Film Reviews & Insights
Obsession
Magic in all of its darkest forms appears to be in the zeitgeist again. Hollywood seems to go through phases of preoccupation with exploring the depths and potential costs of, [...]
Diamonds
Diamonds is a special film. It is, at times, a bit melodramatic, but only in the best sense of the word. It is inarguably passionate and darkly funny. It contains wisdom [...]
Marc by Sofia
Sofia Coppola's documentary Marc by Sofia is like a scrapbook turned into celluloid; it gives an insider's view of the fashion world that is personal, passionate, artful, and always insightful. [...]
Two Pianos
Two Pianos is the new, highly melodramatic work from the French writer-director Arnaud Desplechin starring Francois Civil as a pianist, brough back to his hometown of Lyon, by his former [...]
Two Women
There is a long debate about the need and place for remakes. This reviewer has always argued that even if the original was great, why not remake a story? If [...]
Mortal Kombat 2
Chalk it up to Covid brain or a severe lack of expectations, but this particular writer had enough splattery fun with the 2021 reboot of Mortal Kombat. A big-screen spectacle [...]
The Devil Wears Prada 2
If you order a daiquiri and then expect Dom Perignon, the joke is on you. At the same time, you can have standards regarding the quality of that daiquiri, setting [...]
Mile End Kicks
It's quite remarkable seeing actress Barbie Ferreira evolve over the years since she made a splash on the controversial and equally celebrated HBO series Euphoria. Since the show, she has [...]
Hokum
The director behind the grimy, isolating Caveat and the supremely freaky haunted house flick Oddity returns with Hokum, his most complete project to date. Much like his previous two films, Hokum's premise is frighteningly simple, but the terror that unfolds is anything but.
Mother Mary
Set at the intersection of pop music and high fashion, David Lowery’s latest psychological thriller aims for the intimacy of a semi-chamber piece. Though the narrative feels slightly uneven, it [...]
Blue Heron
Blue Heron is a film that is formally daring and emotionally taxing. It is a work about memory and understanding, but it is not about answers or resolution as much as [...]