Best Movies of 2023
From Beyoncé and Bernstein to Godzilla and Frankenstein, here are the best movies of 2023 that made us, as Nicole Kidman said, laugh, cry and care. Continue reading Best Movies of 2023
Dìdi is a love letter to an Asian-American childhood | movie review
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
‘Perfect Days’ is day-in-the-life bliss | review
A Tokyo toilet cleaner enjoys his routine-driven simple life. But unexpected detours force him to face what is simple and what is safe. Continue reading ‘Perfect Days’ is day-in-the-life bliss | review
Found family drama Crossing is one of the year’s best | 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
Longlegs is creepy but ultimately harmless | 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
New Voices: How Rabiah Rowther’s global education inspires her
Rabiah Rowther is a screenwriter, director, and producer based in New York City. Since 2022, she has served on the Screening Committee for the Hamptons International Film Festival. Her career includes roles in development and production at Jane Startz Productions, FilmNation Entertainment, and Milojo Productions. She was also an assistant to Emmy-nominated filmmaker Peter B.…
The Substance is a diabolically delightful body horror | Cannes review
An aging Hollywood starlet gets another chance at stardom when she discovers a mysterious serum that generates a younger more beautiful version of yourself in The Substance. Even if I told you where Coralie Fargeat’s Palme d’Or-competing The Substance ends up, you’d probably order a psych evaluation before believing me. It’s impossible to understate how…
Period drama ‘The Girl with the Needle’ has hidden horrors | Cannes review
Amidst the First World War, The Girl with the Needle follows a young Danish woman forced to make difficult decisions when she discovers she's pregnant unaware of the dark secrets that lurk. The Girl with the Needle is a bleak, dread-filled film that blends psychological horror with real horror, highlighted by disturbing imagery and an…
Illinoise is Broadway’s best new musical | review
Dance musical Illinoise takes the songs of Sufjan Stevens's album of the same name and reimagines them as a series of stories told around a campfire culminating in an emotional queer coming-of-age Amongst Justin Peck's impressive and high energy choreography for Illinoise, the final new musical of the overstuffed and *insert RuPaul “meh” gif here*…
Challengers is a winner. Game, sex, match. | review and analysis
Challengers follows a decade-long love triangle between three would-be tennis stars that culminates in a match nearly as intense as their entanglement. Continue reading Challengers is a winner. Game, sex, match. | review and analysis