In Netflix's Dick Johnson is Dead, cameraperson Kirsten Johnson stages various enactments of her father's death as he suffers from dementia. Dick Johnson is Dead is a fascinating and extremely personal exercise in experimental documentary filmmaking that will have you laughing until you cry and crying until you laugh. It is a film unabashedly about…
A young couple's relationship is thrown into turmoil when an enigmatic filmmaker moves in with them to try and complete her latest film in Black Bear. With its sharp script, interesting structure, and a watershed performance by Aubrey Plaza, Black Bear is a deliciously entertaining and satirical quasi-thriller romp about what it is to be…
Happiest Season follows a lesbian couple who go home for the holidays for the first time. One problem: Harper's family doesn't know she's gay and that Abby is her girlfriend. Hijinks ensue. Happiest Season is filled with hilarious misunderstandings, more than one coming out pun, and a running joke about dead fish. However, at its…
A resourceful teen who is wheelchair-bound begins to suspect that her mother is hiding a deeply-buried secret from her in Run, streaming on Hulu A couple of heart-pounding sequences of suspense and two terrific lead performances by Sarah Paulson and Kiera Allen are enough to keep Run moving, but its predictable twists end up kneecapping…
Resolution follows a man's attempt to force his friend into sobriety and while his attempt is good intentioned something sinister is happening at the same time Resolution is a creepy, atmospheric, and wholly satisfying meta-horror that served as a perfect introduction to Aaron Moorhead and Justin Benson's specific brand of high concept, lo-fi science fiction.…
In Sound of Metal, a drummer for a heavy metal band is forced to confront a very different future when he suddenly loses his hearing Sound of Metal is one of the best portrayals of deafness in film using smart sound design and a stellar performance by Riz Ahmed to communicate the experience. And while…
First Cow tells the story of an unlikely friendship, their improbable business idea, and the cow that is the lynchpin behind both Like all of director Kelly Reichardt's films, First Cow is a warm blanket of a story where the stakes are never overstated, the characters are grounded to Earth, and the filmmaking leaves you…
Netflix's Rebecca, which follows in the footsteps of Hitchcock's 1940 classic, follows a young woman who walks in the shadow of her new husband's late wife Rebecca is gloriously filmed and impeccably designed, but beneath all of the polish of its grand mansion setting is an empty house filled with nothing but empty rooms and…
Romantic comedies are like the cinematic equivalent of comfort food—easy to watch, heartwarming, and a slice of happiness. Here are some great ones. Romantic comedies are like snuggling up in a warm cardigan on a crisp autumn day. Or like that first bite of your mom's cooking when you come home from the holidays. They…
The Trial of the Chicago 7 tells the very true and very relevant story of seven protesters on trial for inciting a riot during the 1968 Democratic National Convention Despite it's stacked cast, relevant topics, and high-production value, The Trial of the Chicago 7 is too interested in portraying the facts and not enough in…
