Ha-Chan: Shake Your Booty! Movie Review

Nobody puts Haru in the corner in Ha-Chan: Shake Your Booty!, least of all Ha-Chan herself, who learns to let go in this stunning metaphor for grief.
Clarissa Film Review: Mrs Dalloway In Lagos

In Clarissa, Arie and Chuko Esiri move Virginia Woolf’s ‘Mrs Dalloway’ to modern-day Nigeria for a film of memory, regret, and colonialism.
The Liberation Review: Carrie Coon At Her Best

In The Liberation, Carrie Coon delivers a phenomenal performance as a desolate mother eager for the new life that’s been presented to her.
Once Upon a Time in Harlem: Review

50 years since the footage was filmed, Once Upon a Time in Harlem is a must-see account of a single evening with members of the Harlem Renaissance.
Elephants in the Fog Review: A Story of Belonging

Abinash Bikram Shah’s Elephants in the Fog is a compelling thriller about love, loss, and prejudice in a close knit community in Nepal.
Godzilla Minus Zero Review: Roaring Kaiju Chaos

Godzilla Minus Zero is a triumphant follow-up to Minus One, building on its predecessor’s action, visuals, and commentary on postwar Japan.
La Gradiva Film Review: Constant Discovery

Marine Atlan’s miraculous film, La Gradiva, is a modern coming-of-age classic that dares to redefine the well-travelled genre.
The Friend’s House Is Here: Film Review

The Friend’s House Is Here is a clever and charming tale of defiance, made under duress, but with no shortage of confidence and skill.
Cameron Winter At Carnegie Hall Review

The beauty, intimacy and energy of Cameron Winter at Carnegie Hall confirm the generational skills of Winter and director Paul Thomas Anderson.
Artificial Movie Review: Feel the End of Time

Luca Guadagnino’s Artificial is a modern epic dissecting ego, vanity and power in the tech world, anchored by the brilliant Yura Borisov and Andrew Garfield.