[Craig William] Macneill's approach might be described as a so-so impression of art-house understatement, with lots of wide-screen compositions that make obvious use of negative space and a flat tone that might be mistaken for dramatic restraint.

| Mar 4, 2020

Takes its title character out of folk history and rewrites her as a queer proto-feminist battling against the worst excesses of patriarchal power.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Jan 31, 2019

A two-hander with actresses of this calibre should be a humdinger, but very little about this misjudged period drama works properly.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Dec 23, 2018

An absorbing, well-acted psychological thriller that loses its grip as it slips into sensationalism.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Dec 18, 2018

Performances are the saving grace of a film which, while certainly not lacking in dramatic heft, seems more preoccupied with sexing up the scandal than getting to grips with those at the centre of it.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Dec 14, 2018

Sevigny is compelling, Stewart less so, and there are few surprises. A bit 온라인카지노추천. But not in the good way.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Dec 14, 2018

The element of horror is treated circumspectly, almost dispassionately, as if to douse its mythic element in as much cold reality as possible.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Dec 13, 2018

For all the horror of her situation, Lizzie needed some larger motivation to wield her axe. Lizzie dramatically provides it.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Sep 28, 2018

Unfortunately, despite a couple of solid performances, the film doesn't break any new ground or offer any particular illumination on these grisly crimes.

| Original Score: 2/4 | Sep 27, 2018

The movie tackles [Lizzie's sexual awakening] much more head-on -- and explicitly -- than other depictions of Borden's life, including a recent Lifetime movie and series, The Lizzie Borden Chronicles.

| Sep 24, 2018

When the time comes for the famous axe and whacks, Lizzie reveals itself as more Greek tragedy than murder mystery - a depiction of feminine ferocity and ingenuity in the face of injustice.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Sep 21, 2018

A compelling drama of human desire, oppression, romance and regret I'll not soon forget.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Sep 21, 2018

Borden was a cold-blooded killer, and the handsomely crafted, at times laborious Lizzie takes a step back and examines her story in a semi-modern context.

| Original Score: B- | Sep 21, 2018

While you wish the characters were a little more fleshed out, the light effectively traps you within that airless era.

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Sep 20, 2018

Macneill made a smart, unsettling and dark film, but it needs more expertise that will come with experience.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Sep 20, 2018

It remains an entirely watchable drama thanks in no small part to the charisma of its two lead women.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Sep 20, 2018

The performances keep you invested... as do the speculations laid out by screenwriter Bryce Kass, who sticks to those facts that suit the tale he wants to tell.

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Sep 20, 2018

Lizzie shows that even a project based on the familiar can be a cut above the rest.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Sep 20, 2018

We wait in vain for "Lizzie" to do something truly surprising with this oft-told tale. But it's worth a look if only for the two central performances.

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Sep 20, 2018

Macneill and Kass weaken their message of female empowerment by pushing it past politics to pulp fiction.

| Original Score: 2/4 | Sep 19, 2018