Jeremy Saulnier’s Long-Awaited Action Movie Is A Nuanced Political Thriller

Category: Reviews

Jeremy Saulnier’s Long-Awaited Action Movie Is A Nuanced Political Thriller

Netflix's latest action thriller, Rebel Ridge, updates the genre with skill and attention while harkening back to the classic movies that inspired it. It stars Aaron Pierre as Terry Richmond, a one-man army on par with the likes of classic…

Caleb Landry Jones Tries To Expand Borders In Athina Rachel Tsangari’s Allegorical Drama [Venice]

While lesser known than her contemporary Yorgos Lanthimos, Greek filmmaker Athina Rachel Tsangari has played a large part in shaping the so-called “weird wave” that swept the country’s cinematic exports. Her international breakthroughs “Attenberg” and “Chevalier” highlighted the absurdity of…

‘The Rings of Power’ Season 2 Episode 4 Recap

Editor's note: The below recap contains spoilers for The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Season 2 Episode 4. Well, Rings of Power fans, how are we holding up after that mega, three-part Season 2 premiere last week?…

‘The Front Room’ Review – Brandy and Kathryn Hunter Are Forces of (Un)Nature in Absurd A24 Horror

New parenthood is difficult enough in the absence of compounding issues. Add to it job difficulties, money problems, and familial baggage, and suddenly one of life's most beautiful potential experiences becomes overwhelmingly tough. In The Front Room, written and directed…

Akiplėša (Toxic) Featured, Reviews Film Threat

LOCARNO FILM FESTIVAL 2024 REVIEW!! Desperate times call for desperate measures. This well-worn cliché is at the heart of promising Lithuanian filmmaker Saule Bliuvaite’s feature-length debut, Akiplėša (Toxic). For young girls living in abject poverty, modeling is an alluring means…

Luca Guadagnino’s Burroughs Adaptation With Daniel Craig Is Fascinating But Unsettled [Venice]

Before the release of Luca Guadagnino’s “Queer,” the film was the subject of online chatter about its runtime. Early rumors pegged the duration at over three hours, and its announcement in Venice Film Festival’s lineup initially listed 151 minutes before…

Brandon Lee Is Absolutely Unforgettable In The Premier Cult Classic Of The 90s

In 1994, Alex Proyas (I, Robot) brought James O’Barr’s The Crow comic to life with the help of writers David J. Schow (The Hunger) and John Shirley (The Specialist). Brandon Lee, a promising young actor and son of Bruce Lee,…

‘The Perfect Couple’ Review – Nicole Kidman’s Netflix Series Is a Sharp, Twisty Whodunit

There’s something irresistible about watching the wealthy and powerful navigate their lavish, yet precarious lives. Between Big Little Lies, The White Lotus, and Succession, the complex blend of schadenfreude and social commentary offers an absurdism that makes things much more…

Broken Vessels Featured, Reviews Film Threat

Twins Larry and Terry Ziegelman wrote and directed Broken Vessels. The short film chronicles Jane (Alicia Blasingame) as she battles cancer. One day at the hospital, she meets the perky Naomi (Cathy Vu), who is dressed as Wonder Woman. The…

Singing For Forgiveness In A Post-Apocalyptic World [Telluride]

TELLURIDE – Crafting an original musical for the stage or screen is hard. It may be one of the most challenging forms of art to master. Consider, how many times have you heard someone remark that a musical many regard…

Beetlejuice Beetlejuice Review | Flickreel

With the original Beetlejuice, Tim Burton established himself as one of Hollywood’s most dementedly distinct visionaries. In more recent years, Burton has felt more like a director for hire, going through the motions with studio-mandated projects like Disney’s live-action Dumbo…

A Damning But Incomplete Look At The Trump Admin’s Cruel Family Separation Policy [Venice]

Tackling the Trump administration’s policy of separating children from their parents at the Southern border, Errol Morris’s newest documentary “Separated” is an incisive overview of the rise of Trumpism, the fear-mongering that went along his rise to power, and his…

Prev 1 … 88 89 90 91 92 … 563 Next