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Bentonville Film Festival 2021: MOGUL MOWGLI
Bentonville Film Festival 2021: MOGUL MOWGLI

In its entirety, Mogul Mowgli is a cinematic experience that will resonate with the heart and enlighten the mind.

Fantasia Film Festival 2021: WHAT JOSIAH SAW
Fantasia Film Festival 2021: WHAT JOSIAH SAW

Haunting, strange, and engrossing, What Josiah Saw works in perpetuating perceivable dread.

Queerly Ever After #58: LONGHORNS (2011)
Queerly Ever After #58: LONGHORNS (2011)

Barley even a movie, Longhorns is just terrible, lacking any redemption – and there really isn’t that much else to say.

ANGEL'S EGG: A Charlatan's Musings
ANGEL’S EGG: A Charlatan’s Musings

It’s films like Angel’s Egg that make the critic feel like a charlatan, aimlessly looking for patterns in the entrails.

EMA: The Body Electric
EMA: The Body Electric

Equal parts fantastic and frustrating, Ema soars sky-high but cannot maintain those heights over the course of the film.

ANNETTE: Sympathy For The Abyss
ANNETTE: Sympathy For The Abyss

Not everyone will be won over by the weirdness of Annette, but for those who are, they will absolutely love it.

NAKED SINGULARITY: A Blend Of Genres That Never Quite Comes Together
NAKED SINGULARITY: A Blend Of Genres That Never Quite Comes Together

Naked Singularity tries to connect the legal and sci-fi elements of its story but ends up not quite capturing either aspect of the film.

MY SASSY GIRL: A Perfect Union Of Romance And Comedy
MY SASSY GIRL: A Perfect Union Of Romance And Comedy

It’s not a perfect specimen in filmmaking, but My Sassy Girl is an imperfect exercise in romantic storytelling that can’t help but win you over.

NINE DAYS: Beautiful & Heartbreaking, Edson Oda's Brilliant Debut Stares From The Abyss
NINE DAYS: Beautiful & Heartbreaking, Edson Oda’s Brilliant Debut Stares From The Abyss

Written and directed by Edson Oda in his directorial debut, Nine Days is as thoughtful as it is beautiful, as heartbreaking as it is jovial.

On Wellesian Noir and THE STRANGER at 75
On Wellesian Noir and THE STRANGER at 75

On it’s 25th anniversary, Orson Welles’ oeuvre The Stranger towers over the thrillers with which it’s so often been unfairly bundled over the years.

ONLY YESTERDAY, Isao Takahata's Forgotten Masterpiece, 30 Years Later
ONLY YESTERDAY, Isao Takahata’s Forgotten Masterpiece, 30 Years Later

Thirty years on, the poignant, thoughtful Only Yesterday stands out as a mature, sophisticated gem among Studio Ghibli’s catalog.

FROM UP ON POPPY HILL Gorō Miyazaki's Best Film, 10 Years Later
FROM UP ON POPPY HILL: Gorō Miyazaki’s Best Film, 10 Years Later

Looking at the legacy of Gorō Miyazaki’s best film, From Up On Poppy Hill, which was written by his father, the legendary Hayao Miyazaki.

PAPER SPIDERS: A Thoughtful Coming-Of-Age Tale About Delusional Disorder
PAPER SPIDERS: A Thoughtful Coming-Of-Age Tale About Delusional Disorder

Based on performances alone, it is a memorable coming-of-age tale, and it is a step in the right direction when it comes to destigmatizing mental illness.

MAMA WEED: A Crime Caper With Some Questionable Choices
MAMA WEED: A Crime Caper With Some Questionable Choices

Based on Hannelore Cayre’s novel, Jean-Paul Salomé’s La Daronne – Mama Weed in the U.S. – is a dark comedy about a translator-turned-queenpin.

THE POWER OF KANGWON PROVINCE A Sophmore Effort that Solidifies Hong Sang-soo's Signature Style
THE POWER OF KANGWON PROVINCE: A Sophomore Effort that Solidifies Hong Sang-soo’s Signature Style

In rapid succession over the past couple of years, the cinema of Hong Sang-soo has…