Paradise is Burning (2024) Film Review
Mixing family drama and a touch of the surreal to great effect, Paradise is Burning is one of the most moving films of the year.
Sunlight Film Review: Introspective Dark Comedy
Sunlight is a hilariously dark comedy that uses humour and self-awareness to navigate issues of identity, mental health, and family dysfunction.
Lilies Not For Me Review: Heartbreaking History
Lilies Not For Me is a gut-wrenching drama that revisits a neglected, dark period in queer history through the hazy lens of a complex love triangle.
Strange Darling Review: Transfixing Thriller
JT Mollner’s Strange Darling has unnerving twists and turns, exquisite cinematography, and a star making turn from Willa Fitzgerald.
Lore Film Review: Crafty & Original Anthology
Lore stands proudly on the foundation of classic horror films, but moves beyond them to encapsulate a new space, making its own waves in the horror world.
Daughters Review: One of 2024’s Best Docs
Daughters (2024) taps into the notions of family and long-term change under the oppression of the American prison industrial complex.
Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In Film Review
Soi Cheang creates a new style of gravity-defying action in his latest movie, Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In, the first part in a planned trilogy.
Damnation Review: Frighteningly Fatalistic
Damnation is a pivotal film in Béla Tarr’s filmography, a sensationally shot work that represents one of the earliest examples of the filmmaker’s austere and unique style.
Moving Review: Singular Coming of Age Drama
Moving, Shinji Sōmai’s poetic film about a family going through a divorce, is a prime example of the late director’s talent at portraying adolescence on screen.
Ababouiné Fantasia Review: Forcier’s Welcomed Return
In Ababouiné, André Forcier takes down the politics of the Maurice Duplessis era through a darkly comic lens and paves a new way forward.
