Art and the Obstinate Expectations of Avant-Gardism
“Platonic minds expect life to be like film, with defined terminal endings; a-Platonic ones expect film to be like life…
The Witness (Shahed, 2024) ‘Venice’ Movie Review: Maryam Boubani is captivating in this scathing and complex look at modern-day Iran
Nader Saeivar’s “The Witness (Shahed),” or for that matter, any film from Iran that has come out in the past…
The Front Room (2024) Movie Review: Kathryn Hunter Deliciously Dominates A Horror of Discomfort
At the risk of making this review feel firmly dated within the year of our lord 2024, there is much…
The Greatest of All Time (GOAT, 2024) Movie Review: A Vijay Celebration, Filled to the Gills, For Better and Worse
In recent memory, no other star shares the fervent parasocial relationship with his fandom as much as Thalapathy Vijay. It…
The Perfect Couple ‘Netflix’ Miniseries: Review, Recap & Ending Explained – Who Killed Merritt Monaco and Why?
Netflix’s new series is going to be perfect binge material for viewers in the coming weeks. The White-Lotus-esque narrative of…
Sister Wife Murder (2024) Movie Ending Explained: How does Chloe Get Rid of Caleb?
In the latest installment of the Lifetime thriller Sister Wife Murder, inspired by actual events and directed by Manu Boyer,…
Possibility of Paradise (2024) ‘Venice’ Movie Review: An Elliptical, Challenging Patchwork of Episodes
Mladen Kovačević’s “Possibility of Paradise” bobs with discovery and exploration. This is filmmaking that resists stratifications and simple routes of…
ALPHA. (2024) ‘Giornate degli Autori’ Movie Review: An Excruciating Drama and, Frankly, an Unexpected Thriller
Oh, the dramas the Swiss Alps have witnessed! With such a view, a view to kill, who wouldn’t be inspired…