Cold Pursuit (2019)
Cold Pursuit puts a darkly comic spin on the time-honoured Liam Neeson revenge movie.
Eighth Grade Explore Awkwardness in the Social Media Generation
While Eighth Grade is a reminder that I don’t want to relive eighth grade, its success will hopefully herald more genuinely contemporary coming-of-age films.
Vice Makes Political Corruption Fun
Vice makes contemporary politics fun and funny while underlining its monstrous corruption.
The Family-Friendly Films of the ‘80s Are Alive in Bumblebee
Bumblebee eschews the Escherian excess and all-out warfare of Michael Bay’s films for clean compositions and comparative spatial clarity.
Boy Erased (2018)
Boy Erased avoids the bombast and dramatisation that might be expected from its subject matter, instead opting for modest authenticity.
BIFF: Hotel by the River (2018)
Hotel by the River is a slight, but interesting experiment for Hong Sang-soo aficionados.
Brothers’ Nest (2018)
Brothers’ Nest takes the scepticism underneath Kenny and allows it to fester and overtake the film.
Don’t Worry, He Won’t Get Far on Foot (2018)
Gus Van Sant’s latest, a modest biopic of cartoonist John Callahan, casually avoids biopic and addiction story tropes.
First Man (2018)
It’s safe to say that a new Damien Chazelle feature is going to be one of my most anticipated films of the year. Unfortunately, First Man falls short of perfect.
Mary and the Witch’s Flower (2017)
Mary and the Witch’s Flower has a comforting familiarity, as though recalling the feeling of rewatching your favourite Ghibli film for the umpteenth time.
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