“Bullet Train offers a lot to like and leaves something to be desired at the same time.”
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“[Walker] Scobell in particular brilliantly pulls off the task of making the audience believe unequivocally that he is a younger version of his co-star Ryan Reynolds.”
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“…despite these glowing components of Island of Lost Girls, what we’re presented often feels like a penultimate draft of this film.”
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“…I wanted to take the opportunity to highlight some of my favorites (or some of the more intriguing ones) to have played through the middle of the festival.”
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“Shephard has fun illustrating how gross and shallow the new clout-chasing influencer lifestyle truly is.”
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“It is clear that this film is to be enjoyed the same as a classic fable, where the audience can be swept away into a world of wholesome intentions and happy endings.”
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“…here are a few selections that got me through the first weekend of the festival.’
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“Viva Lee, alongside her co-stars Muriel Dutil and Khamisa Wilsher, enchant with their non-verbal performances.”
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“The dialogue is honest and each scene lends itself to be a great insight into the characters psyche.”
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“Hemsworth makes Spiderhead entirely worthwhile, a rare feat for what amounted to an early summer Netflix dump. That’s because Hemsworth understood the assignment.”
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“Stevens has taken this premise and really run with it, turning the female revenge flick into a psycho-supernatural-mythological phantasmagoria.”
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“An aggravating premise isn’t enough, though, for me to downplay the beauty within Digger.”
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The Cave Of Adullam is a cinematic presentation - both topically and stylistically - that is worthy of the big screen.
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“The desire and the yearning to be more, to do more, and to be seen and accepted by more people, is a condition that affects all us social beings, and Karaoke reminds us that just because we get older, this desire doesn’t leave us.”
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“The film captures emotion in its most raw and captivating form; ‘Benediction’ is a cleansing of the soul.”
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Tsangari, a filmmaker, longtime producer for Yorgos Lanthimos, and pioneer of the Greek Weird Wave, is a 21st century master of deadpan humor.
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“…Sandler - like most everyone involved in the making of Hustle - is a no-holds-barred basketball enthusiast; and Hustle is nothing if not a work of obsession.”
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“Machoian and cinematographer Oscar Ignacio Jimnénez work like they have before, relaying their tale via long/medium-wide shots and long takes, their refusal to cut allowing Joe’s follies to go from comical, to tragic, and back again in real time.”
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“Official Competition is not your typical comedy, as it leans more into darkness and absurdity, but for film lovers, it's highly self-aware take on the industry is masterfully entertaining and utterly hysterical.”
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“Guidance is right on the cusp of greatness. The film is brimming with stellar performances, expert direction, and dazzling cinematography, yet it falls short in expanding the narrative.”
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