“This movie knows exactly what it is and what it’s trying to do, and it has no interest in straying from that path.”
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“…Mutant Mayhem avoids feeling like a rip-off and excels at being fresh, quality animated entertainment.”
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“Barbie is a triumph; an instant classic.”
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“Oppenheimer is a feat of filmmaking…”
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“[Adele] Lim protects the heart of the story while still going full throttle with the raunchy humor.”
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“Blood for Dust is a slow burn, for sure, but its intentional direction from Rod Blackhurst allows the tense atmosphere to build.”
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“He Went That Way offers a narrative that is a stale and aimless tonal mess…”
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“Somewhere Quiet excels at keeping uncertainty alive and prominent - perhaps even to a fault.”
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“However, the product of daring and innovative horror storytelling, The Boogeyman is not. Rather, it’s a hodgepodge mashup of other, more interesting supernatural horror movies.”
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“…it’s this relatable nature of the film - among many other exceptional qualities - that makes The Mattachine Family a standout feature selection for this year’s Seattle International Film Festival, and perhaps one of the best queer films of the year.”
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“The film gets a lot of mileage out of its suspenseful premise.”
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“The film is strongest when it focuses on Summer's music and her creative process.”
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“The Beasts thrives on a well curated sense of simmering tension throughout the movie.”
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“Being a part of Hite's journey and watching her achieve such grand accomplishments felt like a special honor.”
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“…Rye Lane isn’t about the destination, it’s about the journey - a lesson Yas and Dom learn with each other that is then passed on to the audience.”
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“[Riceboy Sleeps] is a staggeringly inspired work, one that communicates the utmost respect for its characters, while also celebrating their flaws, and allowing the performances behind them to shine.”
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“Whenever the story threatens to reach soap opera levels of drama, Ghostface jumps in to remind the audience that they are indeed watching a horror film.”
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As one who admires when one-takes and first person filming are utilized effectively in film, the way Dreamer is filmed is the type of packaging for this story that greatly appealed to me as a viewer.
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“As Paterson patiently illustrates across seven days in the life of its namesake, […] revelations come when they’re meant to, when deliberate and sensitive approaches to life, no matter how taxing, foster in one feelings of completeness, and when that completeness nourishes the mind.”
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“Despite my own dislike for the final product that Creed III is, however, the film delivers on the cinematic components that audiences not only crave, but demand now more than ever from a blockbuster film like this.”
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