Paul Price 10/30/20 Paul Price 10/30/20

AFI Fest 2020: The Father

Zeller’s steady hand at the directing wheel keeps the film focused, especially in the latter half, as the narrative purposefully begins to spin out of control

Kyle Gaffney 10/30/20 Kyle Gaffney 10/30/20

Blood and Money

Perhaps the most distracting elements of Blood and Money come from its comedic moments

Tim Neill 10/30/20 Tim Neill 10/30/20

Clouds

Luckily, Clouds does not devolve into prime inspiration porn

Kyle Gaffney 10/30/20 Kyle Gaffney 10/30/20

LAKE MUNGO: Traditional Ghost Story or Exploration of Grief?

To celebrate the Halloween season, Kyle Gaffney takes an analytical look at Lake Mungo as an allegory for the grieving process.

Jakub Flasz 10/29/20 Jakub Flasz 10/29/20

THE CABINET OF DR. CALIGARI: A Century Of Influence, With A Twist

To celebrate Halloween, Jakub Flasz in his essay examines the lasting legacy left by the 1920 classic The Cabinet Of Dr. Caligari

Kyle Krieghbaum 10/28/20 Kyle Krieghbaum 10/28/20

The War with Grandpa

Not the worst film that has been released in 2020, but it just might be the laziest

Jakub Flasz 10/28/20 Jakub Flasz 10/28/20

CHILD’S PLAY: Persistent Hitchcockian Effectiveness

To celebrate the Halloween season, Jakub Flasz in his latest essay delves into the mechanics of suspense in Child’s Play and examines its Hitchcockian roots.

Jakub Flasz 10/27/20 Jakub Flasz 10/27/20

JAWS THE REVENGE: A Cult-less Classic?

On the occasion of the Halloween season, Jakub Flasz ponders if JAWS: THE REVENGE is a classic or just a terrible film.

Guest User 10/26/20 Guest User 10/26/20

ClapperCast - Episode 24: The Trial of Chicago 7, The Wolf of Snow Hollow, and The Forty Year Old Version

On Episode 24 of ClapperCast, the team discuss Aaron Sorkin’s sophomore effort The Trial of Chicago 7, Jim Cumming’s The Wolf of Snow Hollow, and Radha Blank’s The Forty Year Old Version

George Lewis 10/26/20 George Lewis 10/26/20

Chuko Esiri and Arie Esiri: “The more I discovered my roots the more I fell in love once more with the place of my birth”

George Lewis talks to Chuko Esiri and Arie Esiri about heritage, shooting on 16mm, London Film Festival and the duos latest film Eyimofe (This Is My Desire)

Jakub Flasz 10/26/20 Jakub Flasz 10/26/20

LFF 2020: African Apocalypse

One can only hope that African Apocalypse will be counted among heralds of an impending reckoning with the past

Chiara Agudelo Lenhard 10/26/20 Chiara Agudelo Lenhard 10/26/20

Every Time I Die

Every Time I Die serves as a thought provokingly interesting film

Jak Luke Sharp 10/26/20 Jak Luke Sharp 10/26/20

VIFF 2020: Chained

Chained lacks subtlety

Carson Timar 10/26/20 Carson Timar 10/26/20

AFI FEST 2020: My Donkey, My Lover & I

My Donkey, My Lover, and I is far from revolutionary but is a perfectly strong romantic comedy

Carson Timar 10/25/20 Carson Timar 10/25/20

CIFF 2020: Sylvie’s Love

Sylvie’s Love is a highly stylistic love story that overall works quite beautifully

Jak Luke Sharp 10/24/20 Jak Luke Sharp 10/24/20

LFF 2020: New Order

The level of craft that is involved here continuously impresses

Jak Luke Sharp 10/24/20 Jak Luke Sharp 10/24/20

GRIMMFEST 2020: Fried Barry

Fried Barry is the embodiment of chaos in the best sense of the word

Carson Timar 10/24/20 Carson Timar 10/24/20

CIFF 2020: Summer of 85

Summer of 85 is a charming look at adolescence and the pain that can naturally occur over one summer

Guest User 10/24/20 Guest User 10/24/20

ClapperCast - Episode 23: TIFF Global Roundtable (reviews)

On this special episode of ClapperCast, the team - joined by LV Taylor and Ricardo Gallegos - take a look at Toronto International Film Festival and celebrate the terrific films on show

Oliver Swift 10/23/20 Oliver Swift 10/23/20

The Queen's Gambit

A Netflix original limited series worth keeping an eye on