Sentimental Value
One of the most emotionally charged films of the year is also one of the most rewarding. Joachim Trier's Sentimental Value might appear to be another backstage drama about filmmaking [...]
It Was Just an Accident
Iranian master filmmaker Jafar Panahi returns with his greatest film to date in his impressive filmography, It Was Just an Accident, a dramatically charged and timely political thriller that is [...]
One Battle After Another
Renowned filmmaker Paul Thomas Anderson's engrossing One Battle After Another is a politically charged thriller about combating cruelty, oppression, and power. It also examines the struggles of the revolutionary lifestyle. [...]
Weapons
Zach Cregger's breakthrough horror film Barbarian was a surprise hit in the fall of 2022. A film marketed off of not knowing its many twists and turns, Cregger's foray into [...]
Sorry, Baby
GRADE A This first half of the decade has been quite notable for female directors, especially for fresh voices. The debut feature written and directed by its lead, Eva Victor, [...]
The Life of Chuck
The Life of Chuck, written and directed by Mike Flanagan, is based on the novella by Stephen King. These two are no strangers to one another, with Flanagan having adapted [...]
Caught by the Tides
Director Jia Zhang-Ke once again explores the passage of time and its changes in how humans interact due to cultural and technological changes with Caught by the Tide. Like Richard [...]
Nosferatu
Nosferatu presents a hauntingly romantic Gothic epic to a modern audience with brilliant poise and daring artistry.
The Room Next Door
It's an inevitable, perhaps an expected decision, but it was only a matter of time before the great Pedro Almodóvar would follow suit and pivot towards his first American film [...]
The Brutalist
In Brady Corbet's third feature, The Brutalist, which is gaining large acclaim, is a sweeping chronicle of the immigrant experience. The narrative is told through the perspective of a Jewish [...]