Film Reviews
Despite this film’s boundless originality, one is left with more of a sense of respect for what was attempted than of enjoyment of what resulted.
Director Jacqui Morris tries to escape the staleness of adaptating of A Christmas Carol by presenting the story as a modern dance dreamscape.
Chick Fight never takes advantage of the premise it was trying to flesh out, and loses any feminist credibility it could have had.
André Øvredal’s Mortal is a mature and sober take on the superhero origin story, favoring emotional conflict over physical conflict.
Borat 2 sheds portions of the subtlety seen in the first film in a necessary plea to fully understand the harm of our current administration.
In his first report from the 2020 San Diego Asian Film Festival, Soham Gadre reports on the films he had the chance to see!
With two perfectly cast roles in Colin Firth and Stanley Tucci, Supernova lovingly ponders on the preciousness of memory and time.
A gorgeous, thrilling portrayal of careless childhood dissolving in the summer sun, Smooth Talk is a landmark coming-of-age film.
Kindred features impressive performances from all actors, but the script lacks action.
With both leads shining bright, Cicada is altered, and elevated, by an undercurrent of trauma that haunts its central pair.
Rebecca is not a bad or dull film, but it squanders the immense potential for something vital and thrilling in du Maurier’s tale.
Mainstream hardly qualifies as a satisfactory, much less intelligent response to the media-saturated simulacra it lounges very comfortably within.
If you’re looking to wallow in despair, rather than escape it, then Damnation is the film for you.
Vinterberg’s film goes to higher highs and lower lows than expected, proving both heart-achingly sad and outrageously joyous.