Under the Same Sun (Bajo el bismo sol, 2025) ‘TIFF’ Movie Review: Ulises Porra’s Sobering Humane Survival Drama Features Lived-in Performances but Lacks Bite
Ulises Porra’s “Under the Same Sun” (Bajo el bismo sol, 2025) revolves around the close bond between a Spanish, a…
In ‘Lokah,’ Malayalam Cinema Finally Lets a Woman Wear the Cape
In Indian cinema, superheroes often appear as cultural imports. They arrive with capes, masks, and action sequences while missing something…
The Fence (2025) ‘TIFF’ Movie Review: Another Muted Examination of Neocolonial Neglect from Claire Denis
“I think the best way to retire is to die.” This was, in part, the response a 77-year-old Claire Denis…
The Interview (1998) Movie Ending Explained: Was Fleming Truly a Serial Killer or Just a Manipulator?
Craig Monahan’s The Interview (1998) refuses the conventions of a standard crime thriller; instead, it plays out as a tense…
The Stranger (L’Étranger, 2025) ‘Venice Film Festival’ Movie Review: Adaptation of Camus Classic is Beautiful, Understated Ordeal
For his latest offering, prolific French director François Ozon adapts Camus’ existentialist classic “The Stranger” (Original title: L’Étranger) into a…
Rose of Nevada (2025) ‘Venice Film Festival’ Movie Review: Mark Jenkin’s Trippy, Bittersweet Return to Cornwall
With “Rose of Nevada” (2025), writer/director Mark Jenkin splits the difference between his first two films. The Cornish auteur’s latest…
Wind River (2017) Movie Ending Explained & Theme Explained: How Does Cory Lambert Avenge the Death of the Girls?
The history of the Wind River Indian Reservation marks a significant shift in power from the Shoshones to the White…
A Wolf at the Door (O Lobo Atrás da Porta, 2013) Movie Ending Explained: Why Did Rosa Kill Clara?
Fernando Coimbra’s A Wolf at the Door (O Lobo Atrás da Porta, 2013) is not a whodunit but a why-dunit….