‘Queer’ is messy, mad and marvelous | review and analysis
Based on William S. Burroughs novel of the same name, Queer follows an American expat’s obsession with a young man he meets in 1950s Mexico City.
‘Sinners’ is the best movie of the year | movie review
Sinners follows a pair of infamous twins who return to their hometown to open a juke joint of their own only to find a darkness.
‘Aftersun’ is a masterpiece of memory | review and analysis
Aftersun follows the childhood memory of a girl on vacation with her father to the Turkish coast. But where there’s sun there is also shadow.
‘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.
‘Presence’ is a ghost story like no other | movie review
Unfolding from the perspective of a ghost haunting their house, a family deals with family tensions in Presence. This review was originally published out of the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival. If you think you’ve seen every haunted house movie, Presence is here to prove you wrong. Steven Soderbergh ditches the usual ghost story formula by letting…
‘Wicked’ defies expectations, a fearless movie-musical | movie review
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…
Surreal dramedy The Life of Chuck ponders life and death | TIFF 2024
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…
Anora gives Mikey Madison her star-is-born moment | Cannes 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.
Natalie Portman and Julianne spar in high camp melodrama ‘May December’ | review and analysis
May December follows an actress (Natalie Portman) as she prepares to play a notorious tabloid figure (Julianne Moore) by shadowing her dredging up old wounds
Evil Does Not Exist: An eco-thriller with hidden horrors | review and analysis
A small town tucked in the mountains of Japan has to decide whether or not to allow a company to build a new luxury campsite in Evil Does Not Exist