Young Ahmed
They are the modern masters of cinematic parables and social realism, the Belgium filmmaking sibling duo known as the Dardenne brothers continue their empathetic and emotionally raw sensibilities with their [...]
The Call of the Wild
High above the reaches of society, in the middle of the Gold Rush of the 1800s, the world is still a relatively new place. This was a time when we [...]
Scorsese Wrote Bong Joon Ho a Heartfelt Letter After Oscars
After making historic strides with "Parasite" at the Academy Awards earlier this year with "Parasite", the very first South Korean feature film to compete and win Oscars, including its first [...]
Downhill
It's very redundant and very common to be sour when Hollywood remakes exceptional international films. In the case of "Downhill", an American remake of the 2014 outstanding Swedish hit film written [...]
Zombi Child
Haiti is the ghost that plagues Bertrand Bonello, and in "Zombi Child" it is far from being a ghost film, and contrary to what the title leads you to believe, [...]
Sonic the Hedgehog
Based on the Sega video game franchise of the same name, this movie had all the ingredients to be a disaster. Video game movies, as many already know, don’t have [...]
The Assistant
With sexual harassment in the workplace finally being thrust into the media spotlight, we are now seeing more films exploring such wretched behavior. The #MeToo drama "The Assistant" is a [...]
The Lodge
The 2019 Sundance hit film "The Lodge," which is either a psychological horror film about individuals trapped in purgatory, or a psychological study about trauma in the modern era, stands [...]
2nd Annual Defacto Film Awards
To celebrate the Oscars, we are pleased to announce the Best of 2019 nominees and winners in fourteen categories. We selected the top five picks in the following categories: Best [...]
Road to the Oscars 2020: Predictions
"1917" will walk away the nights biggest winner. Brad Pitt will win his first Oscar. Joaquin Phoenix will also win his first Oscar. "The Irishman" will walk way with no [...]