It may sound like exploitative torture porn, but Revenge introduces director Coralie Fargeat as a filmmaker worth your attention – taking problematic genre tropes and subverting them into a vital, exhilarating feminist film.
Desperate to win the tournament and the cash prize, Dax stumbles upon the man, the myth, the legend UNCLE DREW (NBA All-Star Kyrie Irving) and convinces him to return to the court one more time.
In our latest Away From the Hype, we examine The Blair Witch Project, seeing if the classic found footage horror still holds up after all this time.
Compared to other teen classics that have covered the same ground before, The Kissing Booth comes across as amateurish – and a tiny bit problematic.
On Cannes days 5 & 6, Gus Edgar saw a variety of films, including Gaspar Noe’s Climax, Mandy, and Spike Lee’s latest BlacKKKlansman.
Much like Neil Breen’s current filmography, the horribly-titled The Trough definitely has cult movie potential if it ever hits the underground festival circuit.
In BOOK CLUB, four lifelong friends (Diane Keaton, Jane Fonda, Candice Bergen & Mary Steenburgen) have their lives forever changed after reading 50 Shades of Grey in their monthly book club.
We take a look at a number of films that have helped paved the way for genuine change in social systems, legislation and policies.
Orbiter 9 recalls independently minded sci-fi films such as Sunshine and Moon – but lives in the shadow of its very obvious inspirations.
With a severe lack of thrills and a shortchanged main character, Breaking In fails in nearly every regard.
In The Equalizer 2, Robert McCall serves an unflinching justice for the exploited and oppressed, but how far will he go when that is someone he loves?
Inspired by Alice’s Adventures In Wonderland, Terminal is visually and thematically strong, despite its over-simple script and occasional over-acting – all in all a promising directorial debut for Vaughn Stein.
Beast is a gritty psychological-mystery with a brilliantly dark, pulsating and atmospheric heart, with an exceptional lead performance from Jessie Buckley. Michael Pearce delivers a brilliantly assured and confident feature-length directorial debut.
Reporting from Cannes Film Festival, Gus Edgar reviews Eva Husson’s Girls of the Sun, Jean-Luc Godard’s The Image Book, and more.