Russian Duet
Despite the rich history of Russian film, which kept going even under the Soviet regime’s censorship, not many movies from that country reach us...
Bacurau: Water Power
If you’re worried about your local multiplex during this time of no theatrical movies, you should be. Even a big chain like AMC Theatres...
Never Rarely: Autumn in New York
You don’t know what you’ve been missing until it’s in front of you. This year was shaping up to be a historic year for...
Portrait of a Lady: Hint from Héloïse
Today’s film-school term is “male gaze.” Developed in the 1970s by British film theorist Laura Mulvey, this idea holds that movies are made from...
Swallow: Choking Hazard
Swallow is the first outing as a solo feature filmmaker for writer-director Carlo Mirabella-Davis (who co-directed the documentary The Swell Season), and I'm not...
Emma.: Make Me a Match
A few months ago, I mused about how new generations have new versions of Little Women to pick over. Why not do the same...
Traitor: Deep Six Mafia
I’ve always admired informants. A lot of people don’t. They call them rats and stool pigeons. They say “snitches get stitches.” It’s true, many...
Invisible Man: Evidence of Things Not Seen
In 1932, Rouben Mamoulian adapted Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde into a film. Robert Louis Stevenson’s science-fiction novel had already been made into at...
Seberg: Jean in a Bottle
At the tail end of last year, Seberg was given a pro forma release in New York to make it eligible for the Oscars....
The Lodge: Dead Snow
Five years ago, the filmmaking team of Severin Fiala and Veronika Franz captured the world’s attention with Goodnight Mommy, a horror movie they made...
