Andrew Garfield

TIFF 2024: Conclave and We Live in Time
TIFF 2024: Conclave and We Live in Time

Conclave and We Live in Time are prime examples of solid filmmaking, that will likely be successful regardless of what accolades they end up garnering.

tick, tick...Boom! Trailer
tick, tick…Boom! Trailer

On the cusp of his 30th birthday, a promising young theater composer navigates love, friendship and the pressures of life as an artist in New York City.

THE EYES OF TAMMY FAYE Trailer
THE EYES OF TAMMY FAYE Trailer

Tammy Faye Bakker and her husband, Jim, rise from humble beginnings to create the world’s largest religious broadcasting network and theme park.

Mainstream Trailer
MAINSTREAM Trailer

A young woman finds a path to internet stardom when she starts making videos with a charismatic stranger.

MAINSTREAM: Vapidly Denouncing Vapidity
MAINSTREAM: Vapidly Denouncing Vapidity

Mainstream hardly qualifies as a satisfactory, much less intelligent response to the media-saturated simulacra it lounges very comfortably within.

How UNDER THE SILVER LAKE Unearths The Male Sleaze Of The Film Noir
How UNDER THE SILVER LAKE Unearths The Male Sleaze Of The Film Noir

For a movie that supposedly criticizes what it portrays and updates the film noir for 2019 and , Under the Silver Lake comes up embarrassingly short.

UNDER THE SILVER LAKE: A Mesmerizing Mixed Bag
UNDER THE SILVER LAKE: A Mesmerizing Mixed Bag

While a bit rough around the edges, Under the Silver Lake is one of those films that you’ll be lucky to experience even in light of its flaws, and stands as an astounding sophomore effort.

SILENCE: Martin Scorsese's Intimate Epic Is A Monumental Achievement
SILENCE: Martin Scorsese’s Intimate Epic Is A Breathtaking Achievement

Martin Scorsese’s Silence begins with a dark, blank screen, with only the gentle humming of cicadas heard on all sides. It then immediately opens up to an overcast shot overlooking the banks of a river, where numerous people are being strung up and tortured. Such a peaceful moment undercut by extreme violence is very much an indication of what’s to come.

HACKSAW RIDGE: A Film Of Contrasts That Seamlessly Works
HACKSAW RIDGE: A Film Of Contrasts That Seamlessly Works

What helps to distinguish Hacksaw Ridge is that, at its core, it is a film that attempts to combine the seemingly contradictory qualities of pacifism and the violence associated with patriotism.

THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN 2: Never Mind The Haters, Here’s A Positive Review

For anyone who hasn’t noticed yet, The Amazing Spider-Man 2 is getting destroyed by critics.It’s currently got a 54 percent on Rotten Tomatoes. Not only is that nearly 20 points down from the first installment, it’s less than the critically reviled Spider-Man 3 or X-Men:

THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN 2 Is Pretty, but Xenophobic and Cliché

Last night I attended the Australian premiere of The Amazing Spider-Man 2, and because it won’t be released in the US for another two weeks, I had to hand in my phone. My phone’s my only way of telling the time, and during the movie, I constantly felt like grabbing for my phone to check how late it was. The movie felt like it was taking forever.