Oeuvre: Ozu: An Inn in Tokyo
Although there are surely varying critical evaluations and a wide range of unique personal perspectives, the general consensus on the films of Yasujirō Ozu is that the masterpieces begin piling up...
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Director Chris Marrs Piliero’s goal in Appofeniacs doesn’t even really match up with the conceit of the story it’s telling. The film is a viciously violent thriller about a bunch of neurotic people, on...
View ArticleDigger
What’s to be done when a movie’s basic premise – indeed its main, titular character – is a spoiler? If it’s a creation of director Alejandro González Iñárritu, this sort of narrative conundrum...
View ArticleVerity
In many Hollywood depictions of writers, the written word possesses a power like magic. Those who wield it well can manipulate not only how others perceive the world, but also how the world perceives...
View ArticleThe Scout
Among the numerous strong qualities of The Scout, the debut feature by Paula González-Nasser, is the lack of any false notes in the storytelling, an element that fruitfully couples with the avoidance...
View ArticleThe Deputy
The eponymous protagonist of The Deputy is occasionally breathtaking in his foolishness. In fact, it’s the entire point of his character. There would be no movie—perhaps, no novel on which to base this...
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Revisit: The Man Who Wasn’t There
When it comes to neo-noir, directors are usually dabblers, in part because it’s difficult to effectively execute the style with consistency. Leaning heavily into the tropes of classic noir can result...
View ArticleHa-Chan, Shake Your Booty!
The mixing of cultures is the most interesting thing about Ha-Chan, Shake Your Booty!, a genre-defying movie that is hard to pin down. It is set in Japan, with characters from Japan, Mexico and Cuba....
View ArticleThe Stunt Driver
There is something a little off about The Stunt Driver, which wishes to dramatize the attempt to jump the St. Lawrence River in a rocket-powered vehicle, a feat sought by Ken Carter. Anyone with a...
View ArticleThe Incomer
The Incomer, Scottish director Louis Paxton’s feature-debut comedy, has a loose, improvised feel that threatens to fall apart and blow away in the strong Scottish island winds. But its shifts in tone...
View ArticleNever After Dark
Writer-director Dave Boyle has followed up 2014’s Man from Reno with his latest film, Never After Dark, his first trek into the horror genre. Like Man from Reno, Never After Dark plays with both...
View ArticlePrimetime
Lance Oppenheim’s Primetime reminds us that it’s usually the poor men preying on children who get caught. Based on a moment in television history, the film arrives at a time in our country when a lot...
View ArticleOeuvre: Ozu: A Story of Floating Weeds
As with many directors of his stature, the point at which Yasujirō Ozu became a confirmed master of the form is hard to nail down. While his post-war work is most acclaimed and consistent, the first...
View ArticleYou Had to Be There: How the Toronto Godspell Ignited the Comedy Revolution,...
In the summer of 1972, the musical Godspell – already a runaway hit in New York – opened at the Royal Alexandra Theatre in Toronto. Other productions of the show were being staged around the world...
View ArticleLast Train to Fortune
Big-screen westerns find themselves a bit of a minor novelty in 2026, but the latest, Last Train to Fortune, is distinguished by its sprawling backstory. Fortune has found itself passed through the...
View ArticleFrom the Vaults of Streaming Hell: The Mummy Theme Park
As Schopenhauer remarks, life is suffering. For the curious viewer who dabbles in low-budget, campy horror, this is well ingrained in the experience of sifting through Tubi trash and Shudder slop....
View ArticleWithout Blood
In the background of Without Blood, there is a heart-wrenching story of personal trauma, sought-out justice and, ultimately, a form of forgiveness that, unfortunately, writer/director Angelina Jolie...
View ArticleSunny Dancer
If you are looking for a subject that will inspire a facile emotional response, it is hard to find one better than children with cancer. Since The Fault in Our Stars caught the imagination of YA...
View ArticleThe History of Concrete
When Nathan Fielder attempted something more “serious,” even his superfans of Nathan for You were skeptical. A less ambitious artist might have been content to mine great material from such a setup,...
View ArticleRevisit: Hamlet
By the turn of the millennium, the process of translating the works of William Shakespeare to the screen had been rethought multiple times over. It would be two adaptations of the Bard’s work among a...
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