“Crash” (1996) Review
How easy it would be write off David Cronenberg’s Crash as a film about weird people who are horny for car crashes. It’s not a big surprise considering Cronenberg’s resume
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“The People’s Joker” Review
The People’s Joker is the grenade that needed to be thrown into the saturation of superhero media. It feels especially necessary after the retooling of comic book lore with the
“Robot Dreams” Review
Robot Dreams evokes a certain sense of loss and laughter that can only exist within the medium of animation. It has the allure of experimental shorts despite being fairly grounded
“I Can’t Breathe (God Forgive Them)” Review
Most people know the phrase “I Can’t Breathe” as a movement against police brutality in the wake of Eric Garner’s death in 2014. Garner was unarmed and pled that he
“Civil War” (2024) Review
Despite the title, the marketing, and the setting of dystopian state division, Civil War is less of a film about the electoral divide and more about journalism in times of
“Kinds of Kindness” Review
For as charmingly wondrous as Poor Thing was, Kinds of Kindness finds director Yorgos Lanthimos returning to his wild roots (and not simply because he’s reunited with co-writer Efthimis Filippou).
“Janet Planet” Review
With so many films aiming to evoke the nostalgic sensations of the 1990s, Janet Planet is so gentle and slow that it comes off as a refreshing breather. Here’s a
“The Bikeriders” Review
Jeff Nichols’s film about motorcycle gangs doesn’t so much adapt from Danny Lyon’s non-fiction book as much as it embodies that hunt for something within the fumes of exhaust, masculinity,
“Inside Out 2” Review
The internal struggle of Inside Out was a premise ripe for exploration. The idea of a cerebral world for a tween dealing with emotional management made for one of Pixar’s
“Tuesday” (2023) Review
Sometimes a film’s vibe can best be described by what can happen within its world. Roger Ebert once described My Neighbor Totoro as a world where little kids can stumble