2020s

TIFF 2021: ALL MY PUNY SORROWS & KICKING BLOOD
TIFF 2021: ALL MY PUNY SORROWS & KICKING BLOOD

In the latest report from TIFF 2021, Wilson Kwong looks at solid examples of creative storytelling with All My Puny Sorrows and Kicking Blood.

PRISONERS OF THE GHOSTLAND Trailer
PRISONERS OF THE GHOSTLAND: Balls to the Wall

Sion Sono’s English-language debut stars Nicholas Cage as a criminal forced to track down the granddaughter of an Old West-meets-Mad Max warlord.

TIFF 2021: LAST NIGHT IN SOHO
TIFF 2021: LAST NIGHT IN SOHO

Despite a rather disappointing third act, Last Night in Soho still manages to be an engaging cinematic experience thanks to its impressive technical and performative entities.

MALIGNANT: A Demented Experience You Do Not Want To Miss
MALIGNANT: A Demented Experience You Do Not Want To Miss

A bloodbath cleverly executed through its gore, narrative and technical execution, Malignant is the horror film of the year, one that promises a terrifying and demented edge-of-your-seat experience from start to finish.

TIFF 2021: THE WHEEL: Honesty Strikes Through A Failing Marriage
TIFF 2021: THE WHEEL: Honesty Strikes Through A Failing Marriage

The Wheel, Steve Pink’s latest directorial venture, sees him zeroing in on a young couple and their messy, crumbling marriage.

PETITE MAMAN Trailer
TIFF 2021: PETITE MAMAN: Confronting Heavy Emotions with Fantasy and Love

Céline Sciamma’s Petite Maman follows a young girl exploring her mother’s childhood home and finding another girl in the surrounding woods.

London Film Festival 2021, Days 6-8: BELFAST, BANTÚ MAMA, HIT THE ROAD and more
Mark Duplass & Natalie Morales Discuss LANGUAGE LESSONS, Its Inception, Pandemic Parallels, ROOM 104, &More

Alex Arabian spoke with Mark Duplass and Natalie Morales about their film Language Lessons, its inception, Room 104 and more!

AZOR: The Malice in Money
AZOR: The Malice in Money

The debut feature from Swiss filmmaker Andreas Fontana, Azor is a sophisticated and sinister thriller suffused with a lasting feeling of unease.

IT TAKES THREE: Teen Rom-Com Updates the Genre to Modern Day
IT TAKES THREE: Teen Rom-Com Updates the Genre to Modern Day

It Takes Three is an interesting update to the classic teen romantic comedy that finds its strength by diving deep inside every character.

Venice Film Festival 2021: TRUE THINGS
Venice Film Festival 2021: TRUE THINGS

Rafaela Sales Ross’ coverage of the 2021 Venice Film Festival commences with a look at Harry Wootliff’s True Things.

WE NEED TO DO SOMETHING: Cringe Worthy Gore Goes Deeper
WE NEED TO DO SOMETHING: Cringe Worthy Gore Goes Deeper

We Need to Do Something is a cringeworthy experience providing audiences a graphic examination of abuse coupled with the intricate craftsmanship of horror.

Fantasia Film Festival 2021: RAGING FIRE
Fantasia Film Festival 2021: RAGING FIRE

With career performances, Raging Fire hits all the right notes in this orchestral masterpiece of Hong Kong action cinema.

NADIA, BUTTERFLY: Contending With The End Of An Era
NADIA, BUTTERFLY: Contending With The End Of An Era

Nadia, Butterfly showcases a humanism that hits at the quiet and unsensational moments of an athlete’s life and career coming to a halt.

YAKUZA PRINCESS: A Blunted Sword
YAKUZA PRINCESS: A Blunted Sword

When one looks beyond the immediate novelty of the film’s title, one is taken aback by how dull and derivative Yakuza Princess actually is.

FAVOLACCE: Waiting for...Something
FAVOLACCE: Waiting for…Something

The D’Innocenzo Brothers’ latest film, Favolacce, is a suburban apocalypse that is bleak and confounding, for better and for worse.