Bad Axe Film Review: Breaking The Silence of Ignorance

David Siev’s Bad Axe is a devastating yet incredibly inspirational documentary depicting a family on the edge of a political and societal revolution.
Seire: LKFF Film Review

Park Kang’s Seire is a chillingly atmospheric thriller that plays on expectation, superstition and explores a fractured psyche.
Wakanda Forever Review: The King is Dead but Black Panther Lives

Wakanda Forever is the best Black Panther sequel it could have been, acting both as a tribute to Boseman and a poignant story about change and rebirth.
One Piece Film: RED (Movie Review): The Most Emotional One Piece Film Yet

One Piece Film: RED is the most emotional of the franchise since Episode of Chopper Plus: Bloom in Winter, Miracle Sakura, and its most visually stunning yet.
Return to Dust (2022) Film Review

Li Ruijin’s Return to Dust is both a poignant love story and an unflinching picture of life in rural China that looks stunning and radiates authenticity.
Lyra (2022) Review: The Fragility of Peacetime

Part eulogy and part call for justice, Alison Millar’s Lyra lets the subject tell her own story, highlighting the injustices of her unanswered death and the ripple it still carries.
Barbarian Film Review: Stay The Night If You Dare

In Barbarian, Zach Cregger ditches his comedy roots and teams up with leads Georgina Campbell and Bill Skarsgård to create one of the most haunting horrors of 2022.
Please Baby Please Review: Campy Pleasures

Please Baby Please is an imaginative and visually entrancing feature by Amanda Kramer, who showcases her directorial playfulness and genre-bending antics in full effect.
Confetti (2022) Film Review

Poignant and emotional, Ann Hu’s Confetti dispels myths about dyslexia in a heartfelt story about a mother’s love and determination to give her daughter the best chance.
Stars at Noon Review: Steamy & Dreamlike

Claire Denis dominates the balance of tenderness and civil restlessness in Stars at Noon, a sweaty and dreamlike political thriller.