An immersive and haunting folktale anchored by two exceptional lead performances. This is a spoiler-free review. How did this film get made? How did a weird, surreal art film with a microscopic cast get funding, let alone national distribution? No … Continue reading Review: The Lighthouse
James Gray’s anemic space drama is devoid of human life. This is a spoiler-free review. To discuss spoilers, head over to Ad Astra spoil sports. The world hasn’t changed much in James Gray’s cerebral new sci-fi film Ad Astra. We … Continue reading Review: Ad Astra
Quentin Tarantino attempts to suspend a dying Hollywood era in time. With Disney’s ever-tightening stranglehold on the film industry, there is a changing of the guard currently underway in Hollywood. The age of the franchise film is quickly pushing out … Continue reading Review: Once Upon a Time…In Hollywood
Alexandre Aja’s toothless creature flick can’t decide what kind of horror film it wants to be. The horror genre is currently undergoing a resurgence in the American multiplex. From Jordan Peele’s home invasion nightmare Us to Ari Aster’s psychedelic fever-dream … Continue reading Review: Crawl
A dreamy urban fairy tale about the importance of place. In the opening scenes of Joe Talbot’s enchanting debut feature The Last Black Man in San Francisco, the two protagonists share a skateboard ride through that fantastical California city. Their … Continue reading Review: The Last Black Man in San Francisco
