Venice Review: Bones and All is a Bloody Horror Romance That Rips Your Heart Out
The last narrative feature Luca Guadagnino directed was a 2018 remake of Suspiria, and his angle was vicious—a dark, mangled body horror so carnal it leaves th...
Luke Hicks
Venice Review: The Boisterously Beautiful Bardo Finds Iñárritu Navel-Gazing Into the Abyss
Silverio Gama (Daniel Giménez Cacho) is, as many artists like to imagine themselves, a disheveled-genius type. Once an independent journalist in his hometown o...
Bodies Bodies Bodies Review: A Self-Aware Parody of Vapid Lives
Nine years into its existence, A24—the once-indie production and distribution label behind modern greats like Under the Skin (2013), Moonlight (2016), and Uncu...
Cannes Review: Lee Jung-jae’s Directorial Debut Hunt is a Knotty Spy Thriller
Lee Jung-jae’s writing, directing, and producing debut Hunt is a tricky film, a wolf in sheep’s clothing. At its heart this is a 50-50 blend of The Raid and JF...
Cannes Review: Hirokazu Kore-eda’s Broker is a Drama of Endearing Sweetness
On April 11, 2019, South Korea’s ban on abortion was struck down by the Constitutional Court. On January 1, 2021, abortion was finally decriminalized. That’s i...
Cannes Review: Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis is a Breakneck, Jerky Rollercoaster Ride
Few filmmakers embrace artistic dichotomy like Baz Luhrmann. The Australian writer-director known for epic, ornate, long-gestating projects has become synonymo...
Cannes Review: Park Chan-wook’s Decision to Leave is a Formally Dazzling Love Story
“Congratulations… it’s a murder.” A backwards thing to celebrate? Not when you’re a droll insomniac detective who’s only happy (read: not miserable) when you’r...
Cannes Review: Moonage Daydream is a Radiant, Psychedelic Voyage Through David Bowie’s Soul
David Bowie’s tranquil voice seeps in over a black screen, waxing poetic philosophy about the infinity and complexity of time. Letters incrementally fade in on...
Cannes Review: Jerry Lee Lewis: Trouble in Mind Finds Ethan Coen Hitting a Bum Note
In 2021 Joel Coen directed his first feature apart from his brother. Seven months after The Tragedy of Macbeth's premiere, it’s Ethan’s turn to fly solo. The p...
Cannes Review: War Pony Marks a Strong Directorial Debut for Riley Keough and Gina Gammell
There are 574 federally recognized Native American tribes in the United States. South Dakota is home to nine, the majority of which lie on the western half. Al...
Luke Hicks
A New York City film journalist by way of Austin, TX, Luke is an arts enthusiast who earned his master’s studying film philosophy and ethics at Duke. He thinks every occasion should include one of the following: coffee, whiskey, tea, gin, beer, or olives.