The King of Monsters Returns to His Roots in ‘Godzilla Minus One’
Takashi Yamasaki’s Godzilla Minus One returns to the roots of the origin story with essential drama that gives weight to the monstrous spectacle.
Film Review
Nicolas Cage Descends into Self-Loathing in ‘Dream Scenario’
Nicolas Cage uses every bit of his talent to play an irredeemable, self-loathing character trapped in a nightmare scenario in Kristoffer Borgli’s Dream Scenario.
‘The Queen of My Dreams’ Is Not What She Seems
Director Fawzia Mirza and actress Nimra Bucha on their generational dramedy The Queen of my Dreams and what it means when the queen is not what she seems.
Nordic Comedy of Manners ‘The Hypnosis’ Is Full of Surprises
Is Nordic comedy of ‘bad’ manners The Hypnosis a story of a woman’s liberation and coming-of-age? Or is it a dream about entitled and privileged rebellion?
Modern-Day Minstrelsy in Cord Jefferson’s ‘American Fiction’
Cord Jefferson’s provocative satire on race and literature, American Fiction, skewers modern-day minstrelsy and performative allyship.
“Woman Whitewashing” in Sofia Coppola’s ‘Priscilla’
Director Sofia Coppola places herself in the crosshairs with her troubling and provocative adaptation of Priscilla Presley’s memoirs.
‘Chameleon Street’ Pushes the Limits of Independent Cinema
Chameleon Street has a finger on the throbbing pulse of shifting cultures that see youth through punk, new wave, and hip-hop.
French Wartime Noir ‘Strangers in the House’ Haunts
Whether as a star vehicle, a Simenon mystery, a wartime allegory, or merely a studio product, Strangers in the House is a rewarding French film that’s gone largely unnoticed.
John le Carré Gives No Truth, Only Betrayal in ‘The Pigeon Tunnel’
Errol Morris’ The Pigeon Tunnel follows a wily, cynical, yet chipper John le Carré down a rabbit hole of Cold War moral ambiguity.
Tom DeLonge’s ‘Monsters of California’ Is So Blink-182
Tom DeLonge’s sci-fi film Monsters of California is the cinematic manifestation of a Blink-182 song crossed with a paint-by-numbers tour of paranormal activity.
In Music Doc ‘Born in Chicago’ Chicago Blues Cross Color Line
Music documentary Born in Chicago captures the white musicians who bristled at 1950s American conformity and turned to Chicago blues for a whole new world.
Pablo Larraín’s ‘El Conde’ Dilutes the Real Horror of Pinochet
Pablo Larraín’s fascist vampire analogy El Conde somehow trivializes the Pinochet monstrosity at its core.