drama

Toronto International Film Festival 2019: All About Almódovar In PAIN AND GLORY
TIFF 2019: All About Almódovar In PAIN AND GLORY

Above all, Pedro Almódovar’s latest film Pain and Glory is a semi-autobiographical trilogy and a love letter to cinema.

DON'T LET GO: Time Travel Thriller Loses Its Way
DON’T LET GO: Time Travel Thriller Loses Its Way

Don’t Let Go sounds clever and mystical, but it’s a time-consuming thriller with alluring configuration and very little payoff.

I Trapped the Devil ultimately has just enough meat on its bones to stick with viewers willing to plunge into its grim, nightmarish world.
I TRAPPED THE DEVIL: Faith, Family & The Demon In The Basement

I Trapped the Devil ultimately has just enough meat on its bones to stick with viewers willing to plunge into its grim, nightmarish world.

TIFF 2019: Céline Sciamma's dreamy riff on female gaze in PORTRAIT OF A LADY ON FIRE
TIFF 2019: PORTRAIT OF A LADY ON FIRE: Céline Sciamma’s Dreamy Riff On Female Gaze

Céline Sciamma’s tender masterpiece paints a portrait of visual poetry, of what happens when art intersects with love for a fragment of time.

20 Years On: The Complicated Legacy of BOYS DON'T CRY
20 Years On: The Complicated Legacy Of BOYS DON’T CRY

Boys Don’t Cry celebrates its 20th anniversary this year. Emily Wheeler examines its difficult past and troubling legacy

CinéfestOZ Film Festival 2019 Review: JUDY & PUNCH
CinéfestOZ Film Festival 2019: JUDY & PUNCH

Mirrah Foulkes’ folk tale of misogyny in the Middle Ages, Judy & Punch, is sometimes mischievous and sometimes utterly volatile, but never formulaic.

TITANS (S2E1): A Bumpy But Promising Continuation For DC’s Young Heroes
TITANS (S2E1) “Trigon”: A Bumpy But Promising Continuation For DC’s Young Heroes

Season 2 of Titans starts off on a messy but promising foot that does more to excite fans for future episodes than work as a spectacular conclusion for its previous arc.

Venice International Film Festival 2019: THE TRUTH (LA VÉRITÉ)
Venice Film Festival 2019: THE TRUTH (LA VÉRITÉ)

Despite excellent performances from Binoche and Deneuve, Koreeda’s The Truth is rather more conventionally dull.

TIFF REVIEW: THE GOLDFINCH Fails Donna Tartt
TIFF 2019: THE GOLDFINCH Fails Donna Tartt

John Crowley’s adaptation of The Goldfinch lets down its source material and is, above it all, limp Oscar-bait.

47 METERS DOWN: UNCAGED: Throw This One Back
47 METERS DOWN: UNCAGED: Throw This One Back

Between a disorganized format, poor storytelling choices, and novice performances, we condemn 47 Meters Down: Uncaged to the chum bucket.

Venice International Film Festival 2019: PELIKANBLUT
Venice Film Festival 2019: PELIKANBLUT

Katrin Gebbe’s Pelikanblut is a balance of dramatically written material and an underbelly of deliciously spooky horror.

Venice International Film Festival 2019: THE KING
Venice Film Festival 2019: THE KING

The King may not be Michôd’s best by any means, but with strong performances and cinematography, it’s a strong effort nonetheless.

Venice Film Festival 2019: ABOUT ENDLESSNESS
Venice Film Festival 2019: ABOUT ENDLESSNESS

Om det oändliga (About Endlessness) can be painfully slow at times, but it is superbly captured with a truly delightful aesthetic. 

MONOS: A Hypnotic Look At Guerrilla Warfare
MONOS: A Hypnotic Look At Guerrilla Warfare

Monos isn’t simply a film you watch, it’s an unflinching descent into chaos in the best way possible, haunting you long after the film has ended.

Venice International Film Festival 2019: ADULTS IN THE ROOM
Venice Film Festival 2019: ADULTS IN THE ROOM

Adults In The Room is a hard sell, failing to deliver an intriguing narrative despite being about the political cunning behind the Greek financial bailout.