Film Reviews
The Card Counter, the latest film from writer/director Paul Schrader, is very much a companion piece to his earlier, existentialist efforts.
Kristy Strouse shares her first report with three films from Toronto International Film Festival, all female and directorial debuts.
In the latest report from TIFF 2021, Wilson Kwong looks at solid examples of creative storytelling with All My Puny Sorrows and Kicking Blood.
Sion Sono’s English-language debut stars Nicholas Cage as a criminal forced to track down the granddaughter of an Old West-meets-Mad Max warlord.
Despite a rather disappointing third act, Last Night in Soho still manages to be an engaging cinematic experience thanks to its impressive technical and performative entities.
A bloodbath cleverly executed through its gore, narrative and technical execution, Malignant is the horror film of the year, one that promises a terrifying and demented edge-of-your-seat experience from start to finish.
The Wheel, Steve Pink’s latest directorial venture, sees him zeroing in on a young couple and their messy, crumbling marriage.
Céline Sciamma’s Petite Maman follows a young girl exploring her mother’s childhood home and finding another girl in the surrounding woods.
The debut feature from Swiss filmmaker Andreas Fontana, Azor is a sophisticated and sinister thriller suffused with a lasting feeling of unease.
It Takes Three is an interesting update to the classic teen romantic comedy that finds its strength by diving deep inside every character.
Alex Lines is here with his report from this year’s CinefestOz Film Festival.
Rafaela Sales Ross’ coverage of the 2021 Venice Film Festival commences with a look at Harry Wootliff’s True Things.
American Sausage Standoff is a with a memorable visual style and strong performances, but the humor never takes centerstage.
We Need to Do Something is a cringeworthy experience providing audiences a graphic examination of abuse coupled with the intricate craftsmanship of horror.
With career performances, Raging Fire hits all the right notes in this orchestral masterpiece of Hong Kong action cinema.