CHAPTER & VERSE: Black Souls
CHAPTER & VERSE: Embracing Black Souls

Chapter & Verse is another strong reminder that stories about black lives must continue to be told—even if it treads familiar ground.

RINGS: A Poorly Wrought Attempt At Nostalgia
RINGS: A Poorly Wrought Attempt At Nostalgia

Rings is a film that falls flat on its face, failing to capture the raw and understated tension in the original American remake.

THE FITS: Navigating The Mazes Of Maturity
THE FITS: Navigating The Mazes Of Maturity

Filmed on a micro-budget, Anna Rose Holmer’s The Fits is a stunning debut feature, dealing with powerful themes of identity and gender.

LION: True Story Oscar-Bait That Fails To Roar
LION: True-Story Oscar Bait That Fails To Roar

Though its feel-good sentiments are hard to resist, there are simply too many tonal and structural issues that hold LION back from greatness.

A BRIGHTER SUMMER DAY: Fear And The Future
A BRIGHTER SUMMER DAY: Fear And The Future

Revisiting Edward Yang’s A BRIGHTER SUMMER DAY, a complex and emotional film that explores the past and the present in its 4 hour runtime.

YOUR NAME: New Life For Japanese Animation
YOUR NAME: New Life For Japanese Animation

Your Name is the latest anime from Makoto Shinkai; grounded in a contemporary setting, it is as endearing as it is gorgeous to watch unfold.

Fences: You Don't Have to Fix What Ain't Broken
FENCES: You Don’t Have To Fix What Ain’t Broken

Fences was recently nominated for multiple Academy Awards, but is Denzel Washington’s passion project worth all the hype?

JACKIE: A Timely Examination Of Public Perception
JACKIE: A Timely Examination Of Public Perception

With an invigorating score and fantastic performances, Jackie is also a biopic that reflects on the current environment of celebrity culture.

FEAR ITSELF: A Half-Hearted Exploration Into A Fascinating Subject
FEAR ITSELF: A Half-Hearted Exploration Into A Fascinating Subject

Fear Itself is a series of montages of famous horror films, though it misses out on probing just why we are fascinated by being scared.

PATERSON: Art As A Process Of Possibility
PATERSON: Art As A Process Of Possibility

Paterson is informed by the rich tradition of American poetry and modelled as a gentle meditation on the minutiae of artistic life.

OFFICE SPACE: Finding Comedy In Monotony
OFFICE SPACE: Finding Comedy In Monotony

Office Space is a film that pokes at the small moments that we all deal with on a daily basis, making them funny in a relatable way.

SPLIT: Let's Twist Again?
SPLIT: Let’s Twist Again?

James McAvoy shines in M. Night Shyamalan’s latest, in which he portrays an array of characters as a man who suffers from dissociative identity disorder.

THE SPACE BETWEEN US: Where Many Filmmakers Have Gone Before
THE SPACE BETWEEN US: Where Many Filmmakers Have Gone Before

THE SPACE BETWEEN US struggles to find its original voice amidst the plethora of recent space exploration movies.

LIKE SOMEONE IN LOVE: A Threefold Deconstruction Of Love
LIKE SOMEONE IN LOVE: A Threefold Deconstruction Of Love

Abbas Kiarostami’s Like Someone In Love creatively shows how the concept of love changes from person to person.

I AM NOT YOUR NEGRO: A Serious Film For Serious Times
I AM NOT YOUR NEGRO: A Serious Film For Serious Times

I Am Not Your Negro is a documentary based on the works of activist James Baldwin, and is overall a powerful examination of race in America.