Aside from a pre-COVID release of Kelly Reichardt’s First Cow and a couple releases on Apple TV+, the pandemic basically kept indie film studio A24 quiet for 2020. Now looking… Read more Saint Maud Review: An incredibly chilling spiritual horror experience →
Euphoria and Assassination Nation writer/director Sam Levinson reteams with Zendaya for Malcolm & Marie – a rollercoaster of emotions driven by ongoing tensions between a film director and his girlfriend… Read more Malcolm & Marie Review: Zendaya and Washington are stellar in an exhaustive night of combative arguing and tension →
The latest from IFC Films and director Chad Hartigan, Little Fish, deals with grief and memory loss through a harrowing love story placed in the center of a global viral… Read more Little Fish Review: An emotionally powerful trip into love and memory loss →
After over six years of animated silence, aside from a collaboration with Dutch filmmaker Michael Dudok de Wit for Red Turtle back in 2016, Studio Ghibli returns with its first… Read more Earwig and the Witch Review: A disappointing, but solid enough return for Studio Ghibli →
Once being told in a LucasArts video game and John Preston’s 2007 novel of the same name, director Simon Stone takes his own stab at reimagining the events of the… Read more The Dig Review: A dredge of dull and unremarkable discovery →
The newest film from Phylidia Lloyd, director of The Iron Lady and Mamma Mia!, is a rise from the ashes of abuse story full of emotional empowerment and personal triumph.… Read more Herself Review: A soul-affirming and triumphant story of rebuilding from the ashes of abuse →
The latest from director John Lee Hancock, best known for The Blindside and The Highwaymen, and the first film in Warner Bros.’ big theatrical and streaming same day lineup is… Read more The Little Things Review: Great performances and an intriguing personal narrative outweigh familiarity and underwhelming thrills →
The latest DC animated film, Batman: Soul of the Dragon, doesn’t end up feeling like another strong outing for the caped crusader or an interesting introduction to lesser-known DC figure… Read more Batman: Soul of the Dragon Review: A stylistic, but soulless DC animated outing →