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.
Civil War is a thriller at war with itself | review
A group of journalists and war photographers trek from New York to Washington, D.C. while the United States is in the throes of a civil war Writer-director Alex Garland's Civil War is an all-out assault on the senses that immerses you in a war zone that isn't just close to home, it is home. When…
The First Omen is a sinful delight | review
Preceding the 1976 classic, The First Omen follows a young nun-to-be who discovers an insidious plot to bring about the antichrist
Dev Patel’s Monkey Man is an action thriller with a lot on its mind | review
Dev Patel’s directorial debut Monkey Man follows an Indian man on a mission for revenge against the people and politics that wronged him
Late Night With the Devil is the best possession horror in years | SXSW review
A 70s late-night show goes awry when it invites a suspected possession case onto the show in Late Night With The Devil. Nothing like an exorcism to boost ratings.
Queer revenge thriller Femme slays | review
After a homophobic attack, a gay man sets out for revenge on his assailant when he discovers he is closeted in Femme
‘Armageddon Time’ reckons with a pre-Reagan childhood | movie review
Director James Gray analyzes his own family in his autobiographical drama Armageddon Time, set during his childhood in a pre-Reagan New York City
‘Decision to Leave’ is a romantic mystery | Cannes review
In Decision to Leave, a picture-perfect detective's murder investigation slowly goes off the rails when he finds himself fascinated by the victim's enigmatic wife Decision to Leave finds South Korean director Park Chan-wook at the absolute top of his game as he breathes new life into a not-so-classic detective story. The fiercely paced first half…
Cannes 2022: Boy from Heaven, The Eight Mountains, EO | movie reviews
Here is a round-up of three films competing for the Palme d'Or at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival: Boy From Heaven, The Eight Mountains, EO Boy From Heaven Tawfeek Barhom in Boy From Heaven, which is competing for the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival. Image Credit: Atmo Rights AB Boy From Heaven follows…
‘Three Thousand Years of Longing’ needed another wish | Cannes movie review
Tilda Swinton plays an academic who frees a Djinn (Idris Elba) from centuries-long imprisonment and is granted three wishes in Three Thousand Years of Longing.