Reviews The Fix — Kelsey Egan The Fix, a new South African sci-fi film that takes place in a world where breathable air is a thing of Earth’s pastime, opens perfectly.
Bernhard Goetzke Fritz on Fridays: Death’s Domain in ‘Destiny’ with Daniel Gorman A conversation about what sets Destiny apart, the technological advances of the early silent-film years, Langian metanarratives related to destiny and much more.
Reviews Fritz on Fridays: House by the River It’s one of those films so pleasant to look at that it makes you regret the flatly lit junk made today for streaming services.
Essays The 28th Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival BIFAN’s embrace of sexuality is one example of its willingness to reach for something extra.
Reviews REVIEW: Conclave (2024) dir. Edward Berger Conclave, to my pleasant surprise, is a deep film of faith and hope.
Reviews Boston Palestine Film Festival (2023) Dispatch 3: Norwegian Co-Productions and Solidarity “Somebody watches something, they’re touched, and then [what]?”
Reviews Boston Palestine Film Festival (2023) Dispatch 2: Memories of the Land Palestinian cinema is unlike any other national or regional cinema.
Amanda Deering Jones Amanda Deering Jones (Little Mother Lies) An interview with the director of Little Mother Lies, a short film about two feuding sisters, a bowl of borscht, and an addicted son.
Reviews Boston Palestine Film Festival (2023): Dispatch 1: Two Documentaries The Boston Palestine Film Festival runs in person across various venues from October 18 through October 27.
Reviews The Wild Robot “She thought kindness was a survival skill, and, do you know what? She was right.”
And Still The Seed Llaima Sanfiorenzo (And Still The Seed) An interview with the director of And Still The Seed.
Reviews Fritz on Fridays: Dr. Mabuse, the Gambler The man dropped classics like drivers dropping fast-food litter off I-71 on their commute: naturally, frequently and as if no one was looking.
Reviews And Still The Seed (Todavia La Semilla) Sanfiorenzo skillfully connects the destruction of Puerto Rican greenery with colonialism and colonialism’s economic cousin, capitalism, and it stands apart from its National Geographic peers because of it.
Reviews REVIEW: AZRAEL (2024) dir. E.L. Katz You read that right: Azrael takes place in a post-rapture society.
Reviews Walter, Grace & the Submarine Mumblecore is usually a word I reserve as a slur. In the case of Walter, Grace & The Submarine, the first indie film from director Noah Bashore, it is a word I use affectionately.
Reviews Aberdeen — Ryan Cooper, Eva Thomas [TIFF ’24 Review] Perhaps it’s still an important film, but it’s not particularly good.
Reviews The Critic — Anand Tucker Any movie that features a theater critic as a main character invites more intentional criticism.
Members only Essays Zack Snyder’s Rebel Moon - Chapter One: Chalice Of Blood and Chapter Two: Curse of Forgiveness
Reviews Fritz on Fridays: The Return of Frank James The Return of Frank James is a sound film that bears the marks of a silent film director.
Reviews Maldoror — Fabrice Du Welz this anti-creative decision turns out to be an predictive of the woefully misguided and frankly arrogant film that it precedes.
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