Written by Michael Clawson 60/100 Steamy and improbable, The Voyeurs is Brian De Palma for late Gen Z-ers. An erotic thriller with a silky indie pop soundtrack and twists so far-fetched and silly that they border on camp, the movie … Continue reading.
Milk
Written by Jeff Sparks 80/100 Milk is an early short film from Andrea Arnold, that features a scarce performance from Lynda Steadman. It follows Steadman as Hetty, a woman expecting to give birth to her first child. Milk shows us … Continue reading.
La Ronde
Written by Michael Clawson 80/100 “Oh you naughty champagne. The things you made me do.” Whew! The thirst levels in this movie are off the charts. Sometimes literally, as when at least two different characters are so riled up with … Continue reading.
West Side Story (2021)
Written by Anna Harrison 95/100 A “West Side Story” remake, even from a director such as Steven Spielberg, seemed an ill-advised undertaking when it was first announced. Why tamper with something that, while certainly problematic, was widely considered an untouchable … Continue reading.
The Beatles: Get Back
Written by Alexander Reams 85/100 There are two types of people in this world, those who acknowledge The Beatles as not only one of the most influential bands, but one of the (objectively) best rock bands of all time, and … Continue reading.
HCAF 2021 Review: Since You Arrived, My Heart Stopped Belonging To Me
Written by Raúl Mendoza 97/100 Throughout my long debate with myself on what exactly I want my first review for the site to be, I kept asking myself what speaks more to me as a person but the various identities … Continue reading.
Episode 123: Chloé Zhao: Eternals / Songs My Brothers Taught Me
“I often feel like an outsider wherever I go, so I'm always attracted to stories about identity and the meaning of home.”Chloé Zhao, Director of Eternals and Songs My Brothers Taught Me Links: Apple Podcasts | Castbox | Deezer | … Continue reading.
Tribeca 2021 Film Festival Review: Italian Studies
Written by Taylor Baker 70/100 “Does memory even matter?” An impulsive saturnine film that follows Vanessa Kirby as she billows around New York City for an unclear amount of time in an amnesiac fugue state. The non-linear timeline of the … Continue reading.
Adrienne
Written by Michael Clawson Not Rated/100 Andy Ostroy’s Adrienne is a loving documentary portrait of Adrienne Shelly, the supremely magnetic, instantly recognizable actress and filmmaker who rose to indie stardom in the early ‘90s, but had her life tragically, horrifically … Continue reading.
Old School Kung Fu Festival: Joseph Kuo Retrospective
Written by Patrick Hao Joseph Kuo is the Roger Corman of kung fu cinema. He did not have the backing of a major studio like Shaw Brothers or Golden Harvest. He was not even making movies in Hong Kong. Rather, … Continue reading.









