Film Reviews
Endings, Beginnings seems to be an illuminating experience for the actors involved, but an aimless drag for audiences watching.
Brilliantly crafted, Clementine will speak to a variety of audiences, giving messages of not only understanding, but hope.
The third episode of Killing Eve gives us a little hope that maybe there’s still some part of the show that can have a lot of fun despite its dark and bloody premise.
Clement Tyler Obropta looks back at four BBC Agatha Christie adaptations, all reimagined for the small screen by Sarah Phelps.
Musanna Ahmed reviews four more great films that he saw during CPH:DOX’s online edition this year.
Although it seems to promise an unvarnished view of a topical issue, ultimately The Flood’s refusal to pick a side robs it of any real purpose.
Antrum: The Deadliest Film Ever Made is an entertaining, but largely empty exercise in metanarrative and nostalgia.
Anchored by Joshua Leonard and Jess Weixler’s infectious chemistry and offbeat script, Fully Realized Humans inherits enough wit to make it a journey worth embarking on.
True History of the Kelly Gang wants us to sympathize with a murderer who suffered great trauma from birth to death. It’s unfortunate that the film’s most critical moments fall flat.
How Far Is Home is a well-made documentary short film with good food for thought that doesn’t quite stick the landing.
With strong performances by the young cast, and beautiful cinematography, Stray Dolls is an intriguing crime drama with an important insight into a forgotten part of American society.
Carried by Idir Ben Addi’s brilliant performance, Young Ahmed is an intriguing character study of one young man’s fanaticism, though one is still left wanting something more.
Resistance is a film that struggles to find its footing, though Eisenberg is always there to break its fall – for better or worse.
Agatha Christie’s The Pale Horse, though not quite a detective story, seems designed to test the genre’s rules, and also my patience.
Steam Room Stories: The Movie! is good, dumb, fun. Sometimes, that’s just what you need.