Wicked, the long-awaited adaptation of the smash Broadway musical, finally flies its way into theaters Wicked is a bold, vibrant movie-musical that celebrates its Broadway roots with expansive musical numbers and captivating performances. Director Jon M. Chu’s adaptation embraces the magic of the original, expanding the world and deepening the characters. With stunning chemistry between…
No Other Land follows a Palestinian activist as he documents the destruction of his community in the Israeli-occupied West Bank Continue reading No Other Land is the most important documentary of our time | movie review
TIFF 2024 | The Life of Chuck follows an enigmatic man starting as a surrealist meditation on existential dread and ending as a life-affirming portrait of youth. The Life of Chuck is a dramedy that ponders existential dread through surreal comedy (and a dance number!). A philosophical pondering of the moments that add up to…
A pair of young Mormon missionaries find themselves at the center of a sinister plot when they knock on the wrong door in Heretic. Continue reading Diabolically fun horror Heretic will make you believe | TIFF 2024
Moving back and forth in their history, We Live In Time follows a couple through the ups and downs of life. Headlined by charming-than-ever performances by Florence Pugh and Andrew Garfield, We Live In Time is a surprisingly entertaining and funny rom-dramedy that is elevated by a smart non-linear structure and kinetic pace. It'll warm…
While it begins as a cat-and-mouse thriller, Strange Darling evolves (and genre-bends) into a psychological quasi-horror that keeps you guessing. Strange Darling is frenetic maximalist romp that murders your expectations at every turn. With its saturated cinematography bringing a mad technicolor world to life and crisp near-deafening sound underlined by Craig DeLeon's discordant bass guitar score…
Dìdi is an autobiographical romp through the life of a shy 13-year-old Taiwanese-American as he tries to find his place in the summer before high school. Continue reading Dìdi is a love letter to an Asian-American childhood | movie review
Crossing follows a retired schoolteacher who enlists the help of a young 20-something to find her trans niece who disappeared years ago. Continue reading Found family drama Crossing is one of the year’s best | movie review
A young FBI agent tasked with tracking down a mysterious serial killer called Longlegs is taken down a dark hole that she might not be able to crawl out of. Continue reading Longlegs is creepy but ultimately harmless | movie review
When escort Anora meets the son of a Russian oligarch it seems like a too-good-to-be-true Cinderella story—and it is. Continue reading Anora gives Mikey Madison her star-is-born moment | Cannes review
