Review: Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett’s ‘Scream VI’
“One of the leanest, meanest and most violent ‘Scream’ sequels yet.”
Collecting Movies with ‘JessZilla’ Filmmaker Emily Sheskin
Emily Sheskin Interview: Greg Carlson and the filmmaker discuss ‘JessZilla’ and movie collecting.
Glasgow Film Festival Review: Muta’Ali Muhammad’s ‘Cassius X: Becoming Ali’
“Thanks to some sharp, propulsive editing and a highly intriguing set of speakers, ‘Cassius X: Becoming Ali’ makes for an easily entertaining watch.”
The Art of Hardly Trying: Dean Martin’s 60s Swing
“As the 70s dawned, survival for Dean Martin became a matter of staying on the horse and waiting for the culture to loop back in his favor, to mature into the venerated relic who had come direct from the bar.”
‘Creed III’: Michael B. Jordan Comes Out Swinging in Directorial Debut
“Michael B. Jordan makes his directorial debut with a sturdy piece of franchise storytelling.”
Glasgow Film Festival Review: Ethan Eng’s ‘Therapy Dogs’
“‘Therapy Dogs’ skitters around far too freely to be restrained by any sort of conventional coming-of-age narrative.”
Review: Michelle Garza Cervera’s ‘Huesera: The Bone Woman’
“In a world where Roe v. Wade has been struck down, and the rights of both women and LGBTQ+ people are consistently under attack, Cervera’s story feels especially vital.”
Review: Devorah Baum and Josh Appignanesi’s ‘Husband’
“‘Husband’ is a gentle manipulation of reality, a declaration of the focal couple’s intent to produce familiar yet innovative work.”
Crime Scene: ‘Pickup on South Street’ and New York Networks
“‘Pickup on South Street’ is perhaps the quintessential New York noir.”
Berlinale Review: Hong Sang-Soo’s ‘In Water’
“‘In Water’ is a slight and tiny whisp of a film in which very little happens and the most memorable facet is the out-of-focus anti-style. But in the context of a film festival, in the context of Hong’s career, the 2023 movie feels amusingly brilliant…”
Review: Elizabeth Banks’ ‘Cocaine Bear’
“Despite the variety of practical effects that routinely merit enthusiastic ‘Fangoria’ profiles, ‘Cocaine Bear’ lumbers along in lazy circles.”
Berlinale Review: Soda Jerk’s ‘Hello Dankness’
“Through sheer technical editing brilliance that sculpts a world that is both recognizable and strange, Soda Jerk created a truly weird and engaging reflection of the uncanny valley that was the Trump era.”
Berlinale Review: Brandon Cronenberg’s ‘Infinity Pool’
“At its best, ‘Infinity Pool’ is astounding stuff, and one hopes Cronenberg senior is rightfully proud. But yet it is marred — not entirely, but enough — by a muddy texture at the sides, a failure of imagination and a cheap ethnic exoticism…”
Berlinale Review: Anthony Lapia’s ‘After’
“Lapia’s dynamic debut creates a powerful ode to escapism through its technical simplicity.”
Review: Tyler Atkins’ ‘Ocean Boy’
“‘Ocean Boy’ peaks during superb acting changes from Hemsworth and King, both of whom sell a sense of existential despair and appreciation for life’s gifts.”
Anna Hints Receives Sundance Directing Award for ‘Smoke Sauna Sisterhood’
“Like so many of the best movies, ‘Smoke Sauna Sisterhood’ captures the universal in the specific.”
Review: Pete Ohs’ ‘Jethica’
“Ohs works with little in ‘Jethica’ and yet achieves something grandiose.”
Review: Elijah Bynum’s ‘Magazine Dreams’
“Too grim to signal the likelihood of mainstream box office success, Bynum’s latest will draw attention for the muscular (in all senses of the word) performance of the increasingly vital Majors.”
Review: Gabriel Bier Gislason’s ‘Attachment’
“Although ‘Attachment’ is undeniably a horror movie, it’s also a sensitively played queer romance and a dissection of the way certain women bind themselves to strict edicts as a kind of self-protection.”
IFFR Review: Harshad Nalawade’s ‘Follower’
“‘Follower’ is a significant film that allows audiences to mull over the reality of how easily we react and get triggered by contrarian dispositions.”