“Nouvelle Vague” Review
Trying to divulge the role Jean-Luc Godard played in the French New Wave is a task littered with landmines of artistic ego and pretension. Thankfully, director Richard Linklater doesn’t do
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“Peter Hujar’s Day” Review
Director Ira Sachs does something amazing in how he frames a mere interview. Peter Hujar’s Day is a simplistic film on paper, based on a recorded conversation between photographer Peter
“Nuremberg” (2025) Review
A fresh adaptation of Nuremberg is so perfectly poignant in the new age of America’s fascistic state that it’d be easy to recommend the film on that merit alone. The
“Die My Love” Review
Director Lynne Ramsay has an incredible ability to dig deep into the darkness of troubled psyches and stay there for hours, more sketching the details than seeking some prized answer
“Christy” (2025) Review
Sydney Sweeney fits nicely into the role of famed boxer Christy Martin, partially due to their similar challenges in perceptions. Few expected a simple girl from West Virginia to become
“Bugonia” Review
Maybe I’m seeking too much from Yorgos Lanthimos, adapting the South Korean cult classic Save The Green Planet into his surreal comedy with Bugonia. After the likes of Poor Things
“I Wish You All the Best” Review
Despite not being familiar with the source material, I wasn’t surprised to learn that I Wish You All the Best is based on a young adult queer novel. It’s a
“If I Had Legs I’d Kick You” Review
If The Babadook presented the psychological horror of parenthood on Hard Mode, that same level of anxiety is set on Nightmare Mode for If I Had Legs I’d Kick You.
“The Smashing Machine” (2025) Review
This movie might not seem like my jam, given that I’ve never been into the UFC, but that doesn’t matter with Benny Safdie’s direction. I never cared much for basketball,
“Eleanor the Great” Review
June Squibb is such a talented elderly actress that it is hard to accept the uneven balance of her desperation and exuberance in Eleanor the Great. Her character’s deception is