Trouble Every Day Review: Claire Denis’ Vampirism
Claire Denis strips back the mythology of vampirism to its most primal and human in Trouble Every Day.
Boys Go To Jupiter Review: Surreal wisdom
A young gig worker comes of age in the wonderfully surreal Boys Go To Jupiter as he runs into odd customers and odder extraterrestrials.
Leibniz – Chronicle of a Lost Painting Review
Edgar Reitz and Anatol Schuster’s Leibniz – Chronicle of a Lost Painting is a thought-provoking yet playful examination of the emotional power of art.
Running Point (Netflix) Review: A Slam Dunk
Running Point is a comedic gem exploring ambitious women in the workplace, dysfunctional family and power dynamics, and a bold new twist on the underdog story.
Beau Travail Film Review: Reproving Repression
Claire Denis gracefully dismantles toxic masculinity, war, and repression in her film Beau Travail, which features one of the most effective endings of all time.
Ari Film Review: A Dissection of Empathy
Léonor Serraille’s Ari lets us tag along with the titular character as he experiences life and comes into himself through human connection.
The Thing With Feathers Review: Haunting & Healing
Dylan Southern’s The Thing With Feathers is an imperfect yet viscerally affecting movie; a film that’s meant to be felt, not understood, and that will stay with you for a long time.
Zero Day Review: Poignant Political Thriller
Chaos, politics, and cyber attacks: Netflix series Zero Day delivers it all in a political thriller that is more similar to our world than we might want to admit.
Magic Farm Review: Not What You Think It’s About
With stunning visual style, hilarious dynamics and a twist that will hit you at the very end, Magic Farm is an irresistible gem from writer-director Amalia Ulman.
Blue Moon Review: Hawke Shines in Layered Biopic
Ethan Hawke is superb as lyricist Lorenz Hart in Richard Linklater’s Blue Moon, the claustrophobic character study of an unhappy, delusional, self-aware artist.