In this dispatch: Leviticus, Kika, Strange…
Much digital ink has been spilled over whether now, more than ever, we need positive queer images in popular media. As the world skids further…
Clemente Castor’s Cold Metal is a difficult film to wrap one’s head around. It’s a small-scale, profoundly opaque object that rejects traditional narrative in favor…
Social realism is alive and well and living in Belgium — but you knew that already, given that it’s the Dardennes’ home court. It may…
If, with Call Me By Your Name, Luca Guadagnino set a 21st century standard for leisurely, sun-dappled, queer coming-of-age films, then, nearly a decade later,…
Why are filmmakers today so afraid of melodrama? Many’s a recent feature, from the acclaimed (Celine Song’s Past Lives) to the less so (Luca Guadagnino’s…