Serena Donadoni

Serena Donadoni Metro Times (Detroit, MI) May 23, 2019 Why Do Fools Fall in Love, in its own glossy, entertaining way, is a deeper examination of how an individual can use numerous masks to conceal himself, even from the ones he loves. Go to Full Review Why Do Fools Fall in Love (1998) 54% 76%

Serena Donadoni L.A. Weekly Nov 21, 2018 Christensen portrays Lindgren as a born storyteller but delves into the vital time in her development when confounding expectation gave way to building her own narrative. Go to Full Review Becoming Astrid (2018) 96% 80%

Serena Donadoni L.A. Weekly Nov 14, 2018 There's nothing preachy about Jinn, even though Nijla Mu'min's elegant debut feature is about a teenager coming to terms with her mother's newly embraced religion. Go to Full Review Jinn (2018) 91% 78%

Serena Donadoni L.A. Weekly Nov 8, 2018 Still, while his first feature may be gorgeous, the characters in this rural family drama prove so amorphous that their struggles engender detachment instead of empathy. Go to Full Review Weightless (2017) 55% 42%

Serena Donadoni Miami New Times Oct 24, 2018 Taken on its own terms, there is much to enjoy, especially Emma Thompson as an extravagantly exasperated prime minister sporting Hillary Clinton's pant suits and Madeleine Albright's brooch collection. Go to Full Review Johnny English Strikes Again (2018) 37% 50%

Serena Donadoni Denver Westword Oct 17, 2018 No one does dissolute hubris with as much charm as Grant, and his ebullience is the perfect foil to the misanthropic McCarthy. Go to Full Review Can You Ever Forgive Me? (2018) 98% 81%

Serena Donadoni L.A. Weekly Oct 11, 2018 Draper captures the kind of loving openness that binds together families when the two qualities truly coexist. Go to Full Review Stella's Last Weekend (2018) 67% 64%

Serena Donadoni L.A. Weekly Oct 4, 2018 The film presents arrogance as being as dangerous as greed, and it's with the soft smile of Hollywood irony that a grizzled actor reminds the audience that only you can prevent environmental disaster. Go to Full Review Living in the Future's Past (2018) 83% 81%

Serena Donadoni L.A. Weekly Oct 4, 2018 It's Zayas who anchors Shine. His gravitas shot through with mischief sets the film's tone, showing that serious-minded storytelling can still be fun. Go to Full Review Shine (2017) 50% 89%

Serena Donadoni L.A. Weekly Oct 3, 2018 Loveridge celebrates the mashup aesthetic that enabled the artist to find a voice, and reveals that reconciling contradictions... is key to both Arulpragasam's music and the life she's constructed with audacity and wit. Go to Full Review Matangi/Maya/M.I.A. (2018) 89% 83%

Serena Donadoni L.A. Weekly Oct 3, 2018 There's plenty of sun and fun, but it's Kiely's presentation of a teen finding his bliss that makes Age of Summer a disarmingly pleasant diversion. Go to Full Review Age of Summer (2018) 40% 68%

Serena Donadoni Village Voice Aug 16, 2018 Devoid of social or political undercurrents and untethered from recognizable reality... Go to Full Review The Little Mermaid (2018) 20% 25%

Serena Donadoni Village Voice Aug 15, 2018 While clearly adoring Duras's work, Finkiel doesn't credit the strength it took for her to ruthlessly detail the experience. Go to Full Review Memoir of War (2017) 67% 48%

Serena Donadoni Village Voice Aug 8, 2018 Anchored by a remarkable child's performance, The Swan is a sensitive example of an overlooked element in coming-of-age films: awakening to the outside world. Go to Full Review The Swan (2017) 81% - -

Serena Donadoni Village Voice Jul 25, 2018 A heady blend of heightened reality and grounded fantasy... Go to Full Review Good Manners (2017) 96% 70%

Serena Donadoni Village Voice Jul 19, 2018 Haywood's formidable first feature is at once a ruthless dissection of cruelty, capturing the relentless torment of outcasts for the pleasure of self-styled superiors, and a warm evocation of an interdependent mother-daughter bond. Go to Full Review Pin Cushion (2017) 89% 71%

Serena Donadoni Village Voice Jun 22, 2018 Hepburn doesn't demand that her characters conform to norms of sacrifice and redemption, preferring to follow Jamie and Judy's meandering, unhurried journey to cognizance and mutual appreciation. Go to Full Review Never Steady, Never Still (2017) 79% 61%

Serena Donadoni Village Voice Jun 20, 2018 By making Beach House so spare - four characters in one location - Saltiel heightens even the most mundane interactions. Go to Full Review Beach House (2017) 25% 36%

Serena Donadoni Village Voice Jun 9, 2018 It's experiential revelation as advocacy filmmaking, an incisive and inviting example of the personal as political. Go to Full Review Half the Picture (2018) 100% 67%

Serena Donadoni Village Voice Jun 6, 2018 De Maistre makes the case that haute cuisine serves the same function as haute couture, creating an indelible experience while encouraging new ideas to filter through the industry. Go to Full Review The Quest of Alain Ducasse (2017) 69% - -