Aug 20, 2022 TIFF Report: After the Day Before, GITS 2 Reviews Reviews of Attila Janisch’s haunting murder mystery and Mamoru Oshii’s lavish cyberpunk epic.
Aug 19, 2022 Niceland by Friðrik Þór Friðriksson (Review) This is a film that so desperately wants you to find it meaningful that it practically begs you.
Aug 19, 2022 Lights in the Dusk by Aki Kaurismaki (Review) Yet another droll, dyer-than-dry account focusing on a down-and-out man on the fringes of society.
Aug 19, 2022 The Fall by Tarsem Singh (Review) Simply put, The Fall ends up drowning in its own excesses.
Aug 19, 2022 Hula Girls by Lee Sang-il (Review) Of course, the outcome of the film is never really in question. However, the joy is in the way that the film arrives there.
Aug 19, 2022 Rescue Dawn by Werner Herzog (Review) Compared to the rest Herzog’s canon, Rescue Dawn might rank a little lower than others, but overall a very solid, if sometimes safe film.
Aug 19, 2022 Macbeth by Geoffrey Wright (Review) There’s plenty of sound and fury to go around in Macbeth, but really nothing significant.
Aug 19, 2022 Quelques Jours En Septembre by Santiago Amigorena (Review) There’s some espionage, betrayal, and financial hijinks, but to call it “high-voltage” is to dramatically oversell the film.
Aug 19, 2022 Alatriste by Agustín Díaz Yanes (Review) Proof yet again that even the biggest budget can’t save a film if it’s lacking a solid storyline and well-developed characters.
Aug 19, 2022 The Island by Pavel Lungin (Review) Much like Jesus’ parables, Father Anatoly’s unconventional behavior cuts through religious formalism and legalism.
Aug 19, 2022 Times and Winds by Reha Erdem (Review) As a pure mood piece laced through with introspective thoughts concerning the roles of fathers, Times and Winds can be quite powerful and haunting.
Aug 16, 2022 Election 1+2 by Johnnie To (Review) One of the best, most pointed and tragic gangster epics in recent history.
Aug 16, 2022 Invisible Waves by Pen-Ek Ratanaruang (Review) A great disappointment, even with adjusted expectations.
Aug 16, 2022 Renaissance by Christian Volckman (Review) Visually and technically breathtaking but riddled with a number of sci-fi/action movie clichés.
Aug 16, 2022 The Host by Bong Joon-ho (Review) The Host’s incredibly strong focus on the family element gives the film a depth that no effects budget could ever achieve.
Aug 16, 2022 Hana by Hirokazu Kore-eda (Review) A break from the usual samurai movie tropes, Hana is warm, lively, deeply human, laugh-out-loud hilarious, and intensely enjoyable.
Aug 15, 2022 Doctor Strange Helped Me Survive Election Night (Review) The new movie Doctor Strange reminds us that there are forces at work that we cannot see.
Aug 15, 2022 Experiencing The Tree of Life as a Father The first thing I wanted to do when the movie was over was rush home and hug my children.
Jul 25, 2022 Trailer Alert: Black Panther: Wakanda Forever Brings the Hype and Emotion One of the more emotional trailers that I’ve seen in a long time, full of sorrow, rage, and pain.
Jul 22, 2022 Trailer Alert: Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves Seeks to Bring the Classic RPG to Life Owlbears, mimics, and displacer beasts, oh my!