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DADDY ISSUES: A Bittersweet and Sexual Coming Of Age
DADDY ISSUES: A Bittersweet & Sexual Coming Of Age

Certainly not perfect but a very interesting watch, Cash’s debut feature film is a well-executed musing on family, sexuality, and the Electra Complex.

PHANTOM THREAD: Stylish, Sumptuous & Quietly Kinky
PHANTOM THREAD: Stylish, Sumptuous & Quietly Kinky

Upon first viewing, Phantom Thread is utterly irresistible, but the dense themes and examinations of inter-character relationships means that it is the rare Anderson effort that will only be upgraded to masterpiece status once it has fully been processed after multiple viewings.

TICKLED: Anatomy Of A Troll
TICKLED: Anatomy Of A Troll

There are no shortage of docs that explore underworlds and subcultures most of us have hardly considered, if we knew they existed at all. These sorts of films, which have been a hallmark of the modern documentary since Salesman and feature subjects as varied as those of Paris is Burning and Murderball, serve both to reveal what is unique about adherents of a particular subculture as well as communicate how they have the same hopes and dreams as everyone else. The new documentary Tickled is no exception, but it flips the idea on its ear.