
‘Elemental’ Plays it Safe but is Solid, Breezy Fun from Pixar (Review)
A hotheaded fire elemental and an emotional water being explore the world around them and each other in Pixar’s newest animated adventure.

A hotheaded fire elemental and an emotional water being explore the world around them and each other in Pixar’s newest animated adventure.

The animated musical that kickstarted the Disney Renaissance gets a new live-action treatment from director Rob Marshall.

Michelle Williams is a sculptor juggling familial responsibilities, caring for animals and the meticulous life of an artist in the new film from Kelly Reichardt.

A hunchback finds himself in the middle of the mother of all political-religious feuds in this new medieval comedy from Broken Lizard.

A mother, two children, drug dealers and local law enforcement are in a battle of survival against a coke-addicted bear in the latest film from Elizabeth Banks.

The second half of the Utah-based celebration of independent cinema boasted more of the same from both returning and debuting filmmakers from all corners of the world.

After taking part in the Sundance Film Festival last year, this critic is happy to be covering it once again in 2023 for 615 Film in their online-only setting.

A bureaucrat yearns for purpose after learning he has months to live in this remake of a Kurosawa classic.

The year-in-review of 2022 in cinema doesn’t end with a top 15 article, as this year was so strong and full of so many great movies, that this critic felt the need to give credit where it was due on films that displayed the best aspects of certain filmmaking elements and vent about the year’s biggest disappointments, while also addressing some of the most glaring omissions from the best-of list. So without further ado, and just in time for tomorrow’s Academy Award nomination announcements, here is a list of superlatives to continue the celebration of the past calendar year in all things film!