Film Reviews
Nina Wu tells a gripping tale, aided by a skillful filmmaker and an incredible performance. Its methods are surreal and dreamlike, but its final destination is painfully real.
Whatever cracks and uneven corners exist in Disappearance at Clifton Hill are easily glazed by a story that is good enough.
The objective of Luca Guadagnino’s experimental short The Staggering Girl is up for debate, which won’t be a problem for long-time admirers of the auteur’s style or share the same inherent love for high fashion.
Chung takes heavy, economic, social, and intimate struggles of one middle-class family and trusts the audience to find something relatable and universal in their story.
Two very different recommendations from BFI Flare 2020: Evan Purchell’s explicit doc Ask Any Buddy, and Kelly Walker’s comedy drama My Fiona.
The Sonata attempts to be moody, brooding, and dark, only to come off as predictable, cliched, and silly.
For all of its faults, 10 Things We Should Do Before We Break Up will woo you into enduring this snapshot of a relationship set to fail.
With its deeply rich messaging and intense showcase of tension, The Toll is definitely a film to add to your must-see list.
All The Bright Places is a disservice to teen audiences who have longed for an honest depiction of serious issues like mental illness and suicide.
Drunk Bus is edgy and heartwarming, bringing powerful performances and an even stronger message to this coming-of-age film.
Continuing to earn remarkable access and focus on taboo topics, in The Accused: Damned or Devoted? Naqvi turns his lens to Pakistan’s blasphemy law.
Stephanie Archer reviews two short films that were supposed to have its premiere at SXSW 2020: Run On, directed by Daniel Newell Kaufman and The Shawl, directed by Sarah Kiener.
Fire Will Come has the market cornered on the artistry, but for all its technical skill, it comes up short, both in length and in content.
In order to fully enjoy Olympic Dreams, one needs to see it as an experiment.
In his final round-up of Glasgow Film Festival 2020, Daryl McDonald reviews the French films Les Miserables and Les Traducteurs, as well as Vivarium and James VS His Future Self.