Continue reading →A lengthy affair it may be, but this re-envisioning of Argento’s cult horror classic works on its own nightmarish terms in what is also a strong stylistic and technical exercise.
Tag / 2018
Wild Pear Tree, The (2018)
Continue reading →An aspiring writer discovers that his father’s debt issues could be insurmountable in another brilliant elemental epic by Ceylan that earns its length, exploring themes of identity, self-image, and personal dreams.
Prayer, The (2018)
Despite an excellent Berlin Best Actor performance by Anthony Bajon, Cédric Kahn’s latest is rather rote in its treatment of rehab through religion.
Matangi/Maya/M.I.A. (2018)
Continue reading →An incisive and intimate look at international Sri Lankan star M.I.A., whose political activism and music-making have impacted popular culture.
Girl (2018)
Continue reading →The extraordinary lead performance by Victor Polster is certainly much more compelling than the film itself, in this decent Cannes Camera d’Or winner.
Roma (2018)
Continue reading →Cuaron’s most personal film to date is one of the decade’s very best, a testament to cinema’s power to capture life, memory and emotion in this restraint if audacious work.
They Shall Not Grow Old (2018)
Continue reading →Conceptually and technologically, it is breathtaking to behold, but the experience of seeing it is at best ambivalent, and at worst problematic.
Climax (2018)
Continue reading →Modern dance and LSD combine in this lethal and relentless psychedelic nightmare that never lets up.
Shut Up and Play the Piano (2018)
Continue reading →One of the year’s surprise discoveries, this Chilly Gonzales music documentary will make you fall in love with the eccentricities of music-making.
Widows (2018)
Continue reading →Steve McQueen tackling the heist-thriller genre is certainly worth seeing, but while it is a well-made effort, it is sometimes too convoluted for its own good.
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