Written by Michael Clawson 80/100 Giuseppe De Santis’ Bitter Rice is two great movies woven together for the price of one. The first is a richly detailed neorealist account of seasonal rice-field workers in Northern Italy, and the second, a … Continue reading.
Written by Patrick Hao 65/100 The only voice in The Musician is through the kamancheh, a traditional Persian string instrument. For a film of 14-minutes long, it necessitates itself to be told through montage, especially for a film with these … Continue reading.
Written by Taylor Baker 80/100 Few director's filmographies are quite as varied in story and so consistent in theme as Paul Verhoeven. The director of RoboCop and Starship Troopers latest film Benedetta recounts a somewhat heightened version of the story … Continue reading.
Written by Maria Athayde 80/100 Encanto is the 60th film produced by the Walt Disney Animation Studios and a welcome return to form. This is the best animation put out by Disney since 2016 Zootopia. It is another hit for … Continue reading.
Written by Taylor Baker 50/100 House of Gucci marks Ridley Scott's second film of 2021 after his box office failure but critical success The Last Duel in October. It's also his second film this year built around the actions of … Continue reading.
Written by Maria Athayde 50/100 Bruised is a mixed martial arts drama starring and directed by Halle Berry in her directorial debut. This film is right up my alley. A sports drama lead by a female protagonist. It recounts the … Continue reading.
Written by Taylor Baker 85/100 "Blah, blah, blah, blah." C'mon C'mon is a loving road movie of uncle and nephew walking side by side, ahead and behind, navigating their familial connection through different metropolises. Joaquin Phoenix plays Johnny, a radio … Continue reading.
Written by Patrick Hao 32/100 It has only been about five years since Paul W.S. Anderson’s final film in his Resident Evil series, a seminal group of films in the canonization of Anderson as a vulgar auteur. One might say … Continue reading.
“There's nothing better than finishing something and looking at it. Whether it be a script or a movie, it's this complete little thing that now exists and is hopefully immortal.”Cary Joji Fukunaga, Director of No Time to Die Links: Apple … Continue reading.
Written by Michael Clawson 80/100 Oniony, experimental doc with fewer layers than there are syllables in its title, but still quite a few: set entirely in Central Park, we see a film crew in action as they make a fictional, … Continue reading.
