“Materialists” Review
If Celine Song’s Past Lives toyed with the physics of cinematic love, Materialists plays with the economic construction of romance in the modern age. This is an ideal film for
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All Things Movies With Mark McPherson
“The Wedding Banquet” (2025) Review
With such a generic title and serving as a remake, it’d be easy to write off The Wedding Banquet as a routine romantic comedy of screwball schemes. While the film
“Black Bag” Review
When I saw that Steven Soderbergh had directed a spy thriller, that was all I had to hear. Sure enough, he doesn’t let down with a film that is slick,
“All We Imagine as Light” Review
What’s surprising about All We Imagine as Light is not just the tenderness among its struggling women but that it remains present in the mess of modern problems of Mumbai.
“Broken Rage” Review
There’s an irresistible playfulness to how Takeshi Kitano tinkers with his duality of the gritty and goofy. As an actor and director known for both his absurd comedy and vicious
“Superboys of Malegaon” Review
Though based on Indian movie history, there’s a universal appeal to the ambitions of Superboys of Malegaon. Few outside the country may be familiar with the classic Sholay, but everybody
“Paddington in Peru” Review
There’s an enduring nature to how Paddington’s wholesome and clever antics can remain warm and inviting even among the tiredly familiar. An adventure in the jungle searching for a lost
“Winner” (2024) Review
If 2023’s Reality was too terrifying for how it focused on the tragic tale of whistleblower Reality Winner, then 2024’s Winner is a lighter chaser. The corruption within the US
“The Girl with the Needle” Review
In the fight for abortion and female empowerment, The Girl with the Needle doesn’t shy away from the darkness of that struggle in 1919 Denmark. Not just the darkness of
“Pepe” (2024) Review
Late last year, I watched Dahomey, a film that tried to mix the ghostly narration of an ancient spirit with the modern-day political documentary of Benin. At a brisk 68