Rob GonsalvesinFanfare“Screwdriver” — a Small, Sharp ThrillerThe minimalist drama/thriller Screwdriver, which starts doing the festival rounds on June 19, maintains a low, vibrating level of tension…3 min read·Jun 13, 2022----
Rob GonsalvesinFanfare“The Righteous”: Czerny at his bestYou’ve heard of cringe comedy? The first half or so of Mark O’Brien’s heavy spiritual/psychological thriller The Righteous is cringe drama…4 min read·May 22, 2022----
Rob GonsalvesinFanfare“River’s Edge” at 35: Still HauntingWhen River’s Edge opened in America (35 years ago on May 8), reviewers and columnists chased it around like cartoon reporters waving their…5 min read·May 8, 2022----
Rob GonsalvesinFanfareTi West’s “X”: an Overrated ThrowbackA work of art or entertainment can have a lot on its mind and under its hood, but if you don’t like it, you don’t like it, and no amount of…4 min read·Apr 17, 2022----
Rob GonsalvesinFanfareIn Heaven, Everything is Fine: “Eraserhead” at 45“Yes, it’s innocent and good. It fills the heart.”5 min read·Mar 16, 2022--1--1
Rob GonsalvesinFanfare“Licorice Pizza”: Good Times, Bad TimesWhen you Google Paul Thomas Anderson’s film Licorice Pizza, you get a list of questions people have asked about it. The first question…4 min read·Mar 6, 2022--1--1
Rob GonsalvesinFanfareThe Phantoms Came to Meet Him: “Nosferatu” at 100F.W. Murnau’s masterwork continues to chill4 min read·Mar 4, 2022--2--2
Rob GonsalvesinFanfareNetflix’s “Chainsaw” runs out of gasHave the people who made Netflix’s new Texas Chainsaw Massacre ever used a chainsaw? The tool wielded by Leatherface (Mark Burnham) cuts…4 min read·Feb 20, 2022--1--1
Rob GonsalvesinFanfare“Ghostbusters: Afterlife” plays the hitsSPOILER ALERT.3 min read·Feb 6, 2022----
Rob GonsalvesinFanfare“The French Dispatch”: A Crowded HouseWes Anderson’s The French Dispatch is that rarity, a disappointment that I feel I need to see again. By now, we all know how polarizing…4 min read·Jan 16, 2022--2--2