New York Film Festival 2023: ALL OF US STRANGERS
Heartland International Film Festival 2023: ALL OF US STRANGERS, THE HOLDOVERS, FANCY DANCE, & SOMETIMES I THINK ABOUT DYING

The 2023 Heartland International Film Festival has come to a close, but I’ve got one last report on some of the big titles that ended the festival.

The Hype of Pedro Almodovar's STRANGE WAY OF LIFE & THE HUMAN VOICE
The Hype Of Pedro Almodovar’s STRANGE WAY OF LIFE & THE HUMAN VOICE

It’s been a long time since short films have received the amount of hype around…

TOKYO COWBOY: More Than A Japanese City Slickers
TOKYO COWBOY: More Than A Japanese City Slickers

Tokyo Cowboy is a bit shaggy in places, but we stick around for the character moments because they feel mostly benevolent and genuine.

JOAN BAEZ I AM NOISE: Anger Lurking Under A Big Smile
JOAN BAEZ I AM A NOISE: Anger Lurking Under A Big Smile

Joan Baez is not without her flaws and shortcomings, but the noise she made with the song of her life continues to reverberate through time and space.

"Jung_E" (2023) — source: Netaflix
JUNG_E: Kang Soo-yeon’s Sci-Fi Swan Song Short-Circuits

“Train to Busan” director Sang-ho Yeon delivers action, spectacle, and robots in “Jung_E,” now streaming on Netflix.

THE EXORCIST: BELIEVER: Floundering Faith in Messy Retread
THE EXORCIST: BELIEVER: Floundering Faith in Messy Retread

Believer wields the Exorcist saga poorly by vomiting so much at the screen and leaving little more than a mess of themes and characters.

THE FUNERAL (1996): Reversing The Genre, But Compromising Conviction
THE FUNERAL (1996): Reversing The Genre, But Compromising Conviction

In Ferrara’s world of fatalistic nihilism in The Funeral, there’s no escape from life torments, and only death and self-destruction hold the key.

London Film Festival 2023: THE KILLER
London Film Festival 2023: THE KILLER

Director David Fincher returns with The Killer, a stylish thriller about an assassin played by Michael Fassbender.

London Film Festival 2023: ALL OF US STRANGERS & LATE NIGHT WITH THE DEVIL
London Film Festival 2023: ALL OF US STRANGERS & LATE NIGHT WITH THE DEVIL

In the latest report from LFF 2023, Paddy Wilson features vampires at Paul Mescal’s door and devils in David Dasmalchian’s studio – a divine combination if ever there was one.

Fantastic Fest 2023: THERE'S SOMETHING IN THE BARN
Fantastic Fest 2023: THERE’S SOMETHING IN THE BARN

A cheesy holiday horror that doesn’t try to be anything more than it knows it is, There’s Something in the Barn is wildly entertaining.

THE BIKERIDERS: An Inspired, Understated Look at Early Bike Culture
London Film Festival 2023: THE BIKERIDERS

The Bikeriders film evokes an interesting time and place in US history, in which Nichols’ ensemble cast take big swings – and get big enough hits.

Heartland International Film Festival 2023: FOE, RADICAL, A DISTURBANCE IN THE FORCE, NEW LIFE & SHUDDERBUGS
Heartland International Film Festival 2023: FOE, RADICAL, A DISTURBANCE IN THE FORCE, NEW LIFE & SHUDDERBUGS

In the latest report from HIFF 2023, Alex Wheeler reviews Foe, Radical, A Disturbance in the Force, New Life, and Shudderbugs!

'Elemental' and the Perils of Mis-Marketing
ELEMENTAL And The Perils Of Mis-Marketing

If Pixar’s latest offering suggested that Fire and Water can mix, the same can’t be…

Heartland International Film Festival 2023: ANATOMY OF A FALL, ASOG, THE SECRET ART OF HUMAN FLIGHT, & LIMINAL - INDIANA IN THE ANTHROPOCENE
Heartland International Film Festival 2023: ANATOMY OF A FALL, ASOG, THE SECRET ART OF HUMAN FLIGHT, & LIMINAL – INDIANA IN THE ANTHROPOCENE

The Heartland International Film Festival returns for its 32nd year, bringing a mix of headlining…

New York Film Festival 2023: PRISCILLA
New York Film Festival 2023: PRISCILLA

With Priscilla, Sofia Coppola proves that she is the premier chronicler of what it feels like for a girl.