Jake Turner

October 16, 2025

‘One Battle After Another’ is a defining work, but is it truly revolutionary?

By Jake Turner

Starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Paul Anderson's film is a testament to his genius filmmaking. However it is not the statement film it is being regarded as.

June 26, 2025

Sean Baker champions independent cinema at Campbell Hall

By Jake Turner

Following the screening of Sean Baker’s acclaimed 2017 film “The Florida Project,” the four-time Academy Award winning writer-director himself came out on Campbell Hall’s stage for a Q&A on May 27.

June 18, 2025

‘Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning’ is a mixed bag of a franchise finale

By Jake Turner

“Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning” proves once again that Tom Cruise is to be trusted with action films, even if the franchise's finale was underwhelming.

May 8, 2025

‘Sinners’ is an adrenaline shot to risk-averse Hollywood

By Jake Turner

The vampire horror film follows twin brothers Smoke and Stack (both played by Michael B. Jordan) who return home to 1932 Mississippi and are forced to confront the supernatural evil threatening their lives.

April 17, 2025

‘Black Bag’ is the best film of 2025 (so far)

By Jake Turner

Starring Michael Fassbender and Cate Blanchett, director Steven Soderbergh's spy thriller is smart, swanky and "so hot."

February 21, 2025

In Review: Brady Corbet’s ‘The Brutalist’

By Jake Turner

“The Brutalist” may not quite reach the same heights as other great American epics, but it is a fantastic work of art worth your time and thought.

January 6, 2025

Angelina Jolie brings Maria Callas back to life in “Maria”

By Jake Turner

“Maria” marks the third installment, after “Jackie” and “Spencer,” in director Pablo Larraín’s pseudo-trilogy of historical biopics.

December 3, 2024

“Disclaimer” is yet another example of disappointing prestige TV

By Jake Turner

Created by Alfonso Cuarón, the show stars Cate Blanchett as Catherine Ravenscroft, a documentarian whose life begins to unravel when she receives a novel which threatens to reveal her secrets.