Alexander Holmes 3/18/22 Alexander Holmes 3/18/22

Turning Red

A thoroughly entertaining and resonant feature

Alexander Holmes 2/19/22 Alexander Holmes 2/19/22

Kimi

One of Soderbergh’s best in recent years

Alexander Holmes 8/23/21 Alexander Holmes 8/23/21

Free Guy

Free Guy is gleeful fun

Alexander Holmes 7/24/21 Alexander Holmes 7/24/21

Space Jam: A New Legacy

Space Jam: A New Legacy is even more of a shameless exercise in corporatization than its predecessor

Alexander Holmes 7/20/21 Alexander Holmes 7/20/21

Zola

Bravo’s directorial style does nicely complement the tweet-based nature of the film

Alexander Holmes 7/8/21 Alexander Holmes 7/8/21

The Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard

a wholesale downgrade and a bafflingly poor excuse of a film

Alexander Holmes 6/16/21 Alexander Holmes 6/16/21

A Quiet Place Part II

Moves with determination and precision, not wasting a moment, and it all culminates in a third-act finale of virtuosic proportions

Alexander Holmes 4/19/21 Alexander Holmes 4/19/21

Shiva Baby

Short, to the point, but sour instead of sweet, Shiva Baby is a rollercoaster of a film

Alexander Holmes 4/10/21 Alexander Holmes 4/10/21

Zack Snyder’s Justice League

Snyder expects his audience to care far more for his characters than his films have put in the time and effort to make them compelling

Alexander Holmes 3/26/21 Alexander Holmes 3/26/21

Dolphin Island

Dolphin Island is hamstrung by predictable plotting and sometimes wooden acting

Alexander Holmes 3/22/21 Alexander Holmes 3/22/21

Yes Day

Yes Day is a glossy, shallow and safe piece of entertainment that is utterly forgettable

Alexander Holmes 2/23/21 Alexander Holmes 2/23/21

ONE NIGHT IN MIAMI: Bringing Larger-than-life Characters Down to Earth

In his latest essay, Alexander Holmes examines One Night in Miami as an innovate reinvention of a biopic.

Alexander Holmes 12/31/20 Alexander Holmes 12/31/20

DAVID BYRNE’S AMERICAN UTOPIA: The American Experience of 2020

In his latest essay, Alexander Holmes deconstructs David Byrne’s American Utopia as a microcosm of the American experience in 2020.

Alexander Holmes 12/8/20 Alexander Holmes 12/8/20

Happiest Season

This will not be the world’s “happiest season”, but Happiest Season might just make it a little more tolerable

Alexander Holmes 12/4/20 Alexander Holmes 12/4/20

Folklore: The Long Pond Studio Sessions

Eye-opening for anyone from Swift haters to casual fans to Swifties

Alexander Holmes 11/28/20 Alexander Holmes 11/28/20

Mangrove (Small Axe)

McQueen is sure to solidify his status as one of the premiere filmmakers of this decade

Alexander Holmes 11/9/20 Alexander Holmes 11/9/20

Wolfman's Got Nards

Sure, the Wolfman himself has got nards, but Wolfman’s Got Nards – the documentary – doesn’t

Alexander Holmes 10/15/20 Alexander Holmes 10/15/20

NIGHTSTREAM 2020: Come True

Come True is sure to linger in the minds of its viewers, and especially their nightmares

Alexander Holmes 10/12/20 Alexander Holmes 10/12/20

NIGHTSTREAM 2020: The Night

The Night is a disturbing trip into the surreal, the unknown and the frighteningly real

Alexander Holmes 10/11/20 Alexander Holmes 10/11/20

NIGHTSTREAM 2020: Bloody Hell

Bloody Hell never quite transcends its genre trappings but still takes its viewers on a high-energy, wild, and slightly demented ride