Written by Eric Zhu "Centered on the friendship between two female artists Hanna and Pari, the film opens on one of Pari’s shows, a piece of Brechtian performance art where actors enact their daily routines within a white soundstage. This … Continue reading.
Written by Eric Zhu "...tensions surface in the merit ceremonies, where some temples have been refashioned to appeal to a modern audience and nearly all leverage spirituality as a means to earn donations. At the second temple, a monk stresses … Continue reading.
Written by Eric Zhu "Dominga Sotomayor’s "La Perra" is both perfectly judged and ravishingly beautiful. Set on a remote island in the South of Chile, the film is situated within a community of seaweed harvesters, one of whom, Silvia, has … Continue reading.
Written by Eric Zhu "In a better world, we’d have many more independent films like Zach Weintraub’s "Assets & Liabilities." This is a film that’s formalist but not over-directed, funny and anxious, but not solipsistic. It’s set in a specific … Continue reading.
Written by Taylor Baker "Lord and Miller, after being away for 12 years, have made an exceptionally broad and watchable film with a star (Ryan Gosling) whose affability and vulnerability find a serviceable home in..."… Continue reading.
Written by Livvy O'Brien "The star of the film might just be the Baker house itself, a space that feels so authentically cluttered and lived-in. The walls are a curated gallery of the children’s paintings and artwork and the windows … Continue reading.
Written by Patrick Hao "Kerr is a hulking man, mainly torso, who spoke softly and thought deeply - the antithesis of the macho confident image that you would associate with a man of his size, or, in this case, the … Continue reading.
Written by Anna Harrison "For the first time, Blanc encounters someone who challenges him; while Blanc scoffs at church and religion, Jud forces him to recognize the good it can do..."… Continue reading.
Written by Anna Harrison "Before Jon M. Chu’s “Wicked: For Good” even begins—with Elphaba Thropp (Cynthia Erivo) fighting to free the animals of Oz and expose the Wizard’s (Jeff Goldblum) treachery—it has already run into one deadly, unavoidable problem: act … Continue reading.
Written by Anna Harrison "I am, for better or worse, one of those people who enjoys reading source material before watching an adaptation. Often, I find that it enhances my viewing experience, and this habit has made me a better … Continue reading.
