Reviews “Lingua Franca” is a heartfelt tale of love at the fringes of society By: Oluwatayo Adewole Isabel Sandoval directs & stars in a layered story of a woman struggling to live in a hostile world.
Fantasia 2020 Fantasia 2020: “Dinner in America” says ‘fuck ’em all but us’ By: Clint Worthington Adam Rehmeier's punk-rock indie romance takes a while to get out of first gear, but its charming leads are fun to spend time with.
Filmmaker of the Month “Stoker” brought Park Chan-wook to America for a Gothic exercise in style The director's sole English-language film to date is a simmering, occasionally empty exercise in Hitchcockian style.
Fantasia 2020 Fantasia 2020: “Woman of the Photographs” takes the shine off our polished self-images By: Clint Worthington Takeshi Kushida's debut is a heartbreakingly dark love story about confidence and perception.
Fantasia 2020 Fantasia 2020: “Survival Skills” blurs the thin blue line between fiction and reality By: Clint Worthington Quinn Armstrong's debut is a clever riff on '80s police training videos that sneaks in some earnest reflection on domestic violence.
Anniversaries Guitars and gunplay: “Desperado” 25 years later Robert Rodriguez's official arrival on the major-studio film scene remains a riotous, stylish pulp actioner.
Reviews “Fatima” is a timely story of the endless battle between science & belief By: Dorothy Green Marco Pontecorvo directs a thoughtful look at why we often choose faith over fact.
Anniversaries 20 years on, “Bring It On” scores high on spirit and voice Kirsten Dunst and Gabrielle Union's cheerful high-school comedy finds ways to pepper charming rivalry with digs at cultural theft.
Reviews “The Boys” blasts away superhero fatigue in season 2 By: Jon Negroni Amazon's anti-superhero show returns for a more assured sophomore run that gives its broad satire deeper character.
Columns P.S.H. I Love You: Enter the suck zone of 1996’s “Twister” Philip Seymour Hoffman livened up Jan de Bont's 1996 blockbuster -- and probably made Jack Black's career possible.
Fantasia 2020 Fantasia 2020: “Tiny Tim: King for a Day” is a loving portrait in eccentricity By: Gena Radcliffe Johan von Sydow directs a touching, engaging documentary of a true one-of-a-kind performer.
Reviews Lovecraft Country Episode 2 Recap: “Whitey’s On the Moon” By: Gena Radcliffe Atticus & the others learn the secrets of Ardham Lodge in an episode stuffed with enough plot for three episodes.
Reviews “Peninsula” sends the “Train to Busan” series screeching to a halt By: Clint Worthington Silly, goofy, and totally brain-dead, this South Korean zombie flick bears only a passing resemblance to its inventive forebear.
Fantasia 2020 Fantasia 2020: “The Undertaker’s Home” offers modest chills By: Gena Radcliffe Argentina’s haunted house movie has plenty of atmosphere, but feels underwritten.
Reviews “Chemical Hearts” explores the messy beauty of teenage limbo By: Beau North Lili Reinhart beams with bittersweet light in a surprisingly-nuanced teen romance that honors the complicated struggles of adolescence.
Reviews “Lucifer” builds up its black heart in season 5 By: Beau North The fan-favorite show celebrates its second season on Netflix with a stronger sense of self, and a devilish wit.
Reviews “Random Acts of Violence” is dopey, dreary horror By: Matt Cipolla Jay Baruchel's adaptation of the 2010 comic is an ugly attempt at social commentary that lacks irony or emotion.
Filmmaker of the Month Park Chan-wook gets silly but sweet with “I’m a Cyborg, But That’s OK” Park chan-wook breaks up his tales of blood and vengeance with a bittersweet tale of the thin, romantic line between compassion and delusion.
Reviews Star Trek Lower Decks Recap: “Temporal Edict” puts a pin on ‘buffer time’ By: Clint Worthington Boimler's rule-following puts the ship in danger, and Mariner and Ransom compare battle scars on an alien planet.
Reviews “Tesla”‘s flights of fancy match the subject of its illumination By: Scout Tafoya In his latest anti-biopic, Michael Almereyda drenches the life of the famed inventor in layers of enticing artifice.
Columns Criterion Corner: The Complete Films of Agnès Varda One of cinema's greatest pioneers receives a comprehensive, curatorial box set courtesy of The Criterion Collection.