Movie reviews of Don Shanahan

The respect and presence Denzel commands is unparalleled. Review

A visual feast with its heart in the right place. Review

Gets everything right, from its timely messages and polished tone to its honest and affirming compassion. Review

Comes across like attempted course correction done on that Etch A Sketch. Review

Feldstein, Hedges, Rush, and Chalamet offer exciting fresh-faced performances with a wealth of nuances in each. Review

Does know to shut up when it needs to after laughing when it wanted to. Review

The sublime polish and volume of empathy amid this film’s themes is utterly magnetic. Review

For every time she is funny on purpose, she is funny by accident twice as often, in a brilliant balance of dark comedy. Review

A highly satisfying blast with much to love above the silliness of it all. Review

Titillating ideas should titillate. Resonating themes should resonate. Neither occurs and madness takes over. Review

Nothing short of a beautiful revelation and one of the year's finest films. Review

Too much of that talent is wasted on asinine serendipity, aimless chattiness, and a social commentary that misses nearly every mark... Review

Frighteningly topical and entirely conceivable no matter the workplace... Review

A cinematic quilt collecting experiences from many different narrative themes. Review

Moves nimbly with an artistic design that seeks the cartoonish in a positive and clever way. Review

Ratchets up palpable tension. Review

A marvelous moving picture. Review

An easy and worthwhile short hike to climb. Review

An enormous victory of engaging movie entertainment. Review

A dramatic thumbnail depiction of a growing section of this nation’s culture that many may not want to admit exists, let alone condone. Review

There’s a special simplicity to what Robert and Jane do that doesn’t require fluff, pomp, or melodrama. Review

The journey’s brevity becomes a satisfying delight. Review

May not have the volcanic fury of Sicario or the emotional punch of Arrival, but it resonates nonetheless on its own frequency. Review

Te Ata is the kind of story young women of today need to see, hear, and experience. Review