Willem Dafoe Descends into Madness in Unnerving Film

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Willem Dafoe Descends into Madness in Unnerving Film

What's the purpose of art? The most cynical among us might say it's to be used for tax evasion maneuvers, money laundry, and as investment assets for the wealthy – and we wouldn't be wrong. But there's also an undeniable…

On The Creation Of Earthquakes’ Review: John Malkovich Goes Full Goof In An Unwatchable Film [Berlin]

The audiences at Berlin International Film Festival tend to be respectful and engaged. But at the press screening of “Seneca – On the Creation of Earthquakes,” which plays as part of the Berlinale Specials strand at this year’s festival edition,…

The Legend of MexMan | Film Threat

SANTA BARBARA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 2023 REVIEW! Writer-director Josh Polon’s The Legend of MexMan is an incredible behind-the-scenes documentary, particularly for emerging filmmakers. It’s an essay, of sorts, about the war-like tension between art and the business of art. It also…

‘Ingeborg Bachmann — Journey Into the Desert Review’: Drenched in Love

"Men understand little about women. That's why it's so important for them to represent themselves." These words are chanted right at the beginning of Ingeborg Bachmann – Journey into the Desert as some sort of intellectual pick-up line. Still, they…

Carney’s Latest Is Delightful & Heartwarming [Sundance]

Home Movie Reviews Flora And Son Review: Carney's Latest Is Delightful & Heartwarming [Sundance] Flora and Son is energetic & charming. With a great cast, lovely musical numbers & a stupendous lead performance by Hewson, Carney doesn’t disappoint. Eve Hewson…

A Great Performance From Franz Rogowski Cannot Save a Derivative Debut [Berlin]

Young Belarusian Aleksei (Franz Rogowski) is impatient for a better life in Europe. Coming from a country under dictatorship and with very strong Russian ties, the political isolation of which has made it suffocating for the younger generations, he is…

Sydney Sweeney is at Her Best in Tense True Story

In 2017, former US Air Force translator Reality Winner leaked an intelligence report revealing Russia’s attempted interference in 2016’s US presidential elections. While Winner acted out of her sense of patriotic duty, she nevertheless committed a crime. So, it isn't…

Sebastian Stan Runs Cons in Inconsistent Crime Thriller

On paper, Sharper is the type of movie that is made for me. Sebastian Stan plays a grifter named Max who, with his lover and partner Madeline, played by Julianne Moore, pulls jobs conning rich people out of their money.…

Nostalgia | Film Threat

Co-writer/director Mario Martone’s Italian drama Nostalgia is a beautiful look at the bittersweet results of trying to go home again. Felice Lasco (Pierfrancesco Favino) left Naples for Cairo 40 years ago when he was a teenager. He built a life in Egypt,…

Jackson’s Debut Is Visually Magnificent [Sundance]

Sometimes, a film comes along that is transformative, visceral, and so moving that it will make one gasp with the depth of emotion and sensitivity it holds. Raven Jackson’s feature debut, All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt, is a gorgeous,…

Diverge | Film Threat

Our appetite for post-apocalyptic narratives is seemingly insatiable. Whether it’s current sensation The Last of Us or a classic like The Omega Man, we’re drawn to stories of survival in the midst of a crumbling world. We’re still relatively fresh off our own…

Onashile’s Sincere Debut On Trauma & Parenthood Is Tender [Sundance]

Home Movie Reviews Girl Review: Onashile’s Sincere Debut On Trauma & Parenthood Is Tender [Sundance] Written with tenderness, directed with impactful execution & acted with such fiery conviction, Girl is sincere in depicting overprotective parenthood. Déborah Lukumuena and Le'Shantey Bonsu…

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