“One of the hallmarks of good cyberpunk is the exploration of humanity in a post-modern world where technology is the dominant force. This philosophical probe falls short in Rupert Sanders’ ‘Ghost in the Shell.'”
“‘L’Atalante’ is a movie defined by it moments, images and emotive strength, not its ostensible plot.”
“‘Sambá’ succeeds most when it draws inspiration from its setting and hooks the audiences with hard questions about crime and responsibility.”
“It’s a miracle that Golden and McDonnell were able to create such a coherent document out of what appears to be bureaucratic chaos.”
Devious Dialogues: A Horror-Themed Column by Mike Thorn and A.M. Novak
“Canet’s performance seems to come from a place of real insecurity, and the resulting film plays out like an externalized catharsis.”
“‘Cameraperson’ is about genuine human connections, about the elements that connect us all, regardless of culture, geography, race or language.”
“I think ‘Feud’ believes we should take another look, turn on another spotlight or two (or three, or four) and see people beyond the work… for all the things they are.”
“What ‘Sweet Virginia’ and ‘Hondros’ have in common is the notion that men with guns aren’t as brave or bloodthirsty as they seem.”
“‘The Sensitives’ is a gentle and affecting window into the isolated prison cell that becomes a sensitive person’s life.”
“At times, Zefrey and Josephine seem more in love with their own clever filmmaking than they are with each other.”
“To catch the eye of ‘Southland Tales’ is to look back on our past and future simultaneously, on the limitations of our technology and the humanity that screeches through it.”
“With ‘Ixcanul,’ Bustamante presents an honest and complex mother-daughter companionship that is sorely lacking in our current film and television landscape.”
“These allegorical films remind of the original connections that we have lost.”
“Just as with life, ‘Mulholland Dr.’ is unexplainable.”
“‘Feud’ may not be the most honest depiction of Joan Crawford and Bette Davis as human beings, but it provides an authentic depiction of the way it feels to be a woman trapped in a system that isn’t made for them or by them.”
“Based on the music from ‘Dichotomy Desaturated,’ I’d say he’s destined for greatness.”
“‘Ex Machina’ is not a projection of A.I. fear, but more of a preliminary intervention on the organized process of fearing and hating women.”
“It’s the demons within that Kôji Fukada astutely brings to life in ‘Harmonium.'”
“Its megaphone messaging is lost in the noise of its own desperation.”