Eighth Grade [2018] – A Captivating and Heartfelt Portrait of Modern Teenage Life
American comedian & musician Bo Burnham’s feature-film debut Eighth Grade opens with a grainy camera image of a young…
Teen Aur Aadha [2018]: ‘PIFF’ Review — Of Stories Untold And Secrets Unguarded
Teen Aur Aadha (Three and A Half) is a film that reinvents traditional narrative structures by presenting three tales from…
Village of the Damned [1960] Review: Beware The Stare That Bewitches!
A simple premise executed in a very sophisticated fashion, Village of the Damned is a smartly scripted & aptly narrated…
Damsel [2018] Review – A Thoughtful, Absurdist Adventure Drama Set in the Mythic West
Sibling film-makers David and Nathan Zellner makes oft-kilter cinema, charged with absurdist humor and modified archetypes, that aren’t easily categorizable….
The 10 Best Films from TIFF 2018
TIFF is a world-class mecca for introducing an international audience to emerging and established filmmakers. It is a haven for…
The Hate U Give [2018] – ‘TIFF’ Review
The Hate U Give is a smash hit success 2017 novel. It is based on the relevant current topic of…
First Man [2018]: ‘TIFF’ Review – Faces Some Turbulence But Sticks The Landing
First Man arrives in theaters next month to sky high expectations. When the youngest director to ever win the “best…
Lookback on Lumet: Equus [1977]
It may be easy to see why a film as indigestibly harrowing as this has been overshadowed by other Lumet films, but Equus remains an emotionally traumatic and dramatically overpowering highlight of not just this illustrious director’s career, but of all of cinema’s history.