“Maria” (2024) Review
The best part of Pablo Larraín’s films about 20th-century women is that he digs more into the psychological horror than the historical decadence of his subjects. His past films of
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“The End” (2024) Review
Director Joshua Oppenheimer had crafted two of the most important documentaries of the 2010s, The Act of Killing and The Look of Silence, both films centering on the Indonesian genocide
“Queer” (2024) Review
Queer feels like the ultimate challenge for director Luca Guadagnino. He tries to adapt the William S. Burroughs novel in a way that explores something left unsaid about the author’s
“Nightbitch” Review
Nightbitch is a film that kinda/sort of wants to be a creature feature. It wants to dabble in its weirdness of a mom turning into a dog as much as
“Small Things like These” Review
Evil not only triumphs when good men do nothing but when there are enough distractions for it to fester. What better time for that inhumanity to silently grow than Christmas.
“The Last Showgirl” Review
Gia Coppola’s The Last Showgirl is the type of film that feels tailor-made for someone like Pamela Anderson. This is a film all about the end of an era. When
“Anora” Review
Sean Baker’s films have always had a live-in quality of realism, but Anora goes the extra mile with its furious humanity that never relents. The energy is high enough that
“September 5” Review
The newsroom drama of September 5 works so well for focusing more on the nuts and bolts getting mixed with the real-world tragedy covered. It’s perhaps the most intriguing angle
“The Piano Lesson” (2024) Review
Based on the play of the same title, The Piano Lesson is a meaty enough script for the best actors to flex and project. Making his directorial debut, Malcolm Washington
“Piece by Piece” (2024) Review
But what if it was LEGO? That thought probably crosses the minds of some creatives when they are struggling for ideas, getting drunk, or high (or all three). To its