From Ground Zero Review: Powerful Storytelling
In the anthology film From Ground Zero, Rashid Masharawi gathers 22 Palestinian directors to share moving stories of the situation in Gaza.
Hayao Miyazaki and the Heron: Film Review
Hayao Miyazaki and the Heron is as much an ode to lost collaborators and a confrontation with death as it is a making-of doc to 2023’s The Boy and the Heron.
Squid Game Season 2 Review: Firing on All Cylinders
More daring and brutal than its predecessor, Squid Game Season 2 expertly expands on the story, setting the stage for its final season send-off.
Sonic the Hedgehog 3 Review: Gotta Go Fast
With Sonic the Hedgehog 3, director Jeff Fowler continues his hot streak of giving us the best video game-to-film adaptations ever made.
Arthur Christmas Review: Overlooked Holiday Gem
With its sweet charm, infectious creativity, and surprising insight into changing with the times, Arthur Christmas is an overlooked holiday gem.
Los Frikis Film Review: Going Against the Grain
Tyler Nilson and Michael Schwartz’s Los Frikis is an affecting and beautifully acted coming-of-age story set in early 90s Cuba.
Halloween (1978) Review: The Grandaddy of All Slashers
John Carpenter’s original Halloween (1978) still works as a scary and disturbing piece of work.
Memory Lane Review: Endearing Dutch Road Movie
An elderly Dutch couple takes a trip down memory lane, or rather Western Europe, in this charming comedy drama that earns every second of its final act’s pathos.
The Fog Review: Excellent Atmospheric Horror
As gloomy campfire horror done right, John Carpenter’s The Fog leans on a strong sense of atmosphere and an excellent synth score to amplify our fear of the unknown.
The Thing Review: A Perfect Movie
The Thing is the master of sci-fi and horror at the top of his game. There’s a reason people still love this thing over forty years after its first release.
