“I Swear” Review
Considering the mockery Tourette’s syndrome has endured, its depiction in film can be tricky, even with the acceptance that has come about in the past few years. A recent controversy
Considering the mockery Tourette’s syndrome has endured, its depiction in film can be tricky, even with the acceptance that has come about in the past few years. A recent controversy
Mother Mary isn’t so much a film about artistic fame descending into dark madness as it is about trying to find a path forward in the aftermath of the erosion
The music of Michael Jackson has always felt like a constant force in pop music that hasn’t diminished since the 1980s. Amid all the controversies and scandals associated with Michael,
There’s an imposter syndrome lurking under the surface of The Travel Companion that makes it one of the most maddeningly authentic portrayals of art as an awkward and dependent struggle.
Compared to the intensity of last year’s If I Had Legs I’d Kick You, Rose Byrne is taking a stroll through the inspiring yet routine assembly of Tow. It’s a
A film about immigration, class divide, and racism with some heavy eroticism thrown on top shouldn’t feel like it’s infected with a muted malaise. I can only speculate that Dreams
The staging of California Scenario reminded me of Woody Allen’s Scenes from a Mall, where a specific location is as much a setting as a character. But while Allen’s film
There’s a mantra throughout Bookends about slowing down. Nate, a writer played by the film’s screenwriter Noam Ash, is moving so fast he can’t finish his book. The discovery of
Too often were colonial stories glazed with glorification that it makes sense why director Lav Diaz pours a gallon of demystification into his film adaptation of Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan.
It’s always tricky when a film tries to depict depression, from the subtleties of being distant to the darkness brought upon by a key event. There’s some admiration in trying