Jakob’s Wife
Having made her cinematic resurgence with the 2013 sleeper hit You're Next, horror icon (don't call her a scream queen) Barbara Crampton has made a number of strong appearances in [...]
Shiva Baby
Emma Seligman’s debut feature Shiva Baby, chronicles the day of a nettlesome Shiva family gathering with prudent humor, occasionally fragile drama and plenty of anxiety. At least once in our [...]
3rd Annual Defacto Film Awards
To celebrate the upcoming Oscars, we are pleased to announce the Best of 2020 nominees and winners in fourteen categories. We selected the top five picks in the following categories: [...]
Godzilla vs Kong
In a time where mega-blockbusters have been sidelined due to the pandemic, Godzilla vs Kong feels like a welcome return to the kind of film destined to be experienced on [...]
Nina Wu
The fifth feature of Taiwanese filmmaker Midi Z, premiered at the Un Certain Regard section at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival. The filmmaker has reached numerous accolades in Asia: The [...]
Nobody
Among the list of modern action heroes; Tom Cruise, Keanu Reeves, Charlize Theron, Liam Neeson, Dwayne Johnson, you wouldn't expect to place Bob Odenkirk among them. The actor, known for [...]
The Courier
Based on historical events, The Courier is a well acted and polished espionage thriller that fails to raise any moral ambiguities and complexities of the Cold War other than following [...]
Zack Snyder’s Justice League
Clocking in at over 20 minutes longer than The Ten Commandments and 14 minutes longer than Lawrence of Arabia is the much-prophesized Zack Snyder's Justice League. Once believed to be [...]
Review Round Up 3/18
The past few weeks have been a bit hectic, and some films reviews have fallen by the wayside. So to make up for it, I figured why not cover some [...]
Defacto Film Reviews Presents: Soldiers of Cinema Podcast EP. 2
This year Noah Damnron "went" to the prestigious Sundance Film Festival and saw a ton of movies. Host Jake O'Brien and Defacto Film Reviews chief critic Robert Butler join him [...]