Jak Luke Sharp 7/15/21 Jak Luke Sharp 7/15/21

CANNES 2021: House Arrest (Дело)

Excels in showcasing its themes and the strong central performance of lead actor Merab Ninidze

Jak Luke Sharp 7/15/21 Jak Luke Sharp 7/15/21

CANNES 2021: A Chiara

A Chiara is a spectacular feature that is undeniably one to watch

Ewan Gleadow 7/14/21 Ewan Gleadow 7/14/21

Wolfgang

Wolfgang provides much detail on a man many may not have heard of

Jak Luke Sharp 7/13/21 Jak Luke Sharp 7/13/21

SXSW 2021: Fruits of Labor

Fruits of Labor is an emotionally swirling and poignant feature

Ewan Gleadow 7/12/21 Ewan Gleadow 7/12/21

The Marksman

The action is serviceable for what it is worth but bogged down by the wavering prose and uncoordinated storyline

Carson Timar 7/12/21 Carson Timar 7/12/21

Luca

Luca is another remarkable success for Pixar

Nicolò Grasso 7/12/21 Nicolò Grasso 7/12/21

Fear Street Part 2: 1978

Unlikely to win over new fans, but it is an effective piece of R-rated slasher cinema that younger audiences do not get anymore

Ewan Gleadow 7/10/21 Ewan Gleadow 7/10/21

False Positive

False Positive is more concerned with the guts and gore than the power dynamic of its characters

Carson Timar 7/9/21 Carson Timar 7/9/21

Gaia

Gaia for better or for worse follows the path of modern horror through a forest of fear and danger

Kevin Whyte 7/9/21 Kevin Whyte 7/9/21

No Sudden Move

as more characters and subplots are introduced, the film steadily becomes bloated

Nicolò Grasso 7/9/21 Nicolò Grasso 7/9/21

Fear Street Part 1: 1994

Fear Street Part One: 1994 captures the spirit of the novels while delivering a bloodier, more mature horror mystery

Alexander Holmes 7/8/21 Alexander Holmes 7/8/21

The Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard

a wholesale downgrade and a bafflingly poor excuse of a film

Ewan Gleadow 7/8/21 Ewan Gleadow 7/8/21

Val

Val captures the strength of its subject

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

F9

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

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

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 6/13/21 Jakub Flasz 6/13/21

The Underground Railroad: 10 - Mabel

Thus, The Underground Railroad comes full circle and delivers its final message, which has been lying dormant in between the frames and carefully dosed all throughout this magnificent series.

Jakub Flasz 6/8/21 Jakub Flasz 6/8/21

The Underground Railroad: 09 - Indiana Winter

Without a doubt, this ninth chapter of The Underground Railroad utilizes its entire momentum, carefully amassed over the course of the preceding story, to deliver a stunning blow to the unsuspecting viewer.

Jakub Flasz 5/31/21 Jakub Flasz 5/31/21

The Underground Railroad: 08 - Indiana Autumn

After a long odyssey of horror and dehumanization, this surely looks as though a sense of finality is nearing for the narrative as a whole.

Jakub Flasz 5/27/21 Jakub Flasz 5/27/21

The Underground Railroad: 07 - Fanny Briggs

This little interlude packs just as much thematic messaging as any other episode in this wonderfully developing series, but it is almost completely confined to the sphere of themes and symbols.