Where the Crawdads Sing (2022)

WHAT I LIKED: Adapting longform novels into 2-hour movies can be a challenging directing exercise, as it generally involves chopping out a lot of unnecessary plot and world-building to get to the heart of the story. Lucy Alibar and Olivia Newman's... Read the full review »

There’s an apparent lack of enthusiasm in the storytelling in “Where the Crawdads Sing,” a bland, boring screen adaptation of the 2018 best-selling novel by author Delia Owens. I suppose that may feel like an unfair criticism of a film where... Read the full review »