ANGEL'S EGG: A Charlatan's Musings
ANGEL’S EGG: A Charlatan’s Musings

It’s films like Angel’s Egg that make the critic feel like a charlatan, aimlessly looking for patterns in the entrails.

COPSHOP Trailer
COPSHOP Trailer

A small town police station becomes the unlikely battleground between a professional hitman, a smart female rookie cop and a double crossing conman.

HOMEROOM: The Youth Of A Nation
HOMEROOM: The Youth Of A Nation

Homeroom is empowering and it is inspiring, bringing a fresh perspective to the events of 2020 and to the future.

The 74th Locarno Film Festival: Espíritu Sagrado
The 74th Locarno Film Festival: Espíritu Sagrado

The film flounders in its overly long crawl but makes up for it in a repulsive final twist.

EMA: The Body Electric
EMA: The Body Electric

Equal parts fantastic and frustrating, Ema soars sky-high but cannot maintain those heights over the course of the film.

CRY MACHO Trailer
CRY MACHO Trailer

A one-time rodeo star and washed-up horse breeder, in 1978, takes a job from an ex-boss to bring the man’s young son home and away from his alcoholic mom.

SPIRAL: FROM THE BOOK OF SAW: Sign Us Up For Another Chapter
SPIRAL: FROM THE BOOK OF SAW: Sign Us Up For Another Chapter

While it is less gory, especially in the film’s conclusion, it leaves a twist and an ending that speaks to the possibility of more films to come.

KATE Trailer
KATE Trailer

After she’s irreversibly poisoned, a ruthless criminal operative has less than 24 hours to exact revenge on her enemies.

So Grosse | Such Pointe | Much Blank #34: WC008 – The Rosen Sisters aka "Baby Robbie"
So Grosse | Such Pointe | Much Blank #26: F007 – The Big Bounce (’04)

This week Blake and Joe end their look at the films of Grosse Pointe Blank director George Armitage with the very bad movie: The Big Bounce.

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.

Chris Marker Centennial Trio: Berlin Ballade, Blue Helmet, Prime Time in the Camps
Chris Marker Centennial Trio: Berliner Ballade, Blue Helmet, Prime Time in the Camps

Politically charged and historically conscious, Chris Marker’s fertile imagination makes him one of the cinema’s most transcendent artists.

UNDER THE VOLCANO: Music History in The Most Unassuming of Places
UNDER THE VOLCANO: Music History in The Most Unassuming of Places

Under the Volcano chronicles the life of “Fifth Beatle” Sir George Martin’s secret recording studio in the Caribbean.

The Latest Podcast #139: Best Films of TIFF 2023
The Latest Podcast #45: The Suicide Squad

This week, Jesse is joined by Mark Marousis to discuss James Gunn’s The Suicide Squad.

THE CARD COUNTER Trailer
THE CARD COUNTER Trailer

A card shark encounters an angry young man who’s seeking revenge against a military colonel.

NAKED SINGULARITY: A Blend Of Genres That Never Quite Comes Together
NAKED SINGULARITY: A Blend Of Genres That Never Quite Comes Together

Naked Singularity tries to connect the legal and sci-fi elements of its story but ends up not quite capturing either aspect of the film.