‘Smugglers’ Review: Sisters Are Doin’ It For Themselves in Swinging 70s South Korean Heist | SXSW 2024
“How far must a man go to ‘earn’ a living,” asks an elderly fishing boat owner early in Smugglers, the terrifically entertaining, ‘70s-set Korean heist... Read More
Film Reviews
‘Babes’ Review: Pamela Adlon Gives Birth to the Comedy of the Year | SXSW 2024
Growing older and maturing is a crucial part of the human experience, but doing it alone is the antithesis to life. Having a lifelong friend... Read More
‘I Don’t Understand You’ Review: Andrew Rannells and Nick Kroll Try to Save Their Marriage and Their Lives in Nightmare Vacation | SXSW 2024
Something important to notice when examining a couple’s relationship is not how long they’ve been together, but how they communicate with one another. Sure, there... Read More
‘Road House’ Review: Jake Gyllenhaal Can’t Rescue this Unnecessary Remake of the 80’s Bar Brawl Classic | SXSW 2024
It’s probably hard for many to imagine that 1989’s Road House, the movie starring the late Patrick Swayze and Sam Elliott about a professional bar... Read More
‘Sing Sing’ Review: Colman Domingo Will Take Your Breath Away in Soul-Searching Prison Drama | SXSW 2024
It’s one thing for the audience to root for the characters to obtain what they want, but it’s another matter entirely when all we want... Read More
‘Imaginary’ Review: Blumhouse’s Latest Friend is All too Ordinary
A broken family struggling to accept a new, also broken member. A vaguely creepy old toy. An old house that creaks regularly. A forgotten past.... Read More
‘I Saw the TV Glow’ Review: Jane Schoenbrun Explores the Dark Sides of Nostalgia in Their Standout Sophomore Feature | Berlinale 2024
Writer-director Jane Schoenbrun shook the film world with We’re All Going to the World’s Fair three years ago. In a swift move, the film announced... Read More
‘Cuckoo’ Review: Hunter Schafer takes on Dan Stevens in Tone Shifting Horror/Thriller Set in the German Alps | Berlinale 2024
We’ve all been eager to see Hunter Schafer in her first film role as a leading lady and now that the wait is over… we... Read More
‘Black Tea’ Review – Abderrahmane Sissako Returns with a Masterful Exploration of Cultural Identity | Berlinale 2024
Director Abderrahmane Sissako (the Oscar-nominated Timbuktu) returns after a 10-year hiatus with Black Tea, a sublime and meaningful exploration of cultural identity, freedom and growing... Read More
‘Spaceman’ Review: Adam Sandler and Carey Mulligan Are the Star-Crossed Lovers We Didn’t Know We Needed | Berlinale 2024
More than just another film about an astronaut, Spaceman is here to give a new meaning to the phrase star-crossed lovers. Swedish director Johan Renck... Read More
Interview: Cinematographer Darius Khondji on Shooting on Film and Finding the Light and the Darkness of ‘Marty Supreme’ 
Writer/Director Charlie Polinger Tackles Teenage Boy Body Horror in his Debut Feature ‘The Plague’ [VIDEO INTERVIEW] 
‘The Testament of Ann Lee’ Review: Amanda Seyfried is Mother (Ann) in Mona Fastvold’s Miraculous Musical Drama [A] 
With ‘Song Sung Blue,’ Craig Brewer Pays Tribute to Kate Hudson and Hugh Jackman, Joy Amongst Sadness, and the Creation of Art [VIDEO INTERVIEW]