Film Reviews

‘Self Reliance’ review: Jake Johnson’s spoof on high concept game show premise plays it a bit too safe | SXSW

Right before we were about to see Jake Johnson’s feature length directorial debut Self Reliance at the 2023 SXSW Film… Read More

March 13, 2023

‘I Used to Be Funny’ review: Rachel Sennott is spectacular in Ally Pankiw’s confrontation of comedy and trauma | SXSW

How do comedians deal with PTSD? Typically, it’s to tell jokes to mask or subvert the trauma, but that doesn’t… Read More

March 13, 2023

‘Bottoms’ review: Emma Seligman’s unapologetically queer-centric high school sex comedy is a revelation for the subgenre | SXSW

As Emma Seligman’s sophomore feature film, Bottoms, begins, we are introduced to PJ (Rachel Sennott) and Josie (Ayo Edebiri), our… Read More

March 13, 2023

‘Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves’ review: Quest love and the friends you met along the way | SXSW

Behind the core of the role playing fantasy board game Dungeons and Dragons (D&D) lies the simple idea that makes… Read More

March 12, 2023

‘National Anthem’ review: Luke Gilford explores the wondrous, inviting world of America’s queer rodeo | SXSW

Midway through National Anthem, Dylan (Charlie Plummer) asks Sky (Eve Lindley) why she’s interested in him, self-proclaiming that he’s boring.… Read More

March 10, 2023

‘Scream VI’ review: Welcome to New York, it’s been slaying for you as thrills, tension, and blood flow in gory legacy sequel

When Radio Silence duo Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett rebooted Wes Craven’s iconic franchise, 2022's Scream, (the first sequel since… Read More

March 8, 2023

‘Suzume’ review: Makoto Shinkai’s latest anime masterpiece is a jaw-dropping epic | Berlinale

If you follow the career of Makato Shinkai, you know he is renowned world-wide for his anime films, Your Name… Read More

February 26, 2023

‘In Water (mul-an-e-seo)’ review: Hong Sang-soo blurs the lines of his own self-reference to middling effect  | Berlinale

What’s a year without a Hong Sang-soo film? Does a film festival even exist, if it does not feature a… Read More

February 24, 2023

‘Roter Himmel (Afire)’ review: Paula Beer is on fire in Christian Petzold’s tragicomic climate crisis allegory | Berlinale

Berlin Film Festival favourite Christian Petzold is back in competition with his latest film, Roter Himmel, titled Afire in English.… Read More

February 23, 2023

‘Cocaine Bear’ review: Elizabeth Banks’s film roars with laughter at itself, but audiences may just give a few snorts

Well, you certainly can’t accuse the makers of Cocaine Bear of making any false promises - the film is indeed… Read More

February 23, 2023

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