2019
Although uneven, Always in Season is hugely effective in raising awareness and provoking discussion around racial injustice.
The disappointment when Cargo turns out to regurgitate the messages of a Hollywood production despite the unique style can’t be understated.
Beyond a creative design and trailer, Killer Sofa is an idea that may have been conceived and executed foolheartedly.
Corporate Animals by no means breaks the horror/comedy mold, but there’s some laughs to be had.
Brilliantly utlizing animation and storytelling, Undone is unquestionably one of the best TV series of 2019.
Although beautifully crafted, Théo Court‘s Blanco en Blanco is let down by the lack of restraint and direction.
Marriage Story is amongst Noah Baumbach’s finest works; it is sympathetic and charming, while containing some career-best performances by Scarlett Johansson and Adam Driver.
An interesting, esperimental short film, The Flying Fish explores the more surreal realms of our existence that lights and cameras alone struggle to conjure up alone.
Simple Women makes for an interesting examination of false effigies and washed-up idols and one thing’s for sure, the two women in focus are most certainly anything but simple.
With standout and nuanced performances, Villains is one of the funniest horror films you will see in quite some time.
Unfortunately, Tall Girl takes the typical high school movie beats and fails to do much with them.
Pietro Marcello’s soaring melodrama, Martin Eden, is a sinking portrait of an unravelling autodidact writer in Naples—tragic and beautiful all the same.
Ne Zha might not be the best animated film of the year, but China is getting awfully close in competing against Hollywood’s animated offerings.
Come for the car races in Ford v Ferrari, and some fine performances by Matt Damon and Christian Bale, but don’t expect to take too much away from it.