Opus ★★
Ariel Ecton (Ayo Edebiri) is looking for an opportunity. She is a talented young journalist who, despite making good pitches,Continue Reading
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Black Bag ★★★½
Truth. Loyalty. Devotion. All are imperative to a good marriage, but as expressed in Steven Soderbergh’s Black Bag, are allContinue Reading
The Monkey ★★★
“Everybody dies. Some of us peacefully and in our sleep, and some of us… horribly. And that’s life.” – LoisContinue 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
Last Breath ★★½
In 2012, a team of saturation divers went to the North Sea to fix an underwater gas pipeline. During theContinue 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
Something Wild, and the Eccentric Auteurism of Jonathan Demme
Few directors have had the kind of career that Jonathan Demme had. Like his filmmaking peers Martin Scorsese, Joe DanteContinue Reading
Heart Eyes ★★★½
For the past two years, the “Heart Eyes Killer” has slaughtered couples on Valentine’s Day, choosing cities seemingly at randomContinue Reading
Wolf Man ★★
“Sometimes when you’re a daddy, you’re so scared of your kids getting scars that you become the thing that scarsContinue Reading
Companion ★★★
Iris (Sophie Thatcher) is madly in love. Following a quintessential meet cute at a grocery store, she and Josh (JackContinue Reading
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