Carson Timar 7/7/21 Carson Timar 7/7/21

F9

F9 proves there are more miles left for this already impressively long franchise

Carson Timar 7/4/21 Carson Timar 7/4/21

AFI Docs 2021: Rise Again: Tulsa and the Red Summer

Rise Again: Tulsa and the Red Summer feels undeniable not just as one of the best films of 2021 but also as one of the most important

Carson Timar 7/4/21 Carson Timar 7/4/21

AFI Docs 2021: Fathom

While Fathom might not be a disaster, the film is definitely lackluster

Carson Timar 7/3/21 Carson Timar 7/3/21

AFI Docs 2021: Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain

Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain is both an incredibly personal and beautifully universal meditation on life and happiness

Carson Timar 7/3/21 Carson Timar 7/3/21

AFI Docs 2021: LFG

LFG is one of the most dynamic and important films of the year

Carson Timar 7/2/21 Carson Timar 7/2/21

AFI Docs 2021: Radiograph of a Family

Radiograph of a Family is a confident and fresh documentary that is also one of the most personal in recent memory

Ewan Gleadow 6/30/21 Ewan Gleadow 6/30/21

Fatherhood

Fatherhood is dependent on tearing down parental tropes but never gets to the point soon enough

Jak Luke Sharp 6/28/21 Jak Luke Sharp 6/28/21

BERLINALE 2021 - Стоп-Земля (Stop-Zemlia)

Stop-Zemlia is as close as the teenage experience through narrative form as any audience will see

Jak Luke Sharp 6/28/21 Jak Luke Sharp 6/28/21

BERLINALE 2021 - Tabija (The White Fortress)

The White Fortress is a grounded, emotionally immersive, and tender depiction of love

Kevin Whyte 6/27/21 Kevin Whyte 6/27/21

Censor

Censor often tries to rely on ambiguity to keep the viewer invested

Ewan Gleadow 6/27/21 Ewan Gleadow 6/27/21

IFFR 2021 - Poupelle of Chimney Town

If Hirota set out to strike fear into hearts and thoughts into minds, then he has surely succeeded with his first feature film

Ewan Gleadow 6/20/21 Ewan Gleadow 6/20/21

Infinite

Infinite has moments of mind-bending, reality-breaking action, but the point is lost under a thick layer of unintelligible direction

Ewan Gleadow 6/19/21 Ewan Gleadow 6/19/21

The Misfits

Turgid times with this ill-suited crew makes for a banal experience

Jakub Flasz 6/18/21 Jakub Flasz 6/18/21

Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway

A fun little romp that, while forgettable, is endearing and entertaining enough to justify its existence

Nabeel Zaman 6/17/21 Nabeel Zaman 6/17/21

Tribeca 2021: The Justice of Bunny King

A story with not a lot of surprising elements, but it shines mainly due to its outstanding performances

Alexander Holmes 6/16/21 Alexander Holmes 6/16/21

A Quiet Place Part II

Moves with determination and precision, not wasting a moment, and it all culminates in a third-act finale of virtuosic proportions

Ewan Gleadow 6/16/21 Ewan Gleadow 6/16/21

Those Who Wish Me Dead

An acceptable feature, but it does not utilise the merits Sheridan presented in his earlier work

Nabeel Zaman 6/16/21 Nabeel Zaman 6/16/21

Tribeca 2021: We Need to Do Something

A plethora of horrors, surprises and a whole lot of gore

Ewan Gleadow 6/15/21 Ewan Gleadow 6/15/21

The Dry

The Dry feels like a fresh breath of air

Ewan Gleadow 6/15/21 Ewan Gleadow 6/15/21

IFFR 2021 - Persona Non Grata

Leaves much to be desired when most of its confrontations boil down to swears, surges of emotion and bouts of shouting