“Doubtful as I am about Onslaught entering the “best of the year” conversation, there’s definite rewatchability to the film that I intend to tap into.”
Read More
“With about thirty years' worth of context in mind, one would hope that a film with such metatextual baggage would justify its many years in development hell. Color me pleased to report that it’s even better than expected.”
Read More
“The Dog Stars is oddly indifferent to humanism, even when the preciousness of human connection is the film’s overarching theme. “
Read More
“[Agnieszka] Smoczyńska intends to create a world oppressive and overstimulating enough to fill us with terror at the very possibility of its existence. The production value does not match her ambition.”
Read More
“The Rivals of Amziah King is almost worth watching to witness McConaughey’s performance. Hardcore fans of his will be delighted. However, Andrew Patterson simply does not have the skill to match his ambition.”
Read More
“My experience with The Magic Faraway Tree was distinctly adult. I was completely charmed any time Andrew Garfield and Claire Foy were on screen. It is clear that the gregarious Garfield has been waiting for the chance to play a sweet movie dad for his entire career.”
Read More
“Although I’ve enjoyed Mason Thames’ work in The Black Phone franchise, Nimrods is the first time I’ve truly believed in his movie star potential. He anchors this film perfectly by embodying a particularly transparent brand of teenage aggression.”
Read More
“As laid-back as the film is, it has an eccentric edge to it that sets it apart. “
Read More
“The film is a lot, but that also ensures it will reward subsequent rewatches. However, this is a film that will leave you thinking…It's not subtle, but it also doesn't spoon feed you easy answers to the questions it's asking.”
Read More
The movie doesn’t constantly remind you of Bourdain’s greatness, instead asking you to see him at his worst in what’s ultimately an inspiring path to change.
Read More
“Despite the film’s chipper cadence, it’s disheartening to watch cookie capitalism consume what should just be a fun summer hobby.”
Read More
“Late Fame is the type of myopic dreck that fuels the general audiences stereotype of pretentious indie cinema.”
Read More
“The Samurai and the Prisoner’s density will reward those patient enough to appreciate Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s careful, stageplay-esque approach.”
Read More
“Brand New Day is the first live action Spider-Man film since the end of Sam Raimi’s trilogy to not take its audience for granted…It is the first MCU film in years to inspire genuine childlike glee in me.”
Read More
“Araki visualizes I Want Your Sex with the vibrance and color he brought to Smiley Face and Nowhere. It mirrors the blissful serotonin boost that Elliot receives through playful subjugation.”
Read More
“Motor City is a perfectly fine popcorn flick if you’re willing to overlook and be less nitpicky about its obvious issues. It has solid action, a good cast, and some pretty well done editing that brings it all together.”
Read More
“Refn has always been one to interrogate sexuality in an uncomfortably incestuous way, with Her Private Hell angling towards anxieties of his daughter entering an unknowably artificial world of sexuality, vapidity, and violence. It’s a horror film for Refn and Refn alone; therapy by way of cinematic catharsis.”
Read More
“‘They Fight’ picks up and drops plotlines with a speedy indifference only a director could love.”
Read More
“Alongside Interstellar and Oppenheimer, The Odyssey is one of Nolan’s most personal films to date, and maybe his most pragmatic. A juggernaut in both scale and sentiment, The Odyssey is simply the real deal.”
Read More
“…it gave me as good a time as a nice pickleball match: low stakes, great players.”
Read More