The Reveal
Home About
✦  Sign in
Home About

In Review: 'Both Sides of the Blade,' 'Fire of Love,' and 'Murina'

In Review: 'Both Sides of the Blade,' 'Fire of Love,' and 'Murina'

Keith Phipps Scott Tobias

Passion animates three recommended films this week, including a Claire Denis love triangle, a Sundance hit about married volcanologists, and a Croatian Camera D'Or winner.

Newsletter
Elvis: The ’69 Comedown

Elvis: The ’69 Comedown

Keith Phipps

Elvis Presley cemented his '68 comeback with some of the best music he ever recorded. His attempt to reboot his film career during that period met a different fate.

Newsletter
In Review: 'Thor: Love and Thunder'

In Review: 'Thor: Love and Thunder'

Scott Tobias

Taika Waititi tries to recapture the irreverent fun of 'Thor: Ragnarok,' but his lightness registers more like indifference.

Newsletter
In Review: 'Flux Gourmet,' 'Mr. Malcom's List'

In Review: 'Flux Gourmet,' 'Mr. Malcom's List'

Scott Tobias Keith Phipps

Sonic caterers? A charming Jane Austen homage? Both await you in this week's reviews.

Newsletter
Against Empathy: On the righteous anti-humanity of Lars Von Trier's 'Dogville'

Against Empathy: On the righteous anti-humanity of Lars Von Trier's 'Dogville'

Scott Tobias

Von Trier's immigration allegory squares up to society's destructive impulses.

Newsletter
The ‘80s in 40: 'Ordinary People' (September 19, 1980)

The ‘80s in 40: 'Ordinary People' (September 19, 1980)

Keith Phipps

Robert Redford's directorial debut assessed the state of masculinity at the turn of the decade while casting a sympathetic eye at a family in crisis.

Newsletter
The Reveal Movies now. Movies then. Movies forever.
2025   •   The Reveal
Sign up