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Sweet if innocuous entertainment, Love in Taipei is pleasant but predictable.
Past Lives is the epitome of contemplative, meditative cinema. It’s perplexing, but in the way I like my movies to be.
Perfectly Good Moment is a difficult-to-watch and captivating thriller.
The Sea Prince and the Fire Child is a classic waiting to be discovered.
The Out-Laws is a workable piece of entertainment, yet will struggle to be a film audiences remember after its release.
Fueled by brilliant performances and Petzold’s typically masterful storytelling, Afire will continue to smolder in the depths of your mind.
Asteroid City is stylistically undifferentiated from most of Anderson’s recent output but it does take the audience behind the curtain.
From Fantastic Mr. Fox to The French Dispatch, something strange and different happens every time and Asteroid City is no different.
A Woman of Paris is a romantic drama that is equal parts engaging and tragic, with performances that are as impactful today as they were a century ago.
Fantastical yet relatable, Bucky Fucking Dent is a moving debut by David Duchovny.
The End of Sex blends sex comedy with a more traditional romcom, which sometimes works but the humor doesn’t always land.
A timeless coming-of-age tale told beautifully by Marcello and his collaborators, Scarlet is a cinematic treat for the eyes, the ears, and the heart.
Dazzling and wondrous, The Little Mermaid makes a solid transition to become a part of Disney’s live-action world of remakes.
Queen Charlotte has delivered once more to the gentle viewer a love story that defies time, grounded in the epic love, devotion and command of a Queen.
Wilson Kwong spoke with Gene Back, composer of Shortcomings!