2022

New York Film Festival 2022: A COUPLE, SHOWING UP
New York Film Festival 2022: A COUPLE, SHOWING UP

From NYFF, Lee Jutton reviews A Couple and Showing Up, the latest films from Frederick Wiseman and Kelly Reichardt.

NYFF 2022: TÁR
New York Film Festival 2022: TÁR

From pensive and meditative to egotistically powerful, Todd Field’s Tár is a film for the senses.

Femme Filmmakers Festival 2022: Competition Shorts, Days 4–6
Femme Filmmakers Festival 2022: Competition Shorts, Days 4–6

Femme Filmmakers Festival 2022 is in its seventh year, run by Filmotomy and partnering with MUBI, In Their Own League, and InSession Film.

New York Film Festival 2022: CORSAGE
New York Film Festival 2022: CORSAGE

Marie Kreutzer’s new cinematic depiction of the life of the Empress, Corsage, is a punk rock rebel yell: angry, energetic, and intensely enjoyable.

TO LESLIE: The Humanity In Addiction
TO LESLIE: The Humanity In Addiction

While it doesn’t reinvent the wheel, To Leslie is anchored by an incredible performance from Andrea Riseborough and confident direction of Michael Morris.

NYFF 2022: ALL THAT BREATHES
New York Film Festival 2022: ALL THAT BREATHES

All That Breathes captures the noble effort to save the Black Kites, transforming from a humanitarian venture to a broad-scale look.

THE MUNSTERS: Rob Zombie Returns To Spook Audiences This Halloween
THE MUNSTERS: Rob Zombie Returns To Spook Audiences This Halloween

Rob Zombie’s The Munsters is endearing, and even if you never grew up on the series, the film retains a ghoulishly wholesome energy.

HELLRAISER: A Gorgeously Gooey Entry
HELLRAISER: A Gorgeously Gooey Entry

Director David Bruckner blends the bombast of Hellraiser into today’s horror mode of choice for Hulu’s 2022 reboot of the franchise.

NYFF 2022: EO
New York Film Festival 2022: EO

At times a deeply moving portrait of our treatment of animals, while other times a sense of existential realism, EO proves itself to be full of heart.

PIGGY: A Meaty Horror
PIGGY: A Meaty Horror

With an awareness of its own ideas on self preservation and survival, Piggy excels.

SICK OF MYSELF: Perfecting The Art Of Self-Destruction
SICK OF MYSELF: Perfecting The Art Of Self-Destruction

Sick of Myself is a deranged and delightfully cynical work of art that proves attention-seeking for the sake of fame always comes at a much higher cost.

BLONDE: Biopic Of The Male Gaze
BLONDE: Biopic Of The Male Gaze

Blonde has and will continue to infuriate audiences, yet is a film that can be studied for not only the continued dominating male gaze, but for the need of women to tell women’s stories.

THE JUSTICE OF BUNNY KING: The Undeterred Spirit Of Motherhood
THE JUSTICE OF BUNNY KING: The Undeterred Spirit Of Motherhood

The Justice of Bunny King presents audiences with a mesmerizing character study on the undeterred spirit of motherhood.

Femme Filmmakers Festival 2022: Competition Shorts, Days 1–3
Femme Filmmakers Festival 2022: Competition Shorts, Days 1–3

Femme Filmmakers Festival 2022 and its short film contest is run by Filmotomy, partnering with MUBI, In Their Own League, and InSession Film.

CATHERINE CALLED BIRDY: What It Feels Like For A Girl
CATHERINE CALLED BIRDY: What It Feels Like For A Girl

A giddy glimpse at medieval girlhood that isn’t without substantial emotional weight, it is a fun film that the entire family can enjoy.