Jak Luke Sharp 4/24/20 Jak Luke Sharp 4/24/20

IFFR 2020 - A Girl Missing

Kôji Fukada's Yokogao (A Girl Missing) is a slow, stoic and strenuously foreboding tale of mental fatigue and media scrutinization

Andy Harrison 4/24/20 Andy Harrison 4/24/20

SXSW 2020 - We Are As Gods

Jason Sussberg and David Alvarado’s documentary We Are As Gods is an impressive and varied biography of writer and controversial environmentalist Stewart Brand

Jak Luke Sharp 4/24/20 Jak Luke Sharp 4/24/20

The Willoughbys

The Willoughbys is undoubtedly a missed opportunity, but it is one that evokes a modest attempt at crafting a film with love and care

Hillary White 4/23/20 Hillary White 4/23/20

BERLINALE 2020 - The Trouble With Being Born

The Trouble with Being Born is both a familiar but challenging watch

Jakub Flasz 4/23/20 Jakub Flasz 4/23/20

DERSU UZALA: Akira Kurosawa's Allegorical Autobiography

Jakub Flasz looks at Akira Kurosawa’s Dersu Uzala and its sentiments that act as the directors’ allegorical autobiography

Alexander Holmes 4/22/20 Alexander Holmes 4/22/20

The Clone Wars - S7E9: Old Friends Not Forgotten

Perfectly paced action, emotional character interactions and a cinematic palette to boot, it is the quintessential Clone Wars episode

Alexander Holmes 4/22/20 Alexander Holmes 4/22/20

THE BAD SLEEP WELL: The cinematic impact and influence on the Movie Brat Pack of the 1970s

Alexander Holmes takes a look at the cinematic impact and influence of Akira Kurosawa’s The Bad Sleep Well on 1970s auteurs George Lucas, Martin Scorsese, Brian De Palma and Francis Ford Coppola

Guest User 4/21/20 Guest User 4/21/20

Devs

Devs is a brilliantly inventive miniseries that should make one excited about Alex Garland’s future forays into the long-form content world

Jakub Flasz 4/21/20 Jakub Flasz 4/21/20

Zeitgeist of the Decade: Black Films Matter

Jakub Flasz continues his Zeitgeist of the Decade series with a look at the themes, impact and legacy of Black Cinema, why it has often been forgotten and why it matters

Charlie Batista 4/20/20 Charlie Batista 4/20/20

Izaokas (Isaac)

Jurgis Matulevičius is surely a director to look out for in the future whose potential is evident in the shot composure and subject matter

Omar Franini 4/20/20 Omar Franini 4/20/20

IFFR 2020 - Liberté (Freedom)

Liberté is a wild yet fascinating experience

Justin Caunan 4/19/20 Justin Caunan 4/19/20

Better Call Saul - S5E6: Wexler v. Goodman

Better Call Saul has finally lit the fuse as the titular anti-hero starts knocking everything down

Sumer Singh 4/19/20 Sumer Singh 4/19/20

The Murder of Nicole Brown Simpson

This film or any film in Daniel Farrands filmography is neither charming nor technically brilliant.

Pete Wall 4/19/20 Pete Wall 4/19/20

SXSW 2020 - The Dilemma of Desire

Finitzo’s documentary silences the sniggering and compels action

Carson Timar 4/18/20 Carson Timar 4/18/20

Home

Home is a show that leaves an impression, as it tells genuine, emotional stories that feel captivating

Andy Harrison 4/18/20 Andy Harrison 4/18/20

Come to Daddy

Come to Daddy is entertaining and clever with enough pathos and human-driven drama to forgive any of its shortcomings

Carson Timar 4/17/20 Carson Timar 4/17/20

Big Time Adolescence

The most surprising aspect of Big Time Adolescence is easily the acting within it

Jak Luke Sharp 4/17/20 Jak Luke Sharp 4/17/20

CPH:DOX 2020 - We Hold the Line

We Hold the Line brings the frightening attack on the free press from Filipino president Rodrigo Duterte to the forefront in for, mostly, a strong documentary

Sumer Singh 4/17/20 Sumer Singh 4/17/20

IFFR 2020 - Jeedar el sot (All This Victory)

Despite the brilliance in its creative efforts, the lack of the right tools and talent for the technical aspects does All This Victory more harm than good

Andy Harrison 4/16/20 Andy Harrison 4/16/20

Tigertail

An intimate and personal directorial debut feature