Three Thousand Years of Longing ★★½
Alithea (Tilda Swinton) is a scholar. She studies the art of storytelling, presenting at a conference in Istanbul. In theContinue Reading
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Bodies Bodies Bodies ★★★
Directed by Halina Reijn, Bodies Bodies Bodies takes the enduringly popular social deduction game of “Mafia” or “Werewolf” and turnsContinue Reading
Emily the Criminal ★★★½
Emily the Criminal represents a modern response to ever-present issues in society. Film noir in the 1940s and 1950s oftenContinue Reading
Vengeance ★★★
Vengeance seems like the kind of annoying and overly philosophizing film about “why our country is so divided” because, well,Continue Reading
Nope ★★★½
Whenever I saw a great film as a child, I would come back home and be buzzing. My mind wouldContinue Reading
Moonage Daydream (documentary) ★★★★
In a saturated marketplace of nostalgia-driven contemplations on iconic artists, how could something break the mould? Brett Morgen’s sensory experienceContinue Reading
The Gray Man ★★
When Netflix announced it was moving to become a streaming service fifteen years ago, it had almost a monopoly onContinue Reading
Elvis ★
Part of the allure of a Baz Luhrmann film is its radiating artificiality, created by a primary emphasis on theContinue Reading
The Forgiven ★★
The scars of colonialism and continued imperialism are all over The Forgiven, a film with lofty thematic ambitions. Between examiningContinue Reading
Watcher ★★★½
From the outset of director Chloe Okuno‘s Watcher, there is a barrier. Julia (Maika Monroe) is sitting in a taxi,Continue Reading
