The Father can veer into indulgence, but largely works as a nuanced, compassionate portrait of aging’s ravages. Like the captain of his soul, Anthony —…
Un film dramatique is a well-intentioned study, but falls into something of a paternalistic trap in presentation. In general, films about childhood, pedagogy and…
Crisis is an overblown and unfocused bit of pap that fails dramatically, intellectually, and rhetorically. Armie Hammer’s very public current controversies are probably the only…
Night of the Kings thrives on both its powerful sense of artifice and brutal reality. Storytelling is at the crux of Philippe Lacôte’s entrancing sophomore…
The Obituary of Tunde Johnson squanders its opportunity to use a time-loop gimmick to meaningfully engage with bigger ideas. Early in The Obituary of Tunde…
The Vigil isn’t without its minor grievances, but its willingness to navigate new horror territory is most welcome. Since the birth of the horror genre,…
A whopping 13 features deep into their cinematic partnership, Jerry Lewis and Dean Martin were reaching a new apex of open acrimony in their…
A Ghost Waits is a slight but impressive calling card of a film boasting two genuinely notable performances. An oddball, micro-budget supernatural rom-com, Adam Stovall’s…
The United States vs. Billie Holiday is a tonal misfire that fails to ever find the fascinating, complex story at its core. Lee Daniels…
Curtis fans will know what they’re in for, as the director explores familiar themes, expertly utilizes archival footage, and drops needles to exhilarating, depressing…
Sator is a distinctive, genuinely novel and unsettling contribution to the horror genre. Made almost entirely by one person — writer/director/producer Jordan Graham also built…
The Mimic is nothing more than an maddening ego flex that is far too confident in its own “brilliance.” The Mimic, from writer-director Thomas F.…
Cowboys abandons nuance and meaningful exploration in favor of cheap sentimentalism and easy moralizing. Queer cinema has always (unfairly) had to walk a very fine…
Burn It All is a bona fide bit of exploitation trash, legitimately awful but enthralling in its sheer ineptitude. Contrary to popular belief, exploitation films…
Body Brokers is littered with fascinating parts, but never manages to pull it all together into a cohesive vision. There are at least four different…
I Blame Society is a cutting antihero showcase for director-star Gillian Wallace Horvat. Wickedly funny and sharp enough to draw blood, I Blame Society is…
Young Hearts is a sweet but ultimately very slight bit of decade-late lite-mumblecore cinema. Sarah and Zachary Ray Sherman‘s young love story Young Hearts (formerly titled Thunderbolt in…
Sacrifice is overly familiar, Lovecraftian knockoff material that’s a slog to get through even at a short 88 minutes. The legacy of H.P. Lovecraft looms…