TIFF 2023: Spirit of Ecstasy (La Vénus d'argent)
Spirit of Ecstasy is quintessentially French angst
Venice 2023: Shadow of Fire
Shadow of Fire incredible piece of cinema that deserves far more love and recognition.
Venice 2023: Poor Things
Poor Things ends up being one of the most important things to come out this year.
Venice 2023: Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person
Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person is bound to become a new genre classic!
Venice 2023: Aggro Dr1ft
Aggro Dr1ft is nowhere near as fun or vibrant as the director's more famous Spring Breakers.
FANTASIA 2023: Sympathy for the Devil
Sympathy for the Devil sets the viewer up for what essentially – much like the character contextually – is a wild ride
Outfest 2023: Break the Game
Within Break the Game is an incredibly important and needed conversation surrounding internet culture, but the film sadly fails to take full advantage of this conversation and live up to its own potential.
Cannes 2023: Légua
Légua is, no doubt, poetic and poignant in its showcasing of circumstances
Cannes 2023: L’autre Laurens (The Other Laurens)
Claude Schmitz crafts an engaging, dynamic drama that intertwines two warring generations
Cannes 2023: Vincent doit mourir (Vincent Must Die)
Vincent doit mourir (Vincent Must Die) is an often chaotic, spiralling, climatic and thrilling episode of genuine paranoia
Berlinale 2023: Passages
Passages would not work as well as it does if it were not for the rich, sensual texture of its setting.
Berlinale 2023: Bad Living
While Bad Living could easily feel like a one-note psychological drama, it is the subtlety of the performances and moving screenplay that makes this a much more universal watch than one might first think.
Berlinale 2023: Suzume
It is the film’s emotional core that makes Suzume such an engaging and even emotional piece of animation
Berlinale 2023: Inside
Inside does deliver memorable thrills and yet another standout performance by Willem Dafoe.
Berlinale 2023: Past Lives
Past Lives is bound to become a new favorite of melancholic dreamers and lovers separated by destiny.
Berlinale 2023: Perpetrator
It’s purposeful tonal whiplash makes Perpetrator a niche horror film that only a select few will appreciate.
Sundance 2023: Magazine Dreams
Magazine Dreams might be far from a perfect film, but this is an overall memorable outing that sees Jonathan Majors continue to define himself on screen as one of the best.
Sundance 2023: The Eternal Memory
While haunting and heartbreaking, The Eternal Memory also holds the power and promise of love close with the final message being more about what one gains from human connection rather than what one loses due to a disease.
Berlinale 2023: Orlando, My Political Biography
Orlando, My Political Biography is an anti-capitalist, anti-patriarchal, non-binary, colorful ode to Woolf’s book and life.
Berlinale 2023: BlackBerry
BlackBerry loses some steam and falls prey to the trappings of biopics