‘Adulthood’ Review: Alex Winter’s Suburban Neo-Noir Dark Comedy is Dead on Arrival [C-] TIFF
Alex Winter hasn’t directed a narrative feature film since 2015’s Smosh: The Movie. In some sense, you could say we haven’t gotten a real Alex... Read More
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‘Nuremberg’ Review: James Vanderbilt’s Historical Thriller Looks at When Perpetrators of Systematic Genocide Used to be Brought to Justice [A-] TIFF
It’s typical and expected from every year that a handsomely crafted historical drama would come along and remind audiences of a certain part of WWII... Read More
‘Carolina Caroline’ Review: Kyle Gallner and Samara Weaving Rob and Throb in Old-School Crime Drama of Lovers on the Run [A-] TIFF
After maintaining his scream king title recently thanks to projects like the Smile films and Strange Darling, Kyle Gallner makes a pivot to romantic anti-hero... Read More
‘The Christophers’ Review: Ian McKellen is an Irritable, Aging Painter in Steven Soderbergh’s Warm and Funny Chamber Drama About Artistic Integrity [B+] TIFF
You can, of course, leave it to Steven Soderbergh of all people to make a biting and salient drama about the ways we value and... Read More
‘The History of Sound’ Review: Paul Mescal and Josh O’Connor’s Tender Romance is a Silver Dagger to the Heart [A-]
“My grandfather once said that happiness isn’t a story.” In the traditional folk song “Silver Dagger,” the lyrics go “All men are false, says my... Read More
‘Silent Friend’ Review: Ildikó Enyedi’s Hypnotic Saga is One of the Year’s Best Films [A] Venice
In an edition full of surprises and films that moved and provoked audiences at the Venice Film Festival, Ildikó Enyedi’s Silent Friend is perhaps the... Read More
‘Dead Man’s Wire’ Review: Gus Van Sant Crafts a Kinetic Dog Day Afternoon for Bill Skarsgård [B+] Venice
As he enters the office of Meridian Mortgages on a brisk February morning in 1977, Tony Kiritsis (Bill Skarsgård) is visibly on edge, despite the... Read More
2025 Toronto International Film Festival Reviews: ‘The Fence,’ ‘Fuze,’ ‘Good Fortune’
In this review roundup out of the 2025 Toronto International Film Festival, three films from across the world, over three different genres, explore similar issues... Read More
‘Wake Up Dead Man’ Review: Rian Johnson’s Latest Puzzlebox Takes Benoit Blanc to Church on an Unholy Whodunit [A-] TIFF
The latest whodunit from writer-director Rian Johnson, Wake Up Dead Man, starts with a confession; not one of guilt or sin, but of absolute truth.... Read More
‘Roofman’ Review: Channing Tatum Charms but Derek Cianfrance’s Eccentric True Crime Dramedy Puts Too Much Stock in the Fables of Its Subject [C+] TIFF
During the end credits of Roofman, a series of news clips and interviews of people who came into contact with the notorious “Roofman” robber are... Read More
Colman Domingo to Receive Variety Creative Conscience Award at 50th San Francisco International LGBTQ+ Film Festival (Frameline50) 
Interview: Ildikó Enyedi on Working with Tony Leung and Léa Seydoux and Her Triptych Storytelling in ‘Silent Friend’ 
Winners Announced for Golden Gate, Audience Awards of the 69th San Francisco International Film Festival (SFFILM) 
‘Mortal Kombat II’ Review: Our Champions Have Leveled Up for Round Two [B]