Venice Review: The Banshees of Inisherin Finds Humor and Meaning in the Mundane
“When push comes to shove, we will always return to good chats,” Colin Farrell said at a press conference before the premiere of The Banshees of Inisherin. He’...
Luke Hicks
Venice Review: Don’t Worry Darling is the Movie Version of a Fake Tan
Where better to set a paradisal experimental housing development than Palm Springs? The sun is always shining and the empty desert expands as far as the eye ca...
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...
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...
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.