NBC’s “The Hunting Party” is One of the Most Insulting Network Shows in Years
by admin|4 months ago|Roger Ebert
It’s a show produced by algorithms and focus groups, a product with no pulse whatsoever.
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THE MONKEY Review: This Toy Is Scary As Hell And It Means Business
by admin|4 months ago|Screen Anarchy
After shocking the horror world last year with box office juggernaut Longlegs, director Osgood Perkins returns with a gonzo adaptation of one of Stephen King’s most nihilistic short stories in The Monkey. Revamping the story from a morose, chaotic, paranoid...
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11 Films to See in February
by admin|4 months ago|The Film Stage
With Sundance wrapped up, much of February’s attention toward the world of cinema will be on Berlinale. This month certainly isn’t stacked for new releases, but there’s a handful of gems and highlights worth having on your radar. 11. Bring...
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Sundance Review: BLKNWS: Terms & Conditions is a Poetic Celebration of the Past, Present, and Future of Black Culture
by admin|4 months ago|The Film Stage
Celebrating and condensing centuries of Black history that would take more than a few lifetimes for any scholar to thoroughly ascertain in totality, Kahlil Joseph’s BLKNWS: Terms & Conditions eschews dryly academy ethnographic study to deliver a kaleidoscopic, vigorous, engrossing...
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Rotterdam 2025 Review: LILIM Makes You Look Under The Bed
by admin|4 months ago|Screen Anarchy
The International Film Festival Rotterdam has a healthy relationship with Asian genre cinema. In the past it was basically the go-to place for fans to check it out, and the (in)famous "Rotterdämmerung" part of the festival provided anime, horror and...
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Sundance Review: Bunnylovr is a Compelling, Messy Character Study in Social Isolation
by admin|4 months ago|The Film Stage
Sensitive and nuanced, Katarina Zhu’s directorial debut Bunnylovr is a compelling character study that never quite makes sense of the messy life of personal assistant by day / cam girl by night Becca (Zhu). Perhaps that is the point, although...
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Sundance 2025: The Things You Kill, Sukkwan Island, LUZ
by admin|4 months ago|Roger Ebert
The World Cinema Dramatic program of Sundance often leaves a bit to be desired as it feels like accomplished international cinema waits for Berlin, Rotterdam, or Cannes in the first half of the year. This is not to say that...
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Sundance 2025: Marlee Matlin: Not Alone Anymore, SALLY, Selena y Los Dinos
by admin|4 months ago|Roger Ebert
On three very different Sundance biodocs on Marlee Matlin, Sally Ride, and Selena.
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Sundance 2025: All That’s Left of You, Magic Farm, Didn’t Die
by admin|4 months ago|Roger Ebert
On three more from Sundance, including a standout Palestinian-American drama.
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‘Bring Them Down’ Review: Christopher Andrews’s Mercilessly Bleak Revenge Drama
by admin|4 months ago|Slant Magazine
This Irish drama’s tone of inevitability amounts to an anti-modern despair. The post ‘Bring Them Down’ Review: Christopher Andrews’s Mercilessly Bleak Revenge Drama appeared first on Slant Magazine.
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