Women Written by Anurag Kashyap: Refusing the Moral Frame
Women written by Anurag Kashyap arrive on screen with a striking independence from the need to be liked, explained, redeemed,…
Levitating (2026) ‘Sundance’ Movie Review: Wregas Bhanuteja Delivers a Transcendental and Emotionally Anchored Drama
Wregas Bhanuteja’s directorial “Levitating” (original title: “Para Perasuk,” 2026) weaves together spirituality, emotionally inflected personhood, and a set of delicate,…
Tapawingo (2023) Movie Review: Oddball Comedy is a Tedious, Humorless Affair
Few comedies nail deadpan hilarity like Jared Hess’ “Napoleon Dynamite,” which boasts a terrific lead in Jon Heder, who brings…
Aladdin (1992) Movie Review: A Joyfully Unhinged Masterclass in Fourth-Wall-Breaking Animation
My favorite Disney animated films are “Pinocchio” (1940), “Robin Hood” (1973), and “Aladdin” (1992). “Aladdin” has a special place in…
Without Kelly (2026) ‘Sundance’ Short Film Review: Where Love Persists in Memories
From the second “Without Kelly” (Utan Kelly, 2026) whispers its opening note to its last echoing frame, the film feels…
Hunting Season (2025) Movie Ending Explained: How Far Can Protection Go Before it Becomes a Prison?
RJ Collins’s “Hunting Season” (2025) presents itself like a familiar survival thriller. Remote cabins. Criminals with nothing to lose. A…
All About the Money (2026) ‘Sundance’ Documentary Review: An Illuminating Account of How Wealth Wires Your Brain
Sinéad O’Shea’s “All About the Money” follows a peculiar story of an extremely wealthy man who hopes for a communist…
Birds of War (2026) ‘Sundance’ Documentary Review: A Penetrating Account of Lovers Caught in a State of Endless War
Last year, we witnessed a wave of projects that explored the pressures of living under an oppressive regime, where one’s…