Film Reviews
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.
With The Other Lamb, Malgorzata Szumowska gives us a fresh perspective on the topic that proves to be just as challenging as it is wickedly absorbing.
Trolls World Tour finds a few of the right notes to pluck from its candy-coated guitar that it’s less likely to induce a headache than most manic animated features.
The 3-D Film Archive and Flicker Alley deserve credit for bringing these films back into the spotlight, where they can be seen by those who will appreciate them.
Query is charming and thoughtful short film, and a refreshing take on an important conversation we should all be having more.
While it might sound dense and only appealing to a niche demographic, Ghani’s immersive record is a curiosity that will satisfy any inquiring cinematic mind.
Despite a short runtime, Wives of the Skies packs a mighty punch when it comes to examining gender stereotypes. Lee Jutton reviews.