Maddie Flavin

A&E 4/17/18 9:42pm

“A Quiet Place” innovates the horror genre with sound and silence

By Maddie Flavin

A post-apocalyptic family drama starring Krasinski and his wife, actress Emily Blunt, “A Quiet Place” uses silence to craft a tense tale of the sacrificial and protective instincts that come with parenthood.

A&E 4/11/18 3:33am

“Chappaquiddick” shows what happens when the powerful get away with murder

By Maddie Flavin

Jason Clarke uses his criminally underrated acting chops to emphasize Ted Kennedy’s deeply flawed personality whilst ensuring the viewer somewhat understands the senator’s inner struggles.

A&E 4/4/18 12:16am

Spielberg’s ‘Ready Player One’ creates a magnetically immersive dystopia

By Maddie Flavin

An engrossing throwback to the adventurous way Spielberg made movies back in his heyday, “Ready Player One” is a virtual universe you won’t mind losing yourself in.

A&E 3/21/18 12:20am

‘Love, Simon’ imagines coming out as a universal experience

By Maddie Flavin

Where Aptaker and Berger really knock it out of the ballpark is with their ability to portray the growing pains of finding one’s identity as a young person.

A&E 3/21/18 12:16am

‘Thoroughbreds’ follows in the footsteps of twisted cult classic

By Maddie Flavin

Finley's screenplay uses a backdrop of high society and restless adolescence to ask if emotional attachment has value in a cold, calculating world.

A&E 2/20/18 10:32pm

‘I, Tonya’ complicates an infamous sports scandal

By Maddie Flavin

The tragicomedy biopic “I, Tonya,” is based on “irony-free, wildly contradictory, totally true” interviews with Harding and ex-husband Jeff Gillooly. The film uses them to ask us: What if our notions about her were wrong?

A&E 2/14/18 12:27am

“The Assassination of Gianni Versace” balances violence and hope

By Maddie Flavin

“The Assassination of Gianni Versace” really earns its TV-MA rating.

A&E 1/31/18 12:53am

Western ‘Hostiles’ offers a frank picture of violence

By Maddie Flavin

A re-examination of a time in American history that’s received glamorous treatment for too long, “Hostiles” stomps on the rose-tinted glasses and gets its hands bloody without a care for viewers’ discomfort at its violence.

A&E 1/23/18 10:33pm

In ‘The Shape of Water,’ the monster isn’t the villain

By Maddie Flavin

Del Toro’s best film since 2006’s “Pan’s Labyrinth,” “The Shape of Water” celebrates the boundless nature of love.

A&E 1/17/18 9:22am

‘The Post’ champions the free press

By Maddie Flavin

“The Post” milks its timeliness and tells how one woman’s bravery led to a major First Amendment victory for America’s journalists.

Maddie Flavin

“A Quiet Place” innovates the horror genre with sound and silence

“Chappaquiddick” shows what happens when the powerful get away with murder

Spielberg’s ‘Ready Player One’ creates a magnetically immersive dystopia

‘Love, Simon’ imagines coming out as a universal experience

‘Thoroughbreds’ follows in the footsteps of twisted cult classic

‘I, Tonya’ complicates an infamous sports scandal

“The Assassination of Gianni Versace” balances violence and hope

Western ‘Hostiles’ offers a frank picture of violence

In ‘The Shape of Water,’ the monster isn’t the villain

‘The Post’ champions the free press

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