Bad Living (Mal Viver) Rio Film Review
Bad Living is a bleak family portrait framed in loneliness and despair, where a family of women find themselves in complete isolation yet constantly drawn to each other’s misery in the vast hotel they run.
How to Have Sex Film Review: Uncomfortably Familiar
Exploring consent, adulthood, and party culture, How to Have Sex does exactly what its title sets out to do: show us the difference between sex and rape.
Four Daughters: LFF Film Review
Four Daughters delivers its powerful and timely story with a brilliant use of the documentary form at its best.
The Holdovers Review: A Complete Joy from Start to Finish
Featuring a winning trio of actors all giving scintillating performances, The Holdovers marks a stunning return to form for Alexander Payne.
The Taste of Things (The Pot Au Feu): Film Review
Starring Juliette Binoche and Benoît Magimel, Tran Anh Hung’s The Taste of Things (The Pot Au Feu) is a French foodie period drama that is simply magnifique.
Janet Planet Review: Complex & Gripping
Annie Baker’s directorial debut, Janet Planet, is a lovely and delicate portrait of the co-dependency between a mother and a daughter.
Daaaaaali!: LFF Film Review
Daaaaaali! is sublimely nonsensical fun, not at all to be taken seriously, yet with some clever commentary at play too.
Late Night with the Devil Review: Must-see Horror
Late Night with the Devil recounts the events of Halloween 1977 when a talk show host aims to put on the most memorable and sinister TV event in history.
Smoke Sauna Sisterhood: Film Review
Anna Hints’ Smoke Sauna Sisterhood is a quietly engrossing documentary that tells the stories of several women in the darkness of an isolated sauna.
All of Us Strangers Film Review: Scott is Superb
All of Us Strangers, Andrew Haigh’s intimate gay romance within a metaphysical drama, is perfect.