romance
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!
A fitting precursor to his later masterworks, Passion is guaranteed to whet one’s appetite for Ryûsuke Hamaguchi’s next movie, whenever that may be.
The most positive praise that can be bestowed on The Super Mario Bros Movie is that it’s not as bad as 1993’s Super Mario Bros.
That Martin Roumagnac was the only film they ever made together makes it a must-see for any fan, and a wonderful remembrance of their real-life romance.
Whether you’ve read it or not doesn’t matter anyway; the film is about the woman, not her novel- and Emily is a bold introduction to the writer.
Melodramas may look and sound different than their gory counterparts but are often more frightening.
A dreamlike evocation of love and longing on the banks of the titular river running through Shanghai, Lou Ye’s Suzhou River is a landmark film.
While Still the Water feels pleasant, its existential questions are frustratingly left untraversed by its subtlety.
Tender and imaginative, The Pod Generation is elevated by strong performances, humor, and unique world-building.
It confounds and reverberates; The Lobster sings a singularly eccentric tune.
Kompromat is a tense and gloomy character-driven thriller, loosely based on real events, and is an energetic ride that never lets up.