JONATHAN: A Subtle But Meaningful Foray
JONATHAN: A Subtle But Meaningful Foray

Jonathan is a rare and affecting fair, as tenuous as life is, especially when there’s a divergence within your own skin.

HALE COUNTY THIS MORNING, THIS EVENING: The Beautiful Power of the Everyday
HALE COUNTY THIS MORNING, THIS EVENING: The Beautiful Power of the Everyday

Hale County This Morning, This Evening is a staggering achievement of filmmaking, and an essential American text.

GREEN BOOK: A Spoonful Of Sugar

Green Book is an easygoing film about difficult issues, and that dichotomy will rub many people the wrong way, but will charm others.

STELLA'S LAST WEEKEND: An Intimate Ode To Love, Loss, & Family
STELLA’S LAST WEEKEND: An Intimate Ode To Love, Loss, & Family

With the strong talent behind the film, it isn’t hard to find things not to enjoy about the Stella’s Last Weekend.

IN A RELATIONSHIP: Nobody Is Having Any Fun

Though an honest take on dating today may be In a Relationship’s aim, the lack of tension in how it explores the landscape leaves the relationships limp, flat, and more predictable.

THE WILD PEAR TREE: An Engrossing Study of an Insufferable Character
THE WILD PEAR TREE: An Engrossing Study Of An Insufferable Character

The Wild Pear Tree is a character study so richly detailed, the audience is left feeling like we’ve actually spent time with such an insufferable individual once its all over.

FANTASTIC BEASTS: THE CRIMES OF GRINDELWALD: Overstuffed & Messy Sequel Fails To Impress
FANTASTIC BEASTS: THE CRIMES OF GRINDELWALD: Overstuffed & Messy Sequel Fails To Impress

The Crimes of Grindelwald introduces us to a plethora of new characters, attempts to do too much with them, and then, unfortunately, overly relies on the nostalgic factor of the original films.

RALPH BREAKS THE INTERNET: A Sequel That Buffers
RALPH BREAKS THE INTERNET: A Sequel That Buffers

Whereas kids might dismiss Ralph Breaks the Internet’s flaws for an uplifting swirl of inconsequential sugary adventure, adults might be hard-pressed in their quest to find nutritional value.

This Month On THE FLASH: Cicada Adds Depth To XS's Arrival
This Month On THE FLASH: Cicada Adds Depth To XS’s Arrival

Four episodes in, the tone of The Flash in Season 5 is a welcome change from the over-serious one that anchored last season.

SHADOW: The Means of Yin
SHADOW: The Means Of Yin

Zhang Yimou’s Shadow is a different beast to Hero and House of Flying Daggers – but is every bit as essential.

UK Jewish Film Festival 2018: Part One - Women Lead the Way
UK Jewish Film Festival 2018 Part One: Women Lead The Way

Becky Kukla recaps her time at the 2018 UK Jewish Film Festival, where a record number of female directed films are finding their time in the spotlight.

BEAUTIFUL BOY: A Well-Meaning Addiction Melodrama
BEAUTIFUL BOY: A Well-Meaning Addiction Melodrama

Beautiful Boy is a simple story of a dying boy and his father’s desperation, and a complex addressing of the difficulties in achieving sobriety.

She Looks Back: Jonathan Demme's LAST EMBRACE
She Looks Back #1: Jonathan Demme’s LAST EMBRACE

In this first edition of She Looks Back, we take a moment to look back at the Hitchc*ck inspired Last Embrace from director John Demme – a film that deserves a second look.

BOOK WEEK: An Interesting Study Of The Fallen Artist
BOOK WEEK: An Interesting Study Of The Fallen Artist

Australian comedy Book Week provides an intriguing look at a man in peril and examines the place of literature in a contemporary context.

Ophelia: A Beautifully Filmed Perspective Of a Tortured Character
OPHELIA: A Beautiful But Uninspiring Re-Imagining

Led by a sheepish Daisy Ridley performance, Ophelia, a revisionist take on Hamlet, doesn’t have the feminist credentials it thinks it does.