Amanda Jane Robinson

A sweet tale of determination, tenderness and compassion.

Jennifer Lopez steals the show in this 5-star strip club crime pic.

A film for our times.

Excellent leads and Farhadi’s baseline quality make it a solid watch.

If it weren’t for a few performances, it would be pretty forgettable.

It’s a long list.

Roberts offers a skillful performance of strength and cautious care.

Nothing new or outstanding, but it’s a nice watch.

When the film makes a narrative shift, its distinction is lost.

An incredible portrait of generosity and precarity.

The excellent lead performance and brilliant details win out.

Some decent moments don’t sustain the rest of the film.

None of the slick production present in Soderbergh’s trilogy makes it to this spin-off.

The film’s momentum recalls the palpable desperation in the Safdie brothers’ Good Time, praises critic Amanda Robinson.

While not necessarily queer cinema’s most revelatory offering, Love, Simon is more charming than anticipated.

Daniela Vega’s poignant interiority saves a film too caught up in its exterior, writes Amanda Robinson.

“For a film entirely premised around sex, ‘Fifty Shades Freed’ is decidedly unsexy” writes Amanda Robinson.

“A story about letting go as much as coming of age.” Amanda Robinson on Greta Gerwig’s Oscar-nominated feature debut.