ClapperCast - Episode 57: Luca, Inside & In the Heights
On this week of ClapperCast, the team reviews a big week of new releases including Luca, Inside, In the Heights & Wish Dragon!
FIRST REFORMED: How Love Can Comfort in a Dying World
In his latest essay, Carson Timar discusses First Reformed as a powerful exploration of love as a coping mechanism
Ponyo, The Conjuring & The Fast and the Furious - Classic ClapperCast June 2021
For the June 2021 edition of Classic ClapperCast the team reviews Ponyo, The Conjuring, and The Fast and the Furious to preview the release of Luca, The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It, and F9!
Infinite
Infinite has moments of mind-bending, reality-breaking action, but the point is lost under a thick layer of unintelligible direction
The Misfits
Turgid times with this ill-suited crew makes for a banal experience
Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway
A fun little romp that, while forgettable, is endearing and entertaining enough to justify its existence
The Uncut Gems Podcast - Episode 21: The Cannonball Run
In this episode of The Uncut Gems Podcast we race across America and discuss The Cannonball Run
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
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
Those Who Wish Me Dead
An acceptable feature, but it does not utilise the merits Sheridan presented in his earlier work
Tribeca 2021: We Need to Do Something
A plethora of horrors, surprises and a whole lot of gore
MAGICK LANTERN CYCLE: Kenneth Anger’s Queer Esoteric Saga
Marking this year’s Pride Month, Nicolo Grasso brings attention to Kenneth Anger and his truly marginalized cinema
The Dry
The Dry feels like a fresh breath of air
The Unspoken Desire of CALL ME BY YOUR NAME
To mark this year’s Pride Month, Carson Timar looks at the fundamental questions permeating Call Me by Your Name
ClapperCast - Episode 56: Our Favorite Films
On this week of ClapperCast, the team recommends and discusses some of their favorite films including Isle of Dogs, Pain and Glory, & Cinema Paradiso!
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
Tribeca 2021: 7 Days
7 Days, much like many other romantic comedies, has its share of cheesy moments and jokes that won’t land with everyone but it is an entertaining watch nonetheless
Tribeca 2021: See For Me
See for Me ultimately proves to be an extremely entertaining and well-made thriller that is as fascinating as it is chilling.
IFFR 2021 - My Name is Francesco Totti
Totti displays the confidence needed to lead his own documentary
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.

