Mexico

SAW X: Skin In The Game
SAW X: Skin In The Game

Once the blood begins to flow, Saw X tears ahead with brutal, surgical precision and typically excellent practical effects.

THE BLACK DEMON: Camp Played Like Shakespeare
THE BLACK DEMON: Camp Played Like Shakespeare

The Black Demon is so bad that it actually ends up being great.

LA CIVIL: One Mother's Tireless Quest For Justice
LA CIVIL: One Mother’s Tireless Quest For Justice

La Civil is ultimately an uneven crime thriller carried by an exceptional actress, but its subject matter is so important that one can overlook.

Sundance Film Festival 2023: THEATER CAMP & RADICAL
Sundance Film Festival 2023: THEATER CAMP & RADICAL

In our latest report from the 2023 Sundance Film Festival, Wilson Kwong reviews Theater Camp and Radical!

THE BOX: A Mistaken Identity Becomes A Rabbit Hole Of Corruption In Mexico
THE BOX: A Mistaken Identity Becomes A Rabbit Hole Of Corruption In Mexico

The Box uses an identity crisis to excavate the skeletons in Mexican capitalism’s close -what the movie asks is, who put them there and why?

Tribeca Film Festival 2022 Report 1: FAMILY DINNER, HUESERA & A WOUNDED FAWN
Tribeca Film Festival 2022 Report 1: FAMILY DINNER, HUESERA & A WOUNDED FAWN

In her first report from Tribeca Film Festival 2022, Kristy Strouse reviews Family Dinner, Huesera & A Wounded Fawn!

Horrific Inquiry: MAMA (2013)
Horrific Inquiry: MAMA (2013)

The latest Horrific Inquiry with Stephanie Archer ventures into 2013’s Mama, just in time for Mother’s Day!

SUNDOWN: Tim Roth Takes A Trip
SUNDOWN: Tim Roth Takes A Trip

Featuring an understated performance from Tim Roth, Sundown forces audiences to reevaluate all of our assumptions about him and his unconventional choices.

TIFF 2021: BERGMAN ISLAND
TIFF 2021: BERGMAN ISLAND

Just like the movie-within-a-movie style Hansen-Løve uses to tell the story,  her latest film is a layered, intelligent work full of reflection about art, life, and relationships.

ANNETTE: Sympathy For The Abyss
ANNETTE: Sympathy For The Abyss

Not everyone will be won over by the weirdness of Annette, but for those who are, they will absolutely love it.

IDENTIFYING FEATURES: Lost In Focus
IDENTIFYING FEATURES: Lost In Focus

Identifying Features takes time to get going but successfully wagers the audience’s patience with a terrifying finale that lingers long after the credits.

San Francisco International Film Festival Documentary Round-up Part 2

Presented virtually, Arlin Golden finishes his coverage of the documentaries that premiered at this year’s San Francisco International Film Festival.

NYFF 2020: TRAGIC JUNGLE: Modern Mythmaking
NYFF 2020: TRAGIC JUNGLE: Modern Mythmaking

There is much to enjoy about Tragic Jungle, but in the end, one is left hungry for something more than what the film actually is.

NAIL IN THE COFFIN: THE FALL AND RISE OF VAMPIRO: The Dark Side of the Ring
NAIL IN THE COFFIN: THE FALL AND RISE OF VAMPIRO: The Dark Side of the Ring

A very human story everyone can relate to, Nail in the Coffin is a strong, documentary with a very big heart and a very bloody mouth.

I'M NO LONGER HERE: Heart Over Craft
I’M NO LONGER HERE: Heart Over Craft

I’m No Longer Here allows the heart to overpower technique, and resulting in a heart-warming tale of cultural identity and the lack of it.