“Beau is Afraid” Review
It might be hard to sell Beau is Afraid as Ari Aster’s weirdest film to date. He’s already made surreal nightmares with Hereditary and Midsommer, horror films with so much
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“Suzume” Review
Makoto Shinkai made a massive splash in 2016 with Your Name, a coming-of-age anime fantasy that found fondness in the contemporary and cerebral. Given how revered that film became when
“Creed III” Review
The past two Creed films have had this feeling of the lead boxer Adonis (Michael B Jordan), constantly living in the shadows of Rocky and Apollo, despite how great the
“Babylon” (2022) Review
The old Hollywood presented in Babylon is presented with both affection and scathing. It lavishes the dazed trip that comes with out-of-control parties, drugs, orgies, and cinema love but also
“Empire of Light” Review
Set in early 1980s England at a movie theater, it’d be easy for Empire of Light to slip into being a saccharine nostalgia dose and a love letter to the
“Emergency Declaration” Review
It may sound surreal to speak of a blockbuster-style disaster film like Emergency Declaration as a routine picture involving a deadly virus. Yet there’s also some catharsis in its staging
“The Fabelmans” Review
It’s very fitting that Spielberg’s most personal film also happens to be more semi-biographical than a strict biopic. It feels very much like Fellini’s Amarcord, portraying a certain nostalgia that
“Aftersun” Review
Time is a finite thing we have on this planet. During our brief part in history, we tend to want to remember the good moments and treasure the most meaningful
“The Banshees of Inisherin” Review
The characters of The Banshees of Inisherin are so fascinating for being so bothered by boredom. They exist on a remote Irish island of the 1920s that is open, isolated,
“Armageddon Time” Review
There’s something so sublime about hearing Anthony Hopkins talking about how racists can’t be appeased, punctuated with a “Fuck ’em.” Though Hopkins is not the central character of Armageddon Time,