Film Review

In his latest film 1945, Hungarian director Ferenc Török poses the question: What happened when Jewish citizens returned to communities they were transported from during World War II? On a hot summer’s day in a rural Hungarian town,…

Michael Moore is a tragic figure. I’m not quite sure how. It is something intangible, an aura about the man. One observes it in his demeanor: the sweatshirts he wears, his forthright projected sloppiness. In his tactics: his willingness to…

It could be easy for Columbus, a quiet introspective American indie drama, to get lost in the shuffle between this week's two big releases A Star is Born and Venom. However, this reviewer implores true film fans to seek out this gem as it…

Hollywood loves its own myths. How else can we explain another take on A Star is Born, the story of a romance between a woman with ambitions for stardom and a male star whose career is in decline? This re-make of the classic tale arrives in…

Music is often a vital part of the cinematic experience. The bombastic opening scroll of Star Wars. The throbbing drone of Drive’s synths. The complete lack of any music in mother! Music and film have a unique kinship and it’s easily seen…

Suburban malaise and its accompanying ennui are a common thread in many American family dramas. Often the realm of (mostly white) teenagers, shallow housewives and ineffectual middle-aged men, the genre has always been tinged with a…

There has never been a movie quite like The Meeting, a new Irish drama based on the true story of Ailbhe Griffith. At the age of 21, she was violently raped after disembarking from the Nitelink service in Dublin. Seeking closure, she…

Josephine Decker’s bewildering new film, Madeline’s Madeline, won’t get its awards season due. It’s a difficult film, though, rife with trauma and framed by a restless, fractured lens, and so it’s probably better off as a chance discovery…

There are two schools of thought when it comes to Gaspar Noé. One is that he's a gimmicky edgelord, delivering nothing but empty shocks. The other that he is a stylistically and formally daring provocateur creating visceral, experiential…

The House with a Clock in Its Walls is the story of an orphaned boy accidentally finding himself immersed in a world of supernatural hocus pocus. Haven’t we seen all this before? Following the death of his parents, dictionary-loving Lewis…