‘The Diary of a Chambermaid’ Review: Radu Jude Dissects Bourgeois Rot Through Formal Mischief and Corrosive Irony [A] Cannes
Octave Mirbeau’s seminal 1900 novel, The Diary of a Chambermaid, has been adapted for the screen five separate times: by M. Martov in 1916, Jean... Read More
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‘Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma’ Review: I Saw the Twin Peaks Glow [A-] Cannes
When watching a film by director Jane Schoenbrun, one can’t help but dive back into their own past. As their protagonist Kris (Hannah Einbinder) explains... Read More
‘Nagi Notes’ Review: Kôji Fukada’s Gentle Examination of Intimate, Small Town Relationships Pays Off for Those with Patience [A-] Cannes
Kôji Fukada has spent the past two decades quietly consolidating his place in world cinema, advancing by increments from the sidebars to the main slates... Read More
Make It a Double Feature: ‘The Devil Wears Prada’ and ‘All About Eve’
As the newly-released blockbuster The Devil Wears Prada 2 possesses the same charm as its predecessor thanks to its performances, it being about the fluctuating... Read More
2026 San Francisco International Film Festival Reviews: ‘The World of Love,’ ‘A Sad and Beautiful World,’ ‘Nuisance Bear,’ ‘One in a Million’ (SFFILM)
Migration, formative youth experiences, and large-scale conflicts guide this batch of four independent films reaching the San Francisco International Film Festival after successful fall and... Read More
‘Mortal Kombat II’ Review: Our Champions Have Leveled Up for Round Two [B]
Early in Mortal Kombat II, the braggadocious character Johnny Cage is introduced. He’s obviously modeled after Jean-Claude Van Damme and other action stars who were... Read More
‘Romería’ Review: Carla Simón’s Restrained Coming-of-Age Tale Opens Up the Doors of History and Cinema [B+] Atlanta Film Festival
It’s July 2004 on the sunny Atlantic coast of Spain, in the city of Vigo, Galicia, the gateway to the Cíes Islands. Eighteen-year-old Marina (Llúcia... Read More
‘Blue Heron’ Review: Sophy Romvari Immortalizes a Memory in a Profound Act of Courage [A-] (SFFILM)
Few themes have been as beat to the ground in contemporary cinema as family-induced pains. Be it horror allegories, genre-spanning adventures, or prestige dramas, tales... Read More
2026 Chicago Critics Film Festival Reviews: ‘Black Zombie,’ ‘The Last One for the Road,’ ‘Loafers,’ ‘You Had to Be There’
Black Zombie (Dir. Maya Annik Bedward) Zombies have been used in nearly a century’s worth of cinema in arguably more varied ways than any other... Read More
‘The Devil Wears Prada 2’ Review: The Long-Awaited Sequel Proves That Fashion is Always in Vogue [B+]
It’s been 20 years since Andy Sachs walked into Miranda Priestley’s office looking like a bargain version of Diane Keaton and walked out, throwing her... Read More
‘you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love’ Album Review: Olivia Rodrigo Makes the Poison Sound Like the Cure [A-] 
‘The Death of Robin Hood’ Review: Gritty Take on the Folk Legend Takes Rich Text and Makes it Poor [C-] 
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