Kinds of Kindness ★★★
We all have weird thoughts from time to time. We usually keep them to ourselves. Yorgos Lanthimos makes films outContinue Reading
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Poor Things ★★½
Bella Baxter (Emma Stone) is original. After committing suicide, she was brought back to life by Dr. Godwin Baxter (WillemContinue Reading
The Films of James Wong Howe
James Wong Howe is one of cinema’s most celebrated cinematographers. With a career spanning from the silent era to theContinue 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
John and the Hole ⭑⭑
Growing pains and gothic horror collide in Pascual Sisto’s directorial debut John and the Hole. Living with his two parents,Continue Reading
Dogtooth: The Greek Weird Wave
In 2009, Greek director Yorgos Lanthimos announced himself on the international film circuit- the auteur would champion a new waveContinue Reading
The Lodge ★★★
English film critic Robin Wood once defined the horror film as one that presents a scenario of normality under threatContinue Reading
Most Anticipated of February 2020
Alex Sitaras: One of my favorite young actors today is Lakeith Stanfield. Known for his quirky performances and the broadContinue Reading
The Art of Self-Defense ★½
From the classical heroes of Greek myths to the archetypal western protagonist, there has always been a predominant concept ofContinue Reading
The Favourite ★★★½
Yorgos Lanthimos’ The Favourite has generated tremendous buzz since hitting the festival circuit. The pre-Victorian period film chronicles the dramaticContinue Reading
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