In 2017, the avant-groove trio of John Medeski (keyboards), Billy Martin (percussions), and Chris Wood (bass) arrive at an old mountain-top mansion in the…
Vampires and their attendant mythologies have permeated pop culture for what seems like centuries; they have, at least, been a part of cinema since…
It’s a family affair in Ethan Hawke’s Wildcat, with the actor-turned-writer-director building the film around his daughter Maya Hawke’s performance as Southern Gothic author…
In Rachel Lambert’s Sometimes I Think About Dying, the protagonist — a young office worker named Fran (Daisy Ridley) — leads a scheduled life…
Godfrey Reggio is a filmmaker whose best-known work could be seen as a forerunner of the experimental documentary style that has become so widespread…
As climate change continues its steady march toward apocalyptic crescendo, its devastating effects are becoming more and more visible. In 2022, the United States…
Far too many movies demand far too little from viewers. Maybe they aren’t asking the right questions, or perhaps the questions themselves are just…
Kôji Fukada has described Ozu this way: “He’s one of the true greats, while I am not.” To take a line from Hasumi’s criticism:…
Director Carolina Cavalli’s Italian import Amanda opens with the titular twenty-something protagonist attending a film screening alone on a Saturday night. Standing outside of…
The marketing for Ryan Stevens Harris’ debut feature film Moon Garden has been very careful to center the hand-crafted nature of the endeavor —…
Helmut Dosantos’ feature debut, Gods of Mexico, is an ethereal work of observation, informing tonality through compositional rigor, the beauty on display siphoned into…
ClayDream offers viewers a comprehensive account of a fascinating subsection of cinematic history. These days, animation is basically synonymous with the glossy phantasms churned out…
Anonymous Club takes on a similar emotional shape to Barnett’s music, but largely fails to capture the same level of nuanced artistry. Danny Cohen’s Anonymous…
Clara Sola is a bold, confrontational work, perhaps a bit too blunt in its symbolism, but carried through by Chinchilla Araya’s raw, enigmatic performance. The…
Poser is an ambitious work that pushes contemporary indie filmmaking out of its familiar comfort zone, doing so with authenticity and creative aplomb.. In…
Stanleyville is a toothless comedy that fails to fill in the considerable gaps in its conceptual framework. Maxwell McCabe-Lokos’ Stanleyville confines itself to a single…
A deeply spiritual, even existential, odyssey that mingles numerous contradictory forces into a striking whole, The Tale of King Crab is certain to be remembered…
The Velvet Queen is a modern marvel, an unconventional nature documentary that understands and incorporates both the power of language and images. One can forgive…