Edwards finally finds the balance between arresting images and grounded emotional stakes.
Rarely do the filmmakers show people mutually affecting one another in cycles of pain and control, rather than blaming phantom figures.
The film was almost canceled for being too partisan, so it’s ironic to discover that it’s practically apolitical.
For a spell, Melina Matsoukas’s film exudes the concision of an old B movie.
This year’s Grammy Awards are shaping up to be a contest between Adele and Beyoncé.
The album is an astoundingly well-realized, consistently surprising, and mostly brilliant genre-bending experiment.