Dakota Johnson

MADAME WEB: An Itsy Bitsy Dud

Madame Web is trapped in the past for feeling like a mid-2000s comic book movie too ashamed to evoke its source material

PERSUASION: A Modestly Flawed Adaptation
PERSUASION: A Modestly Flawed Adaptation

Even with this rushed ending and various bumps in the road, Persuasion proves itself a modest adaptation that, while not the best, is sure to entertain.

PERSUASION Trailer
PERSUASION Trailer

Eight years after Anne Elliot was persuaded not to marry a dashing man of humble origins, they meet again. Will she seize her second chance at true love?

CHA CHA REAL SMOOTH Trailer
CHA CHA REAL SMOOTH Trailer

A man who works as a bar mitzvah party host strikes up a unique friendship with a young woman and her teenage daughter.

Sundance Film Festival 2022, Report #2: CHA CHA REAL SMOOTH & AM I OK?
Sundance Film Festival 2022, Report #2: CHA CHA REAL SMOOTH & AM I OK?

In her second report from Sundance Film Festival Kristy Strouse reviews Cha Cha Real Smooth & Am I OK?

THE LOST DAUGHTER Trailer

A woman’s beach vacation takes a dark turn when she begins to confront the troubles of her past.

THE HIGH NOTE: A Mundane Dream
THE HIGH NOTE: A Mundane Dream

While not shooting very high, The High Note is light, charming, and filled with all around winning performances.

THE HIGH NOTE Trailer

In The High Note, superstar singer and her overworked personal assistant are presented with a choice that could alter the course of their respective careers.

THE PEANUT BUTTER FALCON: A Hangout On The Gulf
THE PEANUT BUTTER FALCON: A Hangout On The Gulf

The Peanut Butter Falcon is more interested in getting you to like it than in having much to say, and you know what, that’s okay.

THE PEANUT BUTTER FALCON Trailer
THE PEANUT BUTTER FALCON Trailer

In The Peanut Butter Falcon, Zak runs away from his care home to make his dream of becoming a wrestler come true.

Black Swan and Suspiria: Singing the Body Horror Electric
BLACK SWAN & SUSPIRIA: Singing The Body Horror Electric

Darren Aronofsky’s Black Swan and Luca Guadagnino’s reimagining of Suspiria reinvigorate the very concept of body horror.

SUSPIRIA: Guadagnino's Horror Remake Is An Overlong, Dull Mess
SUSPIRIA: Guadagnino’s Horror Remake Is An Overlong, Dull Mess

As a work of storytelling, Guadagnino’s reimagining of the canonical giallo is a boring mess with higher thematic aspirations than it’s able to realise.

BAD TIMES AT THE EL ROYALE: Deconstruction that’s Stylish to a Fault
BAD TIMES AT THE EL ROYALE: Deconstruction That’s Stylish To A Fault

On the performances alone, Bad Times at the El Royale is worth your time and money, lending itself to justifiable reasons to revisit for multiple viewings.

Fantastic Fest Review: SUSPIRIA: No Genre Or Space Can Stop Guadagnino's Genius
Fantastic Fest Review: SUSPIRIA: No Genre Or Space Can Stop Guadagnino’s Genius

Luca Guadagnino’s remake of Dario Argento’s Suspiria seeks to get under your skin, intimately and irreversibly – and succeeds in doing so.

SUSPIRIA: Will Luca Guadagnino Kill Off the Film’s Good Reputation, or Make it Popular with a Whole New Generation?

In a world full of soulless remakes, Luca Guadagnino’s Suspiria is one that has the potential to be fresh, exciting and unique.