Paddleton ★★½
We all have some vague understanding that our time is limited. It’s a harsh, inevitable fact of life that everyContinue Reading
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Everybody Knows ★★½
Whether we’d like to admit it or not, money is the hidden force guiding most of our lives. Money largelyContinue Reading
What Doesn’t Kill Us ★★★
The directorial debut of Zach Schlapkohl, Jacob Kiesling, and Ethan Cartwright, What Doesn’t Kill Us is a zombie film thatContinue Reading
Climax ★★★½
In a Vice interview Gaspar Noé gave to promote his 2015 erotic romance Love, the experimental French auteur was askedContinue Reading
Fighting with My Family ★★★
I’m not sure anyone could have seen this coming. After co-directing Cemetery Junction with ex creative partner Ricky Gervais inContinue Reading
Leaving Neverland (documentary) ★★★½
I wasn’t fully conscious of how disquieted Leaving Neverland left me until I paused and returned to it after aContinue Reading
Greta ★★★
The first film from writer/director Neil Jordan since Byzantium (2012), Greta is a welcome return for the Irish filmmaker. ForContinue Reading
Mary Magdalene ★
One of many films on the Weinstein Company’s slate before its collapse is finally getting its stateside release. Ironically justContinue Reading
Wild Rose ★★
Star-making turns in films have seemed to quieten down over the last few years. It’s rare now for a relative-unknownContinue Reading
Monrovia, Indiana ★★★★
Frederick Wiseman has been making documentaries since the 60’s. He’s been to mental institutions, schools, laboratories, and museums. He’s exploredContinue Reading
