The 2026 Oscar Nominations and What Should Win
The 2026 Oscar nominations were announced, and there weren’t as many surprises. The most predictable of suspects for Best Picture were One Battle After Another and Sinners, although Bugonia and
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“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
“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).
The Best Movies of 2023
10. Perfect Days Only director Wim Wenders could make this quiet drama of a Japanese toilet cleaner compelling and beautiful. Kōji Yakusho is absolutely stunning as the patient and sweet
“Poor Things” Review
Yargos Lathimos seems to have this nature of freedom in his work. Poor Things is a film with all the stylish decor of a costume drama with a premise that
“Cruella” Review
Akin to Disney revisionist villain origins of Maleficent, Cruella reimagines the 101 Dalmations villain as both a tragic girl and anti-hero fashion magnet. Yes, it’s yet another Disney retread of
“Zombieland: Double Tap” Review
Ten years have passed but the post-apocalyptic world of Zombieland has more or less remained the same. There are some new zombie types, a few more non-zombie faces and plenty
“Birdman” Review
In the very first shot of Birdman, we see a fireball descend from the sky. The movie then cuts to Michael Keaton’s character Riggan Thompson levitating in his dressing room
“The Amazing Spider Man 2” Review
This new ‘Spider Man’ may be a reboot of the movie series, but it seems to have the same problems as the old one. Namely, it’s come down with a
“Oh, Canada” Review
As a refreshing break from Paul Schrader’s films about flawed-men-writing-and-turning-violent trilogy (First Reformed, The Card Counter, Master Gardener), there’s a bitter beauty much different within Oh, Canada. Though still poetic,