The Spiral (L’Estranea) Review: Mommy Dearest!
Paolo Strippoli’s The Spiral cements his place as the rising Italian filmmaker to watch with this latest gory, psychological and moral labyrinth.
Big Little Things: Venice Film Review
With Big Little Things, Michelle Zhou tells a dour and bittersweet lesbian coming-out story that happened in northeastern China during COVID.
Woman Unknown Film Review: Cost of Complicity
May el-Toukhy’s Woman Unknown serves as a masterclass in complex, unlikeable female characters and unabashedly fearless storytelling.
Look Back (Koreeda) Review: Manga Comes Alive
Hirokazu Koreeda brings a human element to Look Back, a poignant story about growing up, artistic creation and grief that feels like a manga coming alive.
No Paradise If You Are Killed By A Woman Review
No Paradise If You Are Killed By a Woman is a gritty, propulsive thriller that blends riveting action with a grounded exploration of war and its impacts.
Oasis: Don’t Look Back in Anger Film Review
In Oasis: Don’t Look Back in Anger, Liam and Noel Gallagher put their differences aside in a compelling study of forgiveness.
15/18 (A Place to Heal) Review: Intimate Drama
15/18 (A Place to Heal) offers a raw, authentic insight into the social issues that plague today’s younger generation, told through a deeply empathetic lens.
Wild Horse Nine Review: Funniest Heartbreak of The Year
Martin McDonagh’s Wild Horse Nine is a hilarious, emotional, timely story that uses one unbreakable friendship to explore countless fun ideas.
Bucking Fastard Review: Mara Sisters Soar
Werner Herzog’s latest ambitious cinematic feat, Bucking Fastard, allows Rooney and Kate Mara to deliver a once-in-a-lifetime performance.
Ink Film Review: ‘The Sun’ Rises and We All Go Down
Jack O’Connell and Guy Pearce are superb in Danny Boyle’s Ink, a gripping, exhilarating, appropriately bleak thriller that uses the past to warn us about the present.