‘Thunder Road’ Review: A Dark Comedy About Grief
Devastated by the loss of his mother, Police Officer Jim Arnaud (Jim Cummings) struggles to keep ahold of everything that matters to him. This includes...
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‘Ash is Purest White’ Review: Sorrowful Crime Epic
Zhao (Tao Zhao) is the girlfriend of a Chinese mafia boss. She is well respected and liked by the other mobsters. But one day the...
‘Petra’ Review: A Beautifully Shot Melodrama
A young woman named Petra (Bárbara Lennie) comes to a small Spanish town with a mysterious motive. Her life and many others in this small...
Asako 1&2: A Gentle Yet Provocative Romance
Erika Karata plays Asako, a young woman who meets an eccentric but charismatic stranger named Bakku (Masahiro Higashide). After he disappears as abruptly as he...
Lizzie: A Bloody Yet Moving Tale Of Oppression
Chloe Sevigny plays Lizzie Borden, the notorious hatchet murderer. The film follows Borden through the days leading up to the double murder and the immediate...
‘Papi Chulo’ Review: An Embarrassingly Sweet Tale Of Friendship And Grief
Sean (Matt Bomer) is a TV weatherman still recovering from the end of a relationship. After an on-air meltdown he is forced to take some...
‘A Paris Education’ (Mes Provinciales) Review: Melancholy Musings On Life And Cinema
Etienne (Andranic Manet) leaves his family and loving girlfriend to attend film school in Paris. Once there he makes some friends, sleeps with some ladies...
‘Assassination Nation’ Review: Trigger Warning
Odessa Young plays Lily Colson, a high school girl living in Salem. She contends with artistic stifling at school, gossip among her friends and sexual...
London Film Festival 2018: Cult Strand Preview
The London Film Festival is separated into several thematically different strands. The cult strand promises the more extreme and bizarre offerings of the festival (though...
‘The Little Stranger’ Review: A Chilling If Frosty Ghost Story
Dr Faraday (Domhnall Gleeson) is called to a dilapidated manor to tend to a nervous maid. It appears that strange things are happening in the...