2020s

Leave One Day review
Cannes 2025: Leave One Day (Partir un Jour) and Enzo

In what feels like a very natural fit, I’ll be pairing together two of the…

Cannes 2025: Two Prosecutors and Eddington

In this Cannes Film Festival report we take a look at Eddington and Two Prosecutors.

Final Destination: Bloodlines review
FINAL DESTINATION: BLOODLINES: A Delightfully Gory Return to the Series

Admittedly, I didn’t get into the Final Destination series until just recently, but of course I…

Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning review
Cannes 2025: Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning

When Tom Cruise asks you to trust him one last time, it’s hard to say…

CAUGHT BY THE TIDES: Sea Change
CAUGHT BY THE TIDES: Sea Change

A sprawling story, Caught by the Tides epitomizes what makes Jia Zhangke one of our most essential contemporary filmmakers.

HUNG UP ON A DREAM: A Winsome Portrait of The British Invasion Act The Zombies
HUNG UP ON A DREAM: A Winsome Portrait of The British Invasion Act The Zombies

Hung Up on a Dream is one of the better musical biographies I’ve seen in some time, and it’s because the story at its core is burgeoning with creative vibrancy, fraternity, and a joyous love of music.

Absolute Dominion: Doesn’t Deliver
ABSOLUTE DOMINION: Doesn’t Deliver

Despite its curious premise, however, Absolute Dominion appears to pull every punch and kick it throws.

DESERT OF NAMIBIA: The Gloom Generation
DESERT OF NAMIBIA: The Gloom Generation

Aesthetically pleasing but ultimately frustrating, Desert of Namibia fails to resonate despite Kawai’s substantial star power.

Greek Mothers Never Die: A Lively, Lovely Film
GREEK MOTHERS NEVER DIE: A Lively, Lovely Film

Just in time for Mother’s Day, Greek Mothers Never Die is a sweet film with enough humor and heartfelt moments for mother and daughter alike.

Yadang: The Snitch: A K-Popcorn Flick
YADANG: THE SNITCH: A K-Popcorn Flick

If you’re looking to change up your popcorn flick pick, Yadang: The Snitch has action, humor, and a plot that keeps you thinking.

Woman of the Dead, Season Two: Heartstopping Thrills
WOMAN OF THE DEAD, Season Two: Heartstopping Thrills

Based on the novel by Bernhard Aichner, the show is back with more thrills, more action, and more bodies.

Sinners: A Sin to Miss
Sinners: A Sin to Miss

Sinners is a beautiful celebration of black culture and art, as well as a story of redemption, trauma, guilt, and racism.

Ape-ril: For the Love of Monkey Movies 
Ape-ril: For the Love of Monkey Movies 

Ape-ril is a state of mind, a commitment to the absurd, the goofy, the simian, and I’d honestly recommend you try it out.

BLUE SUN PALACE: In a Lonely Place
BLUE SUN PALACE: In a Lonely Place

Blue Sun Palace pulls back the curtain of a Queens massage parlor to give us an intimate look at the lives of the immigrant women.

Black Bag review
BLACK BAG: Steven Soderbergh’s Elegant Thriller Is A Spy Caper Made For Adults

At our most cynical moments, we can reduce most films in our minds to gorgeous…