: Strays
Director Josh Greenbaum and writer Dan Perrault team up for neither of their best work with Strays, a lackluster crude dog comedy whose blessedly short run time is its most redeeming feature.
Review: A Compassionate Spy
The latest from renowned documentarian Steve James provides an intriguing historical counterpart to this summer’s Oppenheimer yet suffers from some indulgences and limited perspective.
Review: Oppenheimer
It’s a film about the creation of something not before seen and the consequences this entails.
Review: Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One
In Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One, Tom Cruise is back with the seventh installment of a series that somehow manages to increase the stakes yet again. The narrative of the film is relatively simple: Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) is tasked with capturing a key that allows the control of a sentient AI system […]
Review: Asteroid City
Asteroid City, the latest from Wes Anderson, is a true achievement from one of America’s most unique cinematic voices.
Review: Flamin’ Hot
Flamin’ Hot—the directorial debut of Eva Longoria—tells the story of the invention of the titular Flamin’ Hot Cheetos by Richard Montañez (Jesse Garcia), a janitor at Frito-Lay.
Review: Alam
Writer/director Firas Khoury’s Alam is an affecting and effective film firmly fixated on contradictions and how we navigate them to create a sense of self.
Review: Shazam! Fury of the Gods
The first iteration contained some intriguing comedic explorations into what it means to have near-limitless power with a limited maturity level, and it seems like the creative team used up all their thoughts on it in the first go-round.
Review: 65
65 is an old-fashioned B movie creature feature with a modern sci-fi feature budget.
The Fabelmans
Steven Spielberg’s 33rd feature film is a marvel coming-of-age story and one of his most personal.
The Inspection
Elegance Bratton’s autobiographical story The Inspection is one of learning to accept love on one’s own terms.