2024

A Case for 'Flow' Winning Best Animated Feature
A Case for ‘Flow’ Winning Best Animated Feature

In my opinion, no picture is more worthy of receiving best animated feature than Gints Zilbalodis’ Flow (2024).

THE QUIET ONES: Going Through the Motions

Teal and orange have made a serious comeback, at least in Frederik Louis Hviid’s new…

"The Outrun" (2024) Saoirse Ronan Nora Fingscheidt
Interview with Writer/Director Nora Fingscheidt for THE OUTRUN

Most movies aren’t shot on the Orkney Islands. But The Outrun isn’t most movies. Directed…

"Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga" 2025 Oscar snubs
Staff Inquiry: Biggest 2025 Oscars Snubs

The 97th Academy Awards are an odd mix of left-field critical darlings and huge movies.…

One Night in Tokyo review
ONE NIGHT IN TOKYO: A Modest Indie Overcoming The Barrier of Language

Any chance I get to live vicariously through someone else’s experience in Japan, I’ll take…

EAT THE NIGHT: A Clumsy but Emotionally Resonant Gamer Thriller
EAT THE NIGHT: A Clumsy but Emotionally Resonant Gamer Thriller

In the end Eat the Night manages to make myself, a video-game skeptic, more of a believer of its affecting power.

ARMAND: The Performance of Truth

Armand is at its best when it serves as a showcase for its quartet of talented lead actors.

Wicked review
WICKED: What A Load Of Shiz

Rewatching Singin’ in the Rain, arguably the greatest Hollywood musical ever made, my wife and…

Sundance 2025: Brides; Seeds; & Sugar Babies
Sundance 2025: BRIDES; SEEDS; & SUGAR BABIES

From Sundance Film Festival, Jules Caldeira takes a look at Brides, Seeds, and Sugar Babies.

"Miller's Girl" review
MILLER’S GIRL: A Modern Masterpiece About Sexual Power Dynamics

Miller’s Girl came and went like stormy weather, causing plenty of noise, drenching the world…

"Creature Commandos" review
CREATURE COMMANDOS: What Is It, Is It Good, And Why Does It Exist?

James Gunn and Peter Safran have been handed the keys to the DC Universe on…

Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl review
WALLACE & GROMIT: VENGEANCE MOST FOWL: Claymation’s Dynamic Duo’s Still Got It

Aardman’s newest entry in the Wallace & Gromit series is here, and it’s a delightfully…

THE ROOM NEXT DOOR: A Film Snob’s Dream
THE ROOM NEXT DOOR: A Film Snob’s Dream

The Room Next Door, unfortunately for itself, says too much and yet nothing of substance.

Dirty Angels
DIRTY ANGELS: The Most Boring Afghanistan War Film You’ll Ever See

Martin Campbell’s name used to mean something in this town. The Dirty Angels director singlehandedly breathed…

Daruma: Riveting Story, Real Representation
Daruma: Riveting Story, Real Representation

Daruma, the newest feature from Alexander Yellen and Kelli McNeil-Yellen, is an inspiring example of why representation is so necessary.