Film Reviews
Alex Lines reports from MIFF 2020 with three films: Last and First Men, Anne at 13,000 FT, and Dark City Beneath the Beat.
As one of two films representing Iran in the 77th Venice Film Festival, Ahmad Bahrami’s The Wasteland wrestles with themes of class and race.
It’s a loyal, brave, and true re-telling of a Chinese ballad that was once successfully Westernized.
Opening the historic 77th edition of the Venice Film Festival, Andrea Segre’s Molecole is a haunting meditation on virus-lockdown Venice.
The Social Dilemma is a deeply compelling treatise on why we’re so addicted to our devices while arguing the crucial need for change.
Sean Fallon brings us some of the highlights from the Melbourne International Film Festival.
Heightened by its mirroring of current events, The Hall is an incredibly exhilarating ride you won’t want to get off of.
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.
Conviction is an intriguing and compelling real life crime story reflecting on the corruption currently being exposed in the American justice system.
All things considered, A Mermaid in Paris is simply a joyful exploration of being a believer, in whatever context you choose to sew that thought into.
With Erik Nelson’s most recent documentary, Apocalypse ’45 is both a commemoration and an elegy that refuses to choose sides.
Even when things get very strange, Charlie Kaufman’s I’m Thinking of Ending Things will always find a way to hook you in and never let go.
While frequently animated and wry, Words on Bathroom Walls persists on being realistic with its portrayal of schizophrenia.
Entwined, from director Minos Nikolakakis, succeeds in its story, a slow burn that is hypnotizing, peeking the interest of its viewers.
Far from the dumpster fire many feared, The New Mutants is a much more mundane disappointment: a near miss.