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Boy Erased ★★½
In discussing Joel Edgerton‘s Boy Erased, it will be nearly impossible to see it ever separated from Desiree Akhavan‘s The Miseducation ofContinue Reading
Madeline’s Madeline ★★★½
Josephine Decker‘s third film, Madeline’s Madeline, is a truly perplexing enigma of modern avant-garde cinema. Teetering the line between theContinue Reading
Slaughterhouse Rulez ★★
Musician Crispian Mills seems to be carving a name for himself in the subgenre of niche black comedies which happenContinue Reading
Bhutan: Milarepa (2006) & Travelers and Magicians (2003)
Much of what I’ve explored in the short time that I’ve been writing this column have been film industries withContinue Reading
The Little Stranger ★★
When discussing the Gothic, it’s difficult not to divulge into period debates and how far thematic strength can carry aContinue Reading
Wildlife ★★★½
I admire filmmakers that use film as a medium to make audiences contemplate their own lives. Paul Dano has demonstratedContinue Reading
The Ballad of Buster Scruggs ★★★
Joel and Ethan Coen have long expressed an interest in spirituality and mythology. From their parable on Judaism A SeriousContinue Reading
Noirvember: Noir Classics
It’s that time of year when the shadows stretch long and tall, when goons and dames walk the streets, andContinue Reading
Possum ★★★½
Mother, Father, what’s afoot? Lonely Possum, black as soot. Mother, Father, where to tread? Far from Possum, and his head.Continue Reading
Outlaw King ★★
Scottish director David Mackenzie had his greatest success to date with his prior film, Hell or High Water. Now, heContinue Reading
