Queens Of The Qing Dynasty Review: A Queer Friendship Set To Electronic Music And Lyrical Textures [NYFF]
Queens of the Qing Dynasty is a frank portrait of neurodiversity.
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Satan's Slaves: Communion Review: Haunted Apartment Complexes Are The New Haunted Houses [Brooklyn Horror Fest]
A compelling sequel that takes haunted house rules and applies them to a busier apartment complex. -
Nayola Review: An Animated Spectacle On The Harrowing Effects Of War [London Film Festival]
A beautiful and visceral animated film. -
SHTTL Review: A Towering, Single-Take Masterpiece Of The Lives We've Lost [London Film Festival]
SHTTL is insightful, beautiful, and completely unforgettable. -
Halloween Ends Spoiler Review: A Big Swing That Does Laurie Strode Wrong
What was it all for, this revival? -
My Policeman Review: A Visually Appealing Romantic Drama Burdened By Structural Confusion
My Policeman looks great, but ends up being a pretty flat adaptation as far as adaptations go. -
Return To Seoul Review: A Restless, Roaming Reverie On Cultural Identity [NYFF]
Return to Seoul captures the ineffable angst of not belonging, yet always yearning to belong. -
Jazz Fest: A New Orleans Story Review: Riding The Line Between Celebration And Commercialization
Jazz Fest: A New Orleans Story covers a signature American music festival. -
Guillermo Del Toro's Pinocchio Review: A Classic Children's Tale Meets Frankenstein And Fascist Italy [London Film Festival]
Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio brings weirdness, darkness, and joyfulness to Carlo Collodi's tale of the little wooden puppet. -
Coma Review: An Elliptical Exercise In Lockdown Limbo [NYFF]
It's not easy to digest this kind of film. But its ideas hold weight. -
She Said Review: The Harvey Weinstein Exposé Drama Talks A Lot But Unearths Little [NYFF]
She Said is an impassioned but pedestrian journalism movie that mechanically rehashes things we already knew. -
The One Review That George Romero Appreciated The Most
'...it out-distances every other King adaptation I've seen...' -
Halloween Ends Review: Good Performances And A Strong Finale Can't Save An Undercooked Story
The new Halloween trilogy ends with a whimper. -
Rosaline Review: A Revisionist Romeo And Juliet Retelling That Could've Used More Revising
Good revisionist Shakespeare adaptations, wherefore art thou? -
All That Breathes Review: This Documentary Paints Sad Elegance For New Delhi Bird Surgeons [NYFF]
'With streets like these, it's going to be impossible for people to bring birds.' -
My Father's Dragon Review: Netflix Animation Sparks Joy
With its charming hand-drawn aesthetic and imaginative setting, My Father's Dragon has that rare quality of being truly timeless -
Terrifier 2 Review: A Bigger, Weirder, Bloodier Sequel
Terrifier 2 is a vast improvement over the first film. -
Catherine Called Birdy Review: Lena Dunham's Medieval Coming-Of-Age Comedy Is A Low-Key Charmer
Bella Ramsay flies high in Lena Dunham's charming but slight adaptation of the beloved kid's book. -
Matilda Review: A Deliciously Dark Revenge Tale With A Sweet Center [London Film Festival]
Powerhouse musical numbers and faithfulness to the spirit of Roald Dahl's book balance out a miscast villain in Matilda the Musical. -
The Antares Paradox Review: An Emotional Sci-Fi Drama About The Cost Of Scientific Pursuit [Fantastic Fest]
Are we alone in the universe? -
Amsterdam Review: Enjoyable Performances Can't Save David O. Russell's Undercooked Movie
Despite a truly excellent cast, Amsterdam is a movie decidedly less than the sum of its parts. -
Saint Omer Review: Alice Diop's Fiction Debut Aims An Empathetic Lens On A Discomforting Courtroom Subject [NYFF]
Alice Diop makes her fiction feature debut with a deeply empathetic courtroom drama inspired by a true story. -
Mr. Harrigan's Phone Review: This Stephen King Adaptation Is An Old School Ghost Story With A Modern Twist
This sturdy Stephen King adaptation mostly gets the job done. -
The Best New Blu-Ray Releases: Thor: Love And Thunder, Elvis, And More
What's new on Blu?! -
Till Review: Danielle Deadwyler Is The Saving Grace In Chinonye Chukwu's Thoughtful Emmett Till Drama [NYFF]
Danielle Deadwyler is a revelation in Chinonye Chukwu's clear-eyed depiction of the murder of Emmett Till. -
Vesper Review: A Beautifully Hopeful Take On Sci-Fi Dystopias [Fantastic Fest]
Kristina Buožytė and Bruno Samper deliver breathtaking sci-fi visuals on a small budget with their new film Vesper. -
Spoonful Of Sugar Review: A Not So Sweet Domestic Horror Story [Fantastic Fest]
Spoonful of Sugar is bone-chilling, knee-buckling nastiness that punishes every character with zero compassion.
