Publications

November 17, 2025

Review: 'Nuremberg' is a Competent Historical Procedural Elevated by Russell Crowe’s Performance

The first image of James Vanderbilt’s Nuremberg (2025), a handsomely made historical procedural about the prosecutions of the remaining offic...

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November 11, 2025

‘The Running Man’ Review: Edgar Wright's Latest Feature Feels More Like a Light Walk Than a Run

One could say it's ironic that Edgar Wright’s The Running Man (2025) is not only the fourth Stephen King film adaptation released in theaters...

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November 11, 2025

Review: ‘Now You See Me: Now You Don’t’ Proves Movies Really Are Full Of Magic

It’s been quite famously said that we come to this place (the cinema) for magic. Well, Nicole Kidman has never been more right with the relea...

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November 10, 2025

When the Crowd Moves On: Shah Rukh Khan and the Anatomy of Fading Stardom

The night outside Mannat felt like a familiar film close: a patchwork of phone lights bobbing in the dark, hand-painted placards trembling wi...

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November 10, 2025

My Top 10 of the 34th Philadelphia Film Festival

With 100+ titles spanning 11 days and three venues, the 34th edition of the Philadelphia Film Festival was undoubtedly its biggest yet. Featu...

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November 7, 2025

5 Criterion Collection Blind Buys to Grab During the Barnes & Noble Sale

It's the beginning of November, which means every physical media collector’s favorite bi-annual event is here: the Barnes & Noble 50% off...

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November 7, 2025

‘Pluribus’ Review: Vince Gilligan is Breaking Back into Sci-Fi with Zest

This is a review of the first two episodes of Apple TV’s ‘Pluribus’ with spoiler-free references to primary plot points. Back in the d...

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November 6, 2025

PFF 2025 Review: 'Primate' is a Fun, Pulpy, Intense Creature Feature

Creature features often live and die not just on the execution of their main attraction, but also on the cast of actors they can assemble. An...

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November 6, 2025

PFF 2025 Review: 'Cover-Up' is a Sharp Portrait of a Man Fighting for Humanity

When it comes to documenting America’s crimes against humanity, it seems there’s no one more at the forefront of breaking the news to the Ame...

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November 5, 2025

Review: ‘All You Need is Kill’ Takes the Time-loop Approach with Depth Without Feeling Repetitive

All You Need is Kill, directed by Ken’ichirô Akimoto and Yukinori Nakamura, explores an alien plant that invades Earth. Rita (Ai Mikami) is p...

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November 5, 2025

Review: ‘Chainsaw Man - The Movie: Reze Arc’ Surprises Audiences with its Beauty of Two People Meeting at Just the Right Time

Chainsaw Man - The Movie: Reze Arc, directed by Tatsuya Yoshihara, sees Denji (Kikunosuke Tonya) bump into Reze (Reina Ueda) by chance; this ...

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November 5, 2025

Review: ‘ChaO’ is an Unusual Premise for a Love Story that Highlights the Immigrant Experience

ChaO, directed by Yasuhiro Aoki, is a world where humans and merpeople co-exist. Princess ChaO (Anna Yamada), a mermaid, marries a human, Ste...

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November 5, 2025

Review: ‘Lupin the IIIrd the Movie: The Immortal Bloodline’ is a Fun Adventure in Takeshi Koike's Final Outing of His Childhood Hero

Lupin the IIIrd the Movie: The Immortal Bloodline, directed by Takeshi Koike, sees Lupin III (Kan’ichi Kurita) alongside his allies, the worl...

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November 5, 2025

Review: ‘Redline’ at Fifteen is Still an Energetic Race You Can’t Look Away From

As part of the Scotland Loves Anime festival, Takeshi Koike, who showcased his latest film Lupin the IIIrd the Movie: The Immortal Bloodline,...

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November 5, 2025

Review: ‘The Last Blossom’ is a Surprise of Scotland Loves Anime

Akutsu (Junki Tozuka/Kaoru Kobayashi), a dying former yakuza serving a life sentence, looks back on his life during the summer of 1986 and is...

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November 4, 2025

CIFF 2025 Review: ‘What Does That Nature Say To You’ is Another Classic from Hong Sang-soo

Hong Sang-soo is no stranger to consistently putting out films. This is the first year since 2020 that he hasn’t released at least two films....

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November 4, 2025

PFF 2025 Review: 'My Father's Shadow' is a Nostalgic Ode to a Courageous Father

A parent’s desires are rooted in their children having the opportunities and resources that were never afforded to them when they were young....

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October 30, 2025

Underrated International Horror Movies to End the Halloween Season

In the final stretch of the Halloween season, it can feel a bit hard to find a way to get your annual dose of spooks and scares. The big fran...

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October 30, 2025

5 Cult Classic Horror Movies You Need to See

Halloween is just a few short days away, which means we're in the thick of scary movie season. Once you've passed out all of the candy and tu...

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October 29, 2025

PFF 2025 Review: ‘Alice-Heart’ is a Philadelphia-set Coming-Of-Age for the Books

I, like many others, find coming-of-age films deeply resonant, as they provide a sense of belonging and capture something raw and human about...

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October 28, 2025

CIFF 2025 Review: ‘Jay Kelly’ is a Beautiful Portrait of Memory, Friendship, and Legacy

Jay Kelly is one of my favorite subgenres of movies—those about the art of filmmaking, movies, and actors themselves. The film follows famous...

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October 28, 2025

CIFF 2025: Interview with ‘The Holy Boy’ Director and Writer Paolo Strippoli

The 61st Annual Chicago International Film Festival brought The Holy Boy to the Windy City. The film centers on the happiest town in Italy an...

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October 27, 2025

PFF 2025 Review: 'The President's Cake' is an Affecting Gem of a Child's Resolution

The first shot of Hasan Hadi’s The President’s Cake is a wide shot of dusk hitting the Mesopotamian river connecting a riverway of marshlands...

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October 25, 2025

‘After the Hunt’ Review: Nora Garrett’s Unflinching Script Redefines Female Complexity on Screen

Luca Guadagnino’s After the Hunt (2025) has been the subject of much discussion and debate since its premiere at the Venice Film Festival. Ce...

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October 25, 2025

‘100 Nights of Hero’ Review: A Delectable Fairy Tale Fantasy

Julia Jackman’s 100 Nights of Hero is a tale of women storytellers on a sparkling, faraway planet. Cherry (Maika Monroe) lives with her maid,...

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October 24, 2025

CIFF 2025 Review: ‘The Holy Boy’ and the Horror of Suppression

Coming out was one of the most daunting experiences of my life. Confronting my identity felt like hiding a mountain behind a light pole—this ...

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October 24, 2025

CIFF 2025 Review: Kleber Mendonça Filho’s ‘The Secret Agent’ is a Stylish and Subversive Political Thriller

“Brazil, 1977. A Time of Great Mischief.” This is how Kleber Mendonça Filho greets the audience in The Secret Agent, setting the tone ...

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