Kyle Gaffney 10/21/20 Kyle Gaffney 10/21/20

LFF 2020: Possessor

Brandon Cronenberg writes and directs an intriguing deep dive into the ideas of identity and the self

Jakub Flasz 10/21/20 Jakub Flasz 10/21/20

LFF 2020: Ammonite

Ammonite is not the wholly original roar of filmmaking prowess it needs to be, but an ersatz of one.

Jak Luke Sharp 10/21/20 Jak Luke Sharp 10/21/20

VIFF 2020: Events Transpiring Before, During, and After a High School Basketball Game

A wonderfully intimate and gleefully brooding pot of a character study

Kyle Gaffney 10/21/20 Kyle Gaffney 10/21/20

Borat Subsequent Moviefilm: Delivery of Prodigious Bribe to American Regime for Make Benefit Once Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan

Borat Subsequent Moviefilm is unable to reach the same heights as the original

Carson Timar 10/21/20 Carson Timar 10/21/20

AFI FEST 2020: New Order

New Order comes close to reaching masterpiece level with its impressive blend of style and substance

George Lewis 10/20/20 George Lewis 10/20/20

LFF 2020: Bad Tales

Even if Bad Tales doesn’t fulfil its potential, the atmosphere created is alluring throughout

Omar Franini 10/20/20 Omar Franini 10/20/20

MFF 2020: Minari

Minari is flawless in every respect

Kyle Krieghbaum 10/20/20 Kyle Krieghbaum 10/20/20

HIFF 2020: Nine Days

Nine Days is something that everybody needs to experience at some point

Carson Timar 10/20/20 Carson Timar 10/20/20

AFI FEST 2020: Really Love

Really Love might not reinvent the romance genre but is an undeniably strong outing for the genre

George Lewis 10/19/20 George Lewis 10/19/20

LFF 2020: One Man and His Shoes

Akin to a game of basketball, One Man and His Shoes is frantic and enjoyable

Alina Faulds 10/19/20 Alina Faulds 10/19/20

LFF 2020: Lovers Rock

Lovers Rock is so culturally Caribbean that West Indians will feel like they’re back on their islands without a care in the world

Kyle Gaffney 10/19/20 Kyle Gaffney 10/19/20

LFF2020 - Another Round

Another Round is a masterfully made film in every regard

Kyle Gaffney 10/19/20 Kyle Gaffney 10/19/20

LFF 2020: Rose - A Love Story

Rose - A Love Story can never quite find the balance needed to deliver the tone it aims for

Jak Luke Sharp 10/19/20 Jak Luke Sharp 10/19/20

VIFF 2020: Last and First Men

Jóhannsson's directorial debut is nothing short of magnificent within the realm of experimental cinema

Oliver Swift 10/19/20 Oliver Swift 10/19/20

NIGHTSTREAM 2020: 32 Malasaña Street

32 Malasaña Street has a lot of solid punches to throw

Oliver Swift 10/19/20 Oliver Swift 10/19/20

SQIFF 2020: Scream, Queen! My Nightmare on Elm Street

A consistent and thoroughly rewarding documentary

Alina Faulds 10/19/20 Alina Faulds 10/19/20

NYFF 2020: Red, White and Blue

Steve McQueen gives the audience the opportunity to question their views of policing and what it would actually take to change the system

Oliver Swift 10/19/20 Oliver Swift 10/19/20

LFF 2020: Supernova

Macqueen proves himself a competent director

Jak Luke Sharp 10/19/20 Jak Luke Sharp 10/19/20

LFF 2020: Ultraviolence

Ken Fero's Ultraviolence could not have arrived at a more poignant and relevant time

Alina Faulds 10/19/20 Alina Faulds 10/19/20

Lady Usher

Lady Usher proves itself to be a thrilling mystery