Marlon Brando’s sole directorial effort remains a fascinating and occasionally confounding conflation of the old and the (then-) new.
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Julia Ducournau can’t match the ‘Raw’ power of her previous work with this overstuffed, overwrought body horror film.
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Examining the impulse to avenge the death of an abused child, Kurosawa’s 1998 film (coming to American theaters for the first time) offers a unsparingly grimy vision of the cycle of violence
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Sometimes, you only know the elements of a good subgenre of film when they’re screwed up by a filmmaker who doesn’t know what they’re doing. The flip side is when an overqualified filmmaker pays homage to that subgenre without overstepping. The latter is true for the heist movie Inside Man, turning 20 this week. The […]
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Our mini-reviews of “Golden,” “Blue,” “Blazing Fists,” and more new under-the-radar on-demand offerings.
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The horror sequel is far from a perfect movie, but it could help move us away from lazy “eat the rich” satire to tap into the growing revulsion at the wealthy stemming from the Epstein Files.
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One more report from Austin, with mini-reviews of “The Sun Never Sets,” “Pretty Lethal,” “Forbidden Fruits,” “DreamQuil,” and more.
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Robert Bresson wanted to make a film about King Arthur’s court for two decades before he got the chance. He used the time to distill it down to its essence.
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This enjoyable documentary spotlights the role of female filmmakers, actresses, and audiences in scary movies.
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Larry Cohen’s Hitchcock riff is a scuzzy New York noir about the inherently voyeuristic nature of movie-making.
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Our first report from Austin includes mini-reviews of “Chili Finger,” “Plantman and Blondie,” “We are the Shaggs,” and more gems from this year’s SXSW Film & TV Festival.
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Our bi-weekly look at the best new titles on Blu-ray, 4K, and your subscription streaming services.
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