Written by Taylor Baker 22/100 Entirely absent of something personal being told, as well as the feeling of something much bigger than us. The successful run that the 1990's and early 2000's Clancy films leaned on were the pendulum like … Continue reading.
Tag: New Release
The Pebble and the Boy
Written by Alexander Reams 64/100 That beautiful sound of a car starting, the rumble of the engine, the smell of fuel in the air, a perfect cold start on a cold morning. Then the garage door opens, the light begins … Continue reading.
Fantastic Fest 2021: Lamb
Written by Taylor Baker 50/100 Valdimar Jóhannsson solo directorial debut Lamb is a mountainous pastoral film that details the lives of two farmers. Maria and Ingvar, played by Noomi Rapace(Millennium Series and Prometheus) and Hilmir Snær Guðnason whose films most … Continue reading.
Toronto International Film Festival 2021 Review: I’m Your Man
Written by Anna Harrison 70/100 German director Maria Schrader’s I’m Your Man joins the endless ranks of movies grappling with artificial intelligence that have populated the cinematic landscape for decades, though this time it’s a romcom focusing on the connection … Continue reading.
No Time to Die (007)
Written by Taylor Baker 50/100 It's been about a year and a half since No Time to Die was originally intended to bow into theaters. Cary Joji Fukanaga of True Detective fame, publicly picked up the fallen pieces of Boyle's … Continue reading.
Toronto International Film Festival 2021 Review: The Guilty (2021)
Written by Taylor Baker 48/100 Before talking about Antoine Fuqua's The Guilty one has to mention the Danish film on which it's based. Gustav Möller's Den skyldige which translates to The Guilty, was submitted by Denmark for their Foreign Language … Continue reading.
Malignant
Written by Alexander Reams 73/100 I can see a young James Wan watching a Giallo film, and thinking “Oh I’m gonna make some weird shit” (kudos to James Gunn and Chris Pratt for giving us that line). Throughout his career, … Continue reading.
New York Asian Film Festival Review: My Missing Valentine
Written by Patrick Hao 75/100 Hollywood studios used to make romantic comedies – romantic comedies that would be delightful and stirring, and borderline problematic. But they've largely ceased making those except for the occasional films that go straight to streaming … Continue reading.
The Gateway
Written by Patrick Hao 28/100 Shea Whigham has the type of face that is able to give the whole backstory of his character. That’s why he has been a stalwart character actor in films like Silver Linings Playbook, Wolf of … Continue reading.
Reminiscence
Written by Alexander Reams 45/100 Most films about the future wish to remember the past as if it was better. Oftentimes the past is the teaching moment for the times ahead, something the future always forgets. Much like Lisa Joy’s … Continue reading.