Three years ago, writer/director Emma Seligman and actor Rachel Sennott made quite a splash with Shiva Baby, their honest and frank look at the life of a Jewish college student. […]
As I’ve commented about most films based on video games, I knew absolutely nothing about Gran Turismo going into this work. Unlike other video game movies, Gran Turismo isn’t actually […]
As exciting as the promise of a first-time filmmaker’s visual prowess can be, I tend to respond to newcomers who have actual ideas behind their technical achievements. Case in point: […]
In something of a queer-friendly, feminist take on The Shining, writer/director Stewart Thorndike (Lyle) sets her latest tale of twisted motherhood, Bad Things, in an abandoned boutique hotel. The property […]
I’ve seen a lot of variations on the alien invasion/occupation theme in movies over the decades, but I can’t recall one quite as bizarre and singular as writer/director Cory Finley’s […]
Perhaps a bit thin on plot and presumably aimed at hyperactive children around the world, the latest animated opus from director Anthony Stacchi (The Boxtrolls) is the action-packed comedy The […]
Sometimes you can just feel that dogs want to be your best friend in the world, and other times, you can simply look them in the eyes and know they […]
For good reason, it’s been drilled in our collective heads for years now that representation is an important and wonderful thing. And the new DC superhero movie, Blue Beetle, is […]
Actor-turned-director Daphné Baiwir (2021’s The Rebellious Olivia de Havilland) clearly has a great affection for author Stephen King, but her latest documentary, King on Screen—as you might have guessed—is more […]
Gal Gadot has absolutely proven she can play Wonder Woman across multiple films (including cameos in two other DC films this year), but I’m still not sure she’s proven herself […]
While filmmaker Marc Turtletaub has had a long and successful career as a producer, his latest work Jules is only his third as a director (following the intriguing Puzzle), and […]
Watch enough documentaries over time and they’ll all start to feel the same. That’s especially true in a season of churn-and-burn docs dropped every week on streaming platforms, usually about […]