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…
Ben Affleck's Air tells the story of how Nike struck the biggest partnership in sports history with Michael Jordan and the Air Jordan Air is a sturdy crowd-pleasing "based on a true story" dramedy that leverages every aspect of the biopic genre to a precision level. There’s always that one scene in movies about inventors…
A group of strangers hatch a plan to blow up a pipeline in West Texas as an act of climate protest in Neon’s thrilling How To Blow Up a Pipeline Continue reading ‘How To Blow Up a Pipeline’ review: An explosive eco-thriller
Set in 1820s West Africa, The Woman King follows an all-female group of warriors as they prepare to face the rising threat from a rival kingdom Continue reading ‘The Woman King’ redefines the historical epic | TIFF review
The survivors of the latest Ghostface killings try to escape their pasts in New York City in Scream VI. Unfortunately for them, Ghostface follows them to the Big Apple. Making perfect use of its New York City setting, Scream VI is bigger, bolder, and scarier than any of its predecessors. While it sticks to the…
Infinity Pool Infinity Pool plays like a campier version of Michael Haneke's psychological thriller Funny Games crossed with an upper class Spring Breakers all wrapped up in Brandon Cronenberg's infamous visceral body horror style. It's weird, grotesque, bleakly funny, and, most surprisingly, entertaining. People are going to detest it, but we can't all have taste…
Sometimes I Think About Dying follows a socially awkward office worker finds her lonely days interrupted by a new co-worker who piques her interest—and interest in herself. Continue reading ‘Sometimes I Think About Dying’ review: Daisy Ridley fights loneliness | Sundance 2023
A toy inventor and roboticist creates a lifelike AI doll to keep her recently orphaned to protect and befriend her niece. M3GAN takes her job deadly serious. Continue reading ‘M3GAN’ slays her way into our hearts | movie review
Avatar: The Way of Water returns us to the world of Pandora where the Navi's struggle against human colonizers takes them to the water Avatar: The Way of Water reminds us that the possibilities of film are endless as it expands the world of Pandora to an impossibly stunning underwater landscape. Coupled with James Cameron's…
Spoiler Alert follows Michael and Kit's imperfect romance through various ups and down before they're faced with a crisis that tests the bounds of their love Spoiler Alert is the kind of realistic romantic tragicomedy that makes you feel nearly every emotion at once. Funny but not forced. Tragic but not overwrought. Romantic but not…
