drama

DISCO BOY: Not-So-Beau Travail
DISCO BOY: Not-So-Beau Travail

Disco Boy doesn’t quite work, though thanks to some quality craftsmanship and the always-fantastic Franz Rogowski, it does come close.

Sundance Film Festival 2024: BYE BYE, BOWSER, DREAM CREEP & SAY HI AFTER YOU DIE
Sundance Film Festival 2024: BYE BYE, BOWSER, DREAM CREEP & SAY HI AFTER YOU DIE

Kristy Strouse takes on three bold short films, wrapping up this year’s Sundance Film Festival with some horror, some comedy, and some punk rock.

Slamdance Film Festival 2024: All I’ve Got and Then Some
Slamdance Film Festival 2024: ALL I’VE GOT AND THEN SOME

In All I’ve Got and Then Some, Rasheed Stephens brings his own experiences to the big screen to tell a story of passion, dedication, and sacrifice.

GOOD GRIEF: A Cathartic Examination Of The Human Experience
GOOD GRIEF: A Cathartic Examination Of The Human Experience

A multilayered depiction, Good Grief delivers on what its title promises and audiences will find they are richer in experience for it.

Horrific Inquiry: FUNNY GAMES (2007)

Horror films have trained us to expect the final girl, but Funny Games does not acknowledge this hope and desire for survival.

Slamdance Film Festival 2024: Roundtable Interview For DARUMA

At this year’s Slamdance Film Inquiry spoke with the writer, director, and two stars of the film DARUMA.

Sundance Film Festival 2024: PONYBOI, HANDLING THE UNDEAD & GIRLS WILL BE GIRLS
Sundance Film Festival 2024: PONYBOI, HANDLING THE UNDEAD & GIRLS WILL BE GIRLS

With this report of the Sundance Film Festival, I delve into a world of crime, of the dead returning to life, and a true coming-of-age story.

Sundance Film Festival 2024 REPORT 1: A REAL PAIN, THELMA & GOOD ONE
Sundance Film Festival 2024 REPORT 1: A REAL PAIN, THELMA & GOOD ONE

In my first report from Sundance, I’ve got two debuts and a sophomore film from a talented actor. All three tie together in a unique, familial bow.

Slamdance 2024: DARLA IN SPACE Interview With Co-writers/directors Eric Laplante and Susie Moon!
Slamdance Film Festival 2024: DARLA IN SPACE & WELCOME TO THE ENCLAVE

Darla in Space and Welcome to the Enclave are great examples of perfect programming with unexpected narratives. 

Slamdance 2024: Dosh
Slamdance 2024: DOSH

Screening at Slamdance, the short film DOSH focuses on family struggles through the lens of a specific culture and mental health taboos within.

TRAINSPOTTING Criterion Review: Danny Boyle's '90s Masterpiece, Restored In 4K
TRAINSPOTTING Criterion Review: Danny Boyle’s ’90s Masterpiece, Restored In 4K

Criterion’s new 4K Ultra HD Blu-Ray is the best Trainspotting has ever looked and sounded on home video format and is the definitive way of viewing.

SPACKED OUT: Teenage Wasteland

No films better symbolize the livewire energy of this era in Hong Kong filmmaking than those focused on the youth of the region, such as Spacked Out.

INSHALLAH A BOY: A Woman In Trouble

The intense, empathetic storytelling of Inshallah A Boy will keep you emotionally invested up until the very last frame.

HOUSEHOLD SAINTS: The Resurrection Of An Independent Classic
HOUSEHOLD SAINTS: The Resurrection Of An Independent Classic

Household Saints is a strange yet satisfying brew of family drama and spiritual contemplation that deserves the broader audience it has been denied.

A CONFUCIAN CONFUSION: Coupling and Capitalism, Edward Yang-Style
A CONFUCIAN CONFUSION: Coupling and Capitalism, Edward Yang-Style

“A Confucian Confusion” is quintessentially Yang, a needle-sharp satire of life in a city increasingly in the thrall of capitalism.