Sundance Film Festival 2023: Midnight Section: INFINITY POOL, BIRTH/REBIRTH & IN MY MOTHER"S SKIN
Sundance Film Festival 2023: Midnight Section: INFINITY POOL, BIRTH/REBIRTH & IN MY MOTHER”S SKIN

In her second report, Kristy Strouse hones in on three of the Midnight selection!

SHAYDA: A Declaration of Independence
Sundance Film Festival 2023: SQUARING THE CIRCLE, SHAYDA & THE STARLING GIRL

For her first report from Sundance 2023, Kristy Strouse dives into some heavy-hitting dramas and a documentary that’ll stick with you!

Sundance Film Festival 2023: KIM'S VIDEO & AUM: THE CULT AT THE END OF THE WORLD
Sundance Film Festival 2023: KIM’S VIDEO & AUM: THE CULT AT THE END OF THE WORLD

In the latest report from the 2023 Sundance Film Festival, Soham looks at the documentary films Kim’s Video and AUM: The Cult at the End of the World!

SMILE: A Horror That Will Put A Smile On Your Face
SMILE: A Horror That Will Put A Smile On Your Face

2022 was quite the year for horror cinema, and “Smile” takes the cake as a particularly horrifying look at how trauma endures.

Interview With Composer Gene Back Of SHORTCOMINGS
Sundance Film Festival 2023: SHORTCOMINGS & JAMOJAYA

In our latest report from the 2023 Sundance Film Festival, Wilson Kwong reviews Shortcomings and Jamojaya!

Sundance Film Festival 2023: THEATER CAMP & RADICAL
Sundance Film Festival 2023: THEATER CAMP & RADICAL

In our latest report from the 2023 Sundance Film Festival, Wilson Kwong reviews Theater Camp and Radical!

AFTER LOVE: Waiting On The Awful Truth

After Love, serviceably directed but only marginally engrossing, feels too much like a long wait for a heavy hammer to fall.

WILDCAT: Nature's Cure For Humanity
WILDCAT: Nature’s Cure For Humanity

Wildcat, despite all its good intentions of stringing together the ‘beautiful’ parts of life, it remains disappointing in keeping those terrors distant.

Toronto International Film Festival 2023: FAIR PLAY
Sundance Film Festival 2023: MAGAZINE DREAMS & FAIR PLAY

In our first retort from the 2023 Sundance Film Festival, Wilson Kwong reviews Magazine Dreams and Fair Play!

THAT KIND OF SUMMER: Fleeting Joy And Lasting Pain
THAT KIND OF SUMMER: Fleeting Joy And Lasting Pain

Several nymphomaniac women at an addiction recovery retreat experience different ways of coping with confronting their conditions.

THE OLD WAY: Nicolas Cage Does A Cowboy Impression
THE OLD WAY: Nicolas Cage Does A Cowboy Impression

Brett Donowho’s The Old Way really makes an attempt to put the fire back into a slowly declining genre but it misses the mark.

MILLENNIUM MAMBO: Dancing With Neon Demons
MILLENNIUM MAMBO: Dancing With Neon Demons

It’s impossible to not feel a bit existential after watching Millennium Mambo, and with a sumptuous new 4K restoration now available there’s no better time.

DOOR MOUSE: An Indie That Feels So Much Bigger
DOOR MOUSE: An Indie That Feels So Much Bigger

A masterpiece, Door Mouse is a slick neo-noir that adds a lot to a genre that we don’t get enough of.

CHESS STORY: Playing For Survival
CHESS STORY: Playing For Survival

Despite boasting great performances and lavish production values, Chess Story feels unnecessarily messy, overwhelmed by the scope of its adaptation.

ALICE, DARLING: All Too Real
ALICE, DARLING: All Too Real

Alice, Darling could do with some whittling down, but many of the details make the film a needed testament to an under-explored experience.