2020s
Ultimately it can’t sustain moments in the same way as the likes of Inside Out, but it’s certainly worth investing time into.
There is much to enjoy about Tragic Jungle, but in the end, one is left hungry for something more than what the film actually is.
There is a cathartic experience Shithouse lends to its audience, a character study not so much in the characters themselves but character of emotions.
The Truffle Hunters provides a unique view into a world and an industry many have little knowledge and understanding of, delivered with heart and passion.
Mike Flanagan’s The Haunting of Bly Manor once again sees him revisiting an old horror text as a roadmap to explore human emotions.
Anchored by Katherine Langford in her best performance yet, Spontaneous will turn heads, churn hearts, and best-case scenario, blow you away.
Daryl MacDonald covered Mogul Mowgli as part of the 2020 London Film Festival, which features Riz Ahmed in his most personal role yet.
The result is a bit of a mixed bag; the movie does indeed scream Clive Barker, but on the other hand, the new stories aren’t really that interesting.
With Hong at his most delightfully Rohmer-esque and Kim at her most effortlessly charming, The Woman Who Ran showcases humanity at its most authentic.
Though dauntingly ambitious on paper, Unpregnant grounds itself in sincerity and provides laughs in spades while remaining genuine and respectful.
Antebellum, for all it promises, fails on several levels to ever come full circle in its intent while only worrying about a failed twist ending.
What Pen15 has done is pave the way for more nuanced Asian or Asian-American-centered stories to be normalized onscreen.
Pieces of a is nevertheless chock-full of indelible moments; ones that help you ride out its harsher sequences with earnest warmth and genuine care.
Deep down, what Possessor offers isn’t just violence and shock value, but has real ideas about identity and capitalism.
In spite of its cutesy title, Herb Alpert Is… does attempt to flesh out the multi-faceted extent of his talents: then and now.