Nightmare Alley ★★★★
Amid a maze of spectacle ranging from the whirring contortionist to the whimsical clairvoyant is where Guillermo del Toro setsContinue Reading
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The French Dispatch ★★★½
The effervescent spell that Wes Anderson films can whimsically cast over audiences returns at last with The French Dispatch, long-delayedContinue Reading
Most Anticipated of September 2021
Alex Sitaras: With the fall movie season upon us, September is when we usually start to see the films thatContinue Reading
Most Anticipated of June 2021
Alex Sitaras: Taking us into the wilderness is Abel Ferrera‘s latest film Siberia. It is his sixth collaboration with WillemContinue Reading
Inside Man, Heists, and the Distribution of Power
Inside Man may be Spike Lee‘s most commercial joint but it’s far from lacking in the incisive social commentary alwaysContinue Reading
Siberia ★★½
Following 2019’s Tommaso, master of grit, rebel auteur Abel Ferrara returns with Willem Dafoe for a lofty nightmarish charge atContinue Reading
Most Anticipated of April 2020
In light of the spread of the coronavirus and the closure of theaters nationwide, our Most Anticipated column will beContinue Reading
eXistenZ: A Game Everybody is Already Playing
David Cronenberg‘s 1999 science fiction horror amalgamation eXistenZ is a strange beast composed of teeth, gristle, bone and flesh asContinue Reading
Motherless Brooklyn ★★★
Nearly two decades after his directorial debut Keeping the Faith, Edward Norton has returned to direct, write, produce, and starContinue Reading
Most Anticipated of October 2019
Eugene Kang: Fall movie season is truly upon us with this month’s titles. Several well-established auteurs are making their returnContinue Reading
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