A return to form of sorts for Jonathan Demme, who directs one of Anne Hathaway’s finest performances.
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Something Wild (1986)
Rocking, grooving fun in this unpredictable and offbeat picture that impresses in its seamless shifts in tone and great chemistry between the two leads.
Silence of the Lambs, The (1991)
Continue reading →Jonathan Demme’s finest two hours is also one of the greatest films to emerge from the ‘90s.
Free Solo (2018)
Continue reading →An excellent documentary on world-renowned rock climber Alex Honnold, detailing what could be the most mind-blowing feat in modern human history—his ambition and determination to climb a 300-storey high natural rock wall… with no safety rope.
Vox Lux (2018)
Rightfully flashy and stylistic, this Natalie Portman acting vehicle ultimately feels uneven and disorientating.
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018)
Continue reading →Dazzling with bold and eclectic visuals, but its high-concept while expanding the possibilities of the superhero genre still falls back to conventional narrative beats and stock villainous characters.
Thief (1981)
Continue reading →Mann’s debut feature is a slick and assured crime-thriller that would bear the hallmarks of some of his finest works.
Annihilation (2018)
Continue reading →A different kind of measured, mainstream sci-fi that is almost like its thematic preoccupation—that of mutability where there is just enough change to enthrall and thrills to excite.
Ballad of Buster Scruggs, The (2018)
Continue reading →Seeing the freedom the Coens had in making this omnibus of Western ‘shorts’ is delightful, though it is a minor work with inherent unevenness.
Suspiria (2018)
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.
Eternality Tan 