2020s
The most positive praise that can be bestowed on The Super Mario Bros Movie is that it’s not as bad as 1993’s Super Mario Bros.
If there was one theme running through the 2023 New African Film Festival, it was that of an increasingly desolate economic landscape.
There was a movie here but somewhere along the way it got buried in vitriol and forgot to be entertaining.
While Summoning Sylvia does drag on occasion, it still delivers a very fun and funny ride from beginning to end.
Everyone involved displays an appreciation to be on the screen telling this wacky, poignant, and compelling story, making this a total recommendation.
Hulu’s Boston Strangler, starring Keira Knightley and Carrie Coon, is the best serial killer–journalism movie since Zodiac.
Stalker dared to be better than just, “good.” It was great and kept me guessing throughout the entirety of its 90-minute runtime.
Some films aren’t able to spend millions of dollars on 60-second television ads and it’s up to real movie lovers to get the word out. Watch Enys Men.
Whether you’ve read it or not doesn’t matter anyway; the film is about the woman, not her novel- and Emily is a bold introduction to the writer.
“Please Baby Please,” a MUBI release, is as campy as it is difficult, though Andrea Riseborough leans into the movie’s energy.
The Worst Ones asks some very complex and compelling questions about the ethics of filmmaking and the emotions of young actors.
Whilst some of Winners references and statements might not be evident to those unfamiliar with Iranian cinema, it has themes that are universal to all.
Pay or Die chronicles the battle to improve insulin costs and the healthcare system, capturing the grief of those lost but also showing hope and resilience.
SXSW 2023 delivers three short films directed by women that examine female, Gen Z/millennial characters struggling to be seen and understood.
The Magician’s Elephant is heartwarming and pure, and while predictable to a fault, it is a film the whole family will enjoy.