Ish ★★★
The title of Imran Perretta‘s bleak debut feature Ish evokes a short form of Ismael, the Melville-inspired name of itsContinue Reading
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Nova 78′ (documentary) ★★★
For a 78 brisk minutes, Aaron Brookner and Rodrigo Areias’ defining documentary about the Nova Convention which almost 50 yearsContinue 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
Blitz ★★½
The impact of World War II on Europe’s great cities is at the forefront of Steve McQueen’s latest two directorialContinue Reading
Bird ★★★
Following her documentary Cow shot in her native Kent, Andrea Arnold filmed Bird, her return to fictional storytelling with aContinue Reading
Stephen King Adaptations
It’s the month of Halloween and it’s no better time to feature a number of our favorite Stephen King adaptations.Continue Reading
Speak No Evil ★★★½
Paddy (James McAvoy), a charismatic and disarmingly welcoming British man, is on vacation with his wife Ciara (Aisling Franciosi) andContinue Reading
Sports-Themed Films
Football is back and so is our Retrospective Roundtable series. This month, we celebrate sports-themed films with a selection ofContinue Reading
Civil War ★★
If the pen is mightier than the sword, then I must imagine that the camera trumps both. Civil War, theContinue Reading
The Films of Dev Patel
Despite having only 20 film credits to his name, Dev Patel has made an impression on filmgoers. Patel was quickContinue Reading
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