Don’t Stop ’Til You Get Enough: ‘Rush Hour 2’ at 25
“With the exception of ‘Addams Family Values’ (1993), you’d be hard pressed to find a sequel that improves on the original film more successfully than ‘Rush Hour 2.'”
The Joys of a Small Life: ‘Clerks II’ at 20
“The anti-mainstream tone of ‘Clerks II’ speaks to Smith paving his own way in Hollywood, even when everybody hates him for it.”
Building the New Queer Canon #11: Reinventing the Modern Love Story with Pierre le Gall’s ‘Flesh and Fuel’
“‘Flesh and Fuel’ has an inherent romanticism which transforms le Gall’s 2026 film into a tear-jerking crowd pleaser instead of a political commentary first and foremost…”
Building the New Queer Canon #10: Elliot Tuttle’s ‘Blue Film’ and Tackling Society’s Ultimate Taboo
“‘Blue Film’ is one of the more morally challenging films of recent memory, daring the audience to find empathy for a man who has desires he can’t fully atone for…”
Berlin Critics’ Week: Woche der Kritik Part 2 — Subversions
Woche der Kritik 2026 (Berlin Critics’ Week): Soham Gadre on ‘Loynes’ and ‘Turgaud’
Berlin Critics’ Week: Woche der Kritik 2026 — Try Outs, Simulations and Performance
Woche der Kritik 2026 (Berlin Critics’ Week): Soham Gadre on ‘Beautiful and Neat Room, ‘Worry Time’ and ‘Fiction Contract’
Building the New Queer Canon #9: Richard Linklater’s ‘Blue Moon’ and the 2026 Oscars
“‘Blue Moon’ effortlessly resists tropes of queer suffering and troubled artists to become another delightful hangout character study from the American master of them.”