‘The Batman’
Were it not for the final hour of this vastly overlong, needlessly complicated, exceedingly derivative attempt at creating a compelling …
‘Drive My Car’ (‘Doraibu mai kâ’)
My goodness, I couldn’t wait for this one to end. Director Ryûsuke Hamaguchi’s boring, snail’s-paced, meandering cinematic tome – coming …
‘After Yang’
How often does a movie seek to address the big questions of life? Well, if you’re the filmmaker Kogonada, the …
‘Women Do Cry’
The disrespectful attitudes toward women and the intolerance of gender issues in places like Bulgaria that see such matters only …
‘Hatching’ (‘Pahanhautoja’)
The price of perfection can be a pretty high one, especially when demands are placed on those ill-equipped to deal …
‘Hive’ (‘Zgjoi’)
When the madness of war mercilessly tears families apart, the survivors are left to pick up the pieces, a process …
‘Test Pattern’
Sexual assault is a subject that carries important implications on multiple fronts, and it deserves serious treatment when committed to …
‘The Card Counter’
There’s no mistaking a film made by writer-director Paul Schrader. The signature look, feel, mood and subject matter of his …
‘Swan Song’
Doing justice cinematically to a real-life icon can be a tricky proposition; sometimes it turns out right, and sometimes it …
