JANE FONDA IN FIVE ACTS: A Fascinating Character Study
JANE FONDA IN FIVE ACTS: A Fascinating Character Study

Jane Fonda in Five Acts celebrates change and transformation, and is as inspirational as the iconic actress at its centre.

THE HOUSE WITH A CLOCK IN ITS WALLS: Retro Fun With A Dash Of Creepiness
THE HOUSE WITH A CLOCK IN ITS WALLS: Retro Fun With A Dash Of Creepiness

The House With A Clock In Its Walls has a sense of mischievous fun, with a hearty serving of chills and chuckles to overwhelm any shortcomings.

THE ESCORT: A Failed Experiment In Philosophical Filmmaking

With an interesting premise not given the correct treatment, The Escort stands as a cinematic experiment that didn’t quite work out.

PATIENT ZERO: Doesn't Have Charm Or A Point
PATIENT ZERO: Doesn’t Have Charm Or A Point

Patient Zero has many of the elements of a good movie, just put together in a janky and unfortunate manner.

LOVE, GILDA: For Gilda Radner, Playing Herself Was The Role Of A Lifetime
LOVE, GILDA: For Gilda Radner, Playing Herself Was The Role Of A Lifetime

The documentary Love, Gilda proves that the comedy legend Gilda Radner made laughter the ultimate form of self-defense.

Fantastic Fest Report 3: APOSTLE & CAM
Fantastic Fest Report 3: APOSTLE & CAM

Gareth Evans delivers another gem with Apostle, and the Blumhouse-produced Cam is a satisfying watch despite its weak payoff.

HIGH LIFE: Claire Denis Goes Extreme
HIGH LIFE: Claire Denis Goes Extreme

The English language debut of iconic French director Claire Denis is thematically dense and transgressive, designed to provoke intense debate.

PEPPERMINT: A Failed Vigilante in Feminity
PEPPERMINT: A Failed Vigilante In Feminity

Disappointingly, Peppermint is a film that feels thrown together, poorly edited and overly clichéd, with a failed take on the female vigilante.

Fantastic Fest Report Part 2: BETWEEN WORLDS & DACHRA
Fantastic Fest Report Part 2: BETWEEN WORLDS & DACHRA

Nicolas Cage stars in Between Worlds and Tunisian filmmaker Abdelhamid Bouchnak delivered an excellent horror – this is our second report from Austin’s Fantastic Fest.

306 HOLLYWOOD: The Excavation Of An Ordinary, Extraordinary Life
306 HOLLYWOOD: The Excavation Of An Ordinary, Extraordinary Life

The colorful, stylistic flourishes of 306 Hollywood makes it stand out among documentaries as something truly unique – an ordinary woman’s life rendered into an extraordinary film.

AMERICAN DRESSER: Tom Berenger and Keith David Take the Highway in a Redemptive Road Movie
AMERICAN DRESSER: Tom Berenger & Keith David Take The Highway

Though Carmine Cangialosi’s American Dresser has endearing moments, both Berenger and David have been on adventures far more befitting the ‘ride of a lifetime’.

Fantastic Fest Review: SUSPIRIA: No Genre Or Space Can Stop Guadagnino's Genius
Fantastic Fest Review: SUSPIRIA: No Genre Or Space Can Stop Guadagnino’s Genius

Luca Guadagnino’s remake of Dario Argento’s Suspiria seeks to get under your skin, intimately and irreversibly – and succeeds in doing so.

LAS VEGAS LOVE STORIES: Oliver & Michel Gondry's Rapid Romances
LAS VEGAS LOVE STORIES: Olivier & Michel Gondry’s Rapid Romances

Las Vegas Love Stories is a charming homage to falling in love, with each short inventively embellishing six couples falling in love, whether it be literally or figuratively.

The Venture Bros S7E7: "The Unicorn in Captivity"
The Venture Bros S7E7: “The Unicorn in Captivity”

It’s not often that a Venture Bros. episode feels like filler, but “The Unicorn in Captivity” definitely felt like the creators were moving pieces into place for the endgame.

Fantastic Fest 2018 Report 1: ONE CUT OF THE DEAD, YOU MIGHT BE THE KILLER & KNIFE + HEART
Fantastic Fest 2018 Report 1: ONE CUT OF THE DEAD, YOU MIGHT BE THE KILLER & KNIFE + HEART

Hazem Fahmy reports on the films he saw at Fantastic Fest 2018 in Austin, Texas: A singular Japanese ode to horror, a disappointingly clichéd horror and a French queer film that pushes buttons.