Motel Destino’s Heat and Architecture of Desire
Karim Aïnouz’s films portray characters in states of displacement. In Motel Destino, that displacement becomes spatially literal.
Film Review
‘Josephine’ Crawls Under Your Skin and Stays
With crime drama Josephine, Beth de Araújo has crafted a film that first and foremost doesn’t need to be reckoned with so much as sat with.
Charli XCX Immortalizes a Moment
By satirizing Brat’s success, The Moment argues that Charli XCX is ambivalent to the accolades she cannot help but chase.
‘Krakatit’ Shows How to Start Worrying and Fear the Bomb
Sci-fi thriller Krakatit still resonates with its message of neurotic hysteria in the face of technology and fascism.
‘Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie’ Is Meta All the Way Down
Matt Johnson’s goofy Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie is so laden with tricks, gags, and irony that it somehow registers as sincere.
‘The Huntress’ Tracks the Desire for Vengeance
The Huntress casts aside simplified ideas about revenge and observes different ways to respond to a culture of misogynistic violence.
‘Rock Springs’ Plunges to Rock Bottom
Filmmakers of the horror movie Rock Springs sped past indicators to elevate the subject, drove right over the cliff, and plunged to rock bottom.
‘Crisis Actor’ Appears Deceptively Simple
True to its deceptively simple nature, Lily Platt’s Crisis Actor is a bold and captivating reflection on addiction, albeit of a different kind.
MGM’s ‘Lovely to Look At’ Lives Up to It’s Title
MGM musical Lovely to Look At is gorgeous stuff; the colors bleed so richly and profusely that they spread across the frames like melted crayons.
‘The Dutchman’ Is a Fever Dream Thriller
Director André Gaines’ thriller The Dutchman is a playful meta-narrative with a strange, haunting presence that has the visceral feel of a nightmare.
‘Daddy’ Is a Blast of Feminist Art to the Face
Daddy is a classic example of an artist making a museum film that showcases her campy and confrontational art and performance.
‘The Incredible Snow Woman’ Warmly Embraces Its Cold Outsider
The Incredible Snow Woman takes in its difficult, dysfunctional, and quirky protagonist and warmly embraces her.