Alistair Ryder

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

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

Alistair Ryder November 13, 2020

It’s truly remarkable just how much Viggo Mortensen has mellowed out over time. After reinventing himself as a darling of the gritty arthouse following the... Read More

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

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

Alistair Ryder October 12, 2020

Despite manufacturing more thankless sequels than original films, Pixar’s name has only become increasingly synonymous with emotionally charged storytelling in the past decade – and... Read More

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

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

Alistair Ryder October 1, 2020

With his penchant for the same brand of body horror as his father’s early work, it remains a near impossible task to review Brandon Cronenberg’s... Read More