Alistair Ryder

‘Wicked Little Letters’ Review: Foxy Ass Fun That Doesn’t Go Quite Far Enough

Few people in the movies curse quite as effectively as Olivia Colman, and casting her as the demure rival to… Read More

March 22, 2024

‘La Traviata, My Brothers & I’ review: Yohan Manca’s winsome family drama is a winning debut feature [Cannes Review]

After a year off, Cannes has returned with a lineup that’s an embarrassment of riches, seemingly designed to make even… Read More

July 13, 2021

Amplify! Film Fest review: Viggo Mortensen’s directorial debut ‘Falling’ is misguided and reductive

(Courtesy of Sundance Institute) It’s truly remarkable just how much Viggo Mortensen has mellowed out over time. After reinventing himself… Read More

November 13, 2020

LFF Review: ‘Soul’ is consistently charming even as it treads familiar ground

Courtesy of Walt Disney Company Despite manufacturing more thankless sequels than original films, Pixar’s name has only become increasingly synonymous… Read More

October 12, 2020

Film Review: Under familial weight, Brandon Cronenberg’s ‘Possessor’ doesn’t cast the spell it needs to

Possessor (Uncut) (courtesy of Neon) With his penchant for the same brand of body horror as his father’s early work,… Read More

October 1, 2020

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