Eric Kohn

Eric Kohn IndieWire Sep 12, 2023 C+ It’s worth mentioning that Sayles has commendably produced the sort of project Hollywood rarely churns out but otherwise the ideas here lack inspiration. The movie illustrates that talented craftsmanship isn’t necessarily equatable to great art. Go to Full Review Go for Sisters (2013) 73% 54%

Eric Kohn IndieWire Apr 6, 2022 Carmichael bobs and weaves through personal history with an imaginative form of exhibitionism that has more in common with the climax of All That Jazz than any conventional standup routine. The stage isn’t a veil -- it’s a magnifying glass. Go to Full Review Jerrod Carmichael: Rothaniel (2022) 100% 82%

Eric Kohn IndieWire Dec 3, 2021 B+ The movie falls short of creating a singular argument, and the effect of its poetic visuals drifts off by the end. Still, it excels at diving into the essence of a business that's antithetical to modern-day supply and demand. Go to Full Review The Truffle Hunters (2020) 97% 77%

Eric Kohn IndieWire Oct 14, 2021 B Though it takes a peculiar turn into thriller territory in its third act, the movie gains propulsion as it moves along, aided by Devi's stone-faced determination to survive changing circumstances on her own terms. Go to Full Review Freeland (2020) 100% 62%

Eric Kohn IndieWire Jul 22, 2021 B The premise of "Lamb" is hilarious in parts, but Jóhannsson isn't kidding around. Go to Full Review Lamb (2021) 86% 61%

Eric Kohn IndieWire Jul 20, 2021 A- In his own precise, abstract manner, Apichatpong has made an ecological disaster movie about the danger involved in ignoring the natural state of things and the people who respect it. Go to Full Review Memoria (2021) 90% 43%

Eric Kohn IndieWire Jul 20, 2021 B+ "Vortex" could certainly benefit from a few trims. In this case, that would actually suit the movie, a tribute to the ever-evolving nature of life and its many unpredictable twists. Go to Full Review Vortex (2021) 92% 72%

Eric Kohn IndieWire Jul 13, 2021 B+ Mostly, though, "The French Dispatch" is a fun watch because it keeps reinventing itself. Each chapter gives another journalist the chance to take charge. Go to Full Review The French Dispatch (2021) 75% 76%

Eric Kohn IndieWire Jul 10, 2021 B The movie has few tricks on offer but above all, delivers a solid reminder of Penn's filmmaking talent, and welcome evidence that it runs in the family. Go to Full Review Flag Day (2021) 40% 48%

Eric Kohn IndieWire Jul 8, 2021 A- "Cow" doesn't interrogate the motives behind that process - leave that to "Fast Food Nation" and its ilk - but it does a fine job of generating empathy from one scene to the next, and using that power to craft a hypnotic spell rife with significance. Go to Full Review Cow (2021) 96% 69%

Eric Kohn IndieWire Jul 6, 2021 B+ Hovering on the brink of collapse, it's a delicate dance between genius and fiasco... Go to Full Review Annette (2021) 72% 76%

Eric Kohn IndieWire Jun 29, 2021 B At its best... "Black Widow" is a welcome break from the overwrought transmedia machine that dictates Disney's biggest franchise bets, and almost invites you to forget what's at stake. Go to Full Review Black Widow (2021) 79% 20%

Eric Kohn IndieWire Jun 19, 2021 B- Everyone is having such a blast in "No Sudden Moves" that it's hard to realize how minimal of an impression it leaves until it's over. Go to Full Review No Sudden Move (2021) 92% 59%

Eric Kohn IndieWire Jun 15, 2021 B+ "Roadrunner" exists in that troubling paradox. It's the kind of tension Bourdain thrived on: Steeped in bleak implications, "Roadrunner" manages, against all odds, to be a good time. Go to Full Review Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain (2021) 91% 94%

Eric Kohn IndieWire Jun 4, 2021 A- From shifting aspect ratios to split screens, gorgeous experiments with light and shadows and an array of musical effects, Burnham has built an intricate tapestry of cinematic devices to deepen the psychological intrigue in play. Go to Full Review Bo Burnham: Inside (2021) 95% - -

Eric Kohn IndieWire Jun 3, 2021 A Cretton's screenplay pulls off a tricky balance of imbuing its story with emotional weight while not coming across as cloying in the process. The situation is inherently dramatic, but the filmmaker complicates it with characters worth rooting for. Go to Full Review - - - -

Eric Kohn IndieWire May 13, 2021 A- It's a rare kind of movie magic to wrestle through this mess of a man and realize that the mysterious nature of his fate proves the only natural outcome, because no simple ending can do justice to a life bereft of easy answers. Go to Full Review The Killing of Two Lovers (2020) 92% 69%

Eric Kohn IndieWire May 12, 2021 B The matter-of-fact nature of this conundrum unfolds with such subtle, elegant strokes that when a series of explosions suddenly begin to unfold across the country, they initially seem like little more than an afterthought. Go to Full Review The Unthinkable (2018) 77% 54%

Eric Kohn IndieWire May 11, 2021 B Snyder's a true believer in go-for-broke escapism and at its best, the mayhem in "Army of the Dead" is an infectious zombie bite of its own. Go to Full Review Army Of The Dead (2021) 68% 75%

Eric Kohn IndieWire Apr 16, 2021 D- It's always intriguing to watch perennial good guys try to go bad, but "Vanquish" doesn't give the man nearly enough substance to make that gamble worthwhile. Go to Full Review Vanquish (2021) 5% 56%