Bodies Bodies Bodies ★★★
Directed by Halina Reijn, Bodies Bodies Bodies takes the enduringly popular social deduction game of “Mafia” or “Werewolf” and turnsContinue Reading
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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
The Films of James Caan
James Caan performed in films by some of cinema’s greatest directors. Perhaps known best for his role as Sonny CorleoneContinue 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
What We’re Watching – August 2022
World cinema is on our mind in this month’s What We’re Watching column, our critics writing on German, Russian, and Belgian cinema.Continue 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
Feminist Crimes in Buffaloed
Tanya Wexler had directed three films at the time Buffaloed was announced, and unfortunately, none of her previously released filmsContinue Reading
Quiet Observance of Empty Myths in Meek’s Cutoff
In a time when basic survival was of paramount concern, men held all voting power, and the colonialist mantra “manifestContinue Reading
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