Horror movies explicitly tackling grief are hardly a recent development, but it’s difficult to argue against the fact that we’ve seen this theme exploited ...
When Donbass arrived in 2018, sandwiched between the start of the 2014 Russian-backed conflict in the titular eastern Ukrainian region and full-scale invasion ...
The queer coming-of-age experience is one of great vulnerability: a young person must grapple with the realization they’re becoming different from both past se...
Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2024 Filmfest Hamburg coverage. Love opens in theaters on May 16.
It takes confidence to name ...
Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2022 Fantasia coverage. Next Sohee opens in theaters on May 16.
And here I thought capitalism's ho...
“I'm going to miss being disreputable,” Ving Rhames’ Luther Stickell grumbles to Tom Cruise's now-iconic superspy after their first of many impossible missions...
Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2024 NYFF coverage. The Damned opens in theaters on May 16.
Robert Minervini’s The Damned&nbs...
Frequent festival-goers learn not to expect much from opening films. Quality is but one of many factors that lead to the selection for this symbolic slot. In o...
As legacy horror franchises attempt to worm their way back into the public imagination with largely unsatisfying reboot-sequel hybrids, bringing characters old...
Recent times have been a boon for films by or about Indian women. On top of Cannes Grand Prix winner All We Imagine As Light, 2024 also saw the premiere or rel...