The Seed of the Sacred Fig
Like many other Iranian films and filmmakers, Mohammad Rasoulof's latest film, The Seed of the Sacred Fig, had to be made discreetly in fear of being fined or jailed. This [...]
The Girl with the Needle
The Girl With the Needle is a Danish film, from director Magnus von Horn, who previously made the film Sweat, set in the world of aerobics. This film is decidedly not that [...]
The Fire Inside
The Fire Inside, the debut film from the talented Rachel Morrison, is the true story of boxer Claressa Shields, who won gold at the 2012 and 2016 Olympics, Here, you [...]
Babygirl
Halina Rejin's Babygirl is already generating awards buzz from critics with anticipation from audiences for how racy the material is. While I think it's great that seeing a film like [...]
Sonic the Hedgehog 3
The 2020 film adaptation of the classic SEGA video game character helped launch a new era of video game adaptations. Despite the occasional Borderlands flop, the genre of adaptations has [...]
Mufasa: The Lion King
Barry Jenkins’ latest film, Mufasa, serves as both a prequel and sequel to Disney’s 2019 film, The Lion King. Both films are Lion King franchise renderings in photorealistic animation and [...]
Hard Truths
Hard Truths, filmmaker Mike Leigh’s first film since 2018’s Peterloo, is a return to familiar territory the master director. Reuniting with his Secrets & Lies star, Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Leigh’s film places Baptiste as [...]
The Last Showgirl
The Last Showgirl, the new film from director Gia Coppola, is a-mostly-understated drama about the late in life changes for a Las Vegas showgirl. Pamela Anderson is-almost-revelatory as Shelly, who [...]
The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim
Peter Jackson's Middle Earth saga has become a milestone for 21st century filmmaking. His adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien's classic novels have proved to be timeless, continuing to usher in new [...]
Oh, Canada
Oh, Canada is the newest film from the writer-director Paul Schrader, here reunited with his American Gigolo star, Richard Gere, and once again, as with Affliction, based on a novel by the late Russell [...]