Train Dreams ★★½
There are endless ways a movie can frustrate a viewer. In the case of Clint Bentley’s Train Dreams, it’s theContinue Reading
Author: Sean Erickson
Orwell: 2+2=5 (documentary) ★★★½
In 2016, Donald Trump beat Hillary Clinton in the U.S. presidential election and, appropriately enough, the Oxford English Dictionary’s wordContinue Reading
One Battle After Another ★★★★
“The revolution will not be televised.” It’s the title of the classic Gil Scott-Heron song, a defining, poetic ode toContinue Reading
Suspended Time ★★★
These days, when we talk about COVID films, we’re usually talking about movies made under strict rules of pandemic-era filmmaking.Continue Reading
Cloud ★★★½
No one comes out clean in our post-capitalist world. You’re either exploited, or you’re an exploiter. At least that’s whatContinue Reading
28 Years Later ★★½
A lot has happened since Danny Boyle and Alex Garland got together to revitalize the zombie movie genre with 2002’sContinue Reading
The Phoenician Scheme ★★★
Realizing that Wes Anderson has been plying his trade for over thirty years came as a minor shock to meContinue Reading
Havoc ★★★
If there’s one thing working against Gareth Evans’ Havoc, it’s time. There’s a small but passionately warped subset of cinephilesContinue Reading
Berlinale 2025: Wrap-Up, Award Winners & Highlights
I’ve been attending the Berlin International Film Festival in a semi-professional capacity for six years now, and if there’s oneContinue Reading
Berlinale 2025: “Blue Moon”, “Mickey 17”
Like all of the major film festivals, Berlinale has its own peculiar vibe and reputation. It’s not as glamorous asContinue Reading
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