Exhuma: Dig It Up!
Ever been to a Korean shamanic ritual? It’s awesome. There’s so much singing and dancing, it’s like a Broadway musical, but with a lot...
Immaculate, Late Night: Halloween in March
My mother thinks that horror movies only ever come out during Halloween and can’t fathom why anyone at any time of year would want...
Love Lies Bleeding: Girls & Guns
Shortly after I reviewed Saint Maud, I heard that its writer-director, Rose Glass, was working on a film with Kristen Stewart. Without knowing anything...
Odds and Ends
With this feature, I can truly put the movies of 2023 to one side (at least until I revisit them in early 2034). Here’s...
All of Us Strangers: Only Lovers in the Building
After All of Us Strangers was shut out of the Oscar nominations, I was afraid I would have to relegate it to my annual...
Double Dune
When I reviewed the first Dune movie two and a half years ago, I reported that it left me cold, but I allowed for the possibility...
One Love: Catch a Fire
Biographical films have grown wiser to the trap of presenting their subjects as saints who succeed because they’re touched by the divine. Even some...
Stopmotion: The Ash Man Cometh
Filmmakers can be an obsessive bunch. Perhaps you know this already. The job gives them so many details to worry over that can make...
Drive-Away Dolls: Severance
Almost since there have been lesbians in movies, there have been crime thrillers to put them in. Drive-Away Dolls is just the latest of...
Taste of Things: Chef’s Kiss
The first half-hour of The Taste of Things is entirely taken up with the characters preparing a meal. First, a simple omelet for themselves:...
