NYFF Review: Andrew Haigh’s All of Us Strangers is a Heartbreaking Ghost Story
In the climactic moment of 45 Years, Andrew Haigh’s portrait of an elderly couple whose marriage cracks the week of a milestone anniversary, Kate (Charlotte Ra...
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Amanda Review: A Sun-Drenched, Darkly Humorous Existential Comedy
Sofia Coppola’s eighth feature doesn’t hit theaters for another few months, but you’d be forgiven if you thought it was actually Amanda, writer-director Caroli...
AIR Review: Ben Affleck and Matt Damon Court Michael Jordan in Entertaining, Unfussy Underdog Drama
Sonny Vaccaro knows his basketball. As played with reliable conviction by Matt Damon, the head scout in Nike’s dwindling hoops division has a keen eye for the ...
SXSW Review: Rachel Sennott Shows Her Range in I Used to Be Funny
Rachel Sennott continued her impressive run as a quick-witted, creatively vulgar comic in Bottoms, which premiered during South By Southwest’s second night. Bu...
SXSW Review: Julio Torres’ Distinct Directorial Problemista is a Surrealist Art-World Fable
The term “unique voice” gets thrown around a lot. But how else do you describe Julio Torres? Over several years as a writer for Saturday Night Live and actor o...
SXSW Review: In Self Reliance, Jake Johnson Puts a Comedic Twist on The Game
A lot of filmmakers at South by Southwest hatched their first movie during the pandemic. Jake Johnson is no exception. With Self Reliance, the actor’s shift in...
SXSW Review: Down Low is a Forced and Mismatched Gay Sex Comedy
Down Low desperately wants to be funny and push boundaries. You can see it straining from the very beginning, when Cameron (Lukas Gage), a gay and Gen-Z masseu...
SXSW Review: Bottoms Throws a Queer Wrecking Ball Into the High School Comedy
It’s beginning to feel like South By Southwest is the Rachel Sennott Festival. After breaking out there three years ago with Shiva Baby (the movie premiered as...
SXSW Review: Brooklyn 45 Conjures Conspiratorial, Tension-Filled Thrills
It’s supposed to be a nostalgic, supportive night. On December 27, 1945, five military veterans and friends from childhood gather inside a Brooklyn brownstone ...
SXSW Review: National Anthem is a Personal Journey Into a Queer Rodeo Community
At the beginning of National Anthem, writer-director Luke Gilford’s exquisite-looking and subversive debut feature, 21-year-old Dylan (Charlie Plummer) lives a...
