New Zealand comedy-drama ‘Millie Lies Low’ explores the protagonist's quest for validation, and sits in cringey, strange truths with simplicity, tenderness, and skill.…
« read »Advertisements The Cow has the makings of a good movie – a deeply interesting idea, a capable cast helmed by the great Winona Ryder, a stellar score, and a creepily sunny ambience that works toward building up the plot’s premise. But watching…
« read »'Soft & Quiet' is insistent and endless, playing out almost in real time and tracking the events through unsteady, shaky, spinning handheld shots.…
« read »'Jethica’ is a darkly comedic tale of a ghostly stalker, and somewhat lags in pacing but finds beauty in its barren expanses.…
« read »A tense but often laugh-out-loud-funny watch, 'Honk For Jesus. Save Your Soul.' frequently nails a level of satire that few American comedies dare to attempt.…
« read »'Emily the Criminal' criticizes capitalism in this gritty thriller starring Aubrey Plaza.…
« read »This slow-burn gem tells a ravishing, immediate story of American tensions thanks to a masterful lead performance from Thandiwe Newton.…
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« read »A witty, marvelous achievement in subversion that forges spine-tingling new paths.…
« read »Advertisements Noble intentions abound in this taut, heartfelt retelling of a bombastic event drenched in troubling implications for our society’s current state of affairs. It’s a real-life story both well-suited to cinematic adaptation and bristling with relevance on various fronts — in…
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