‘Hereditary’ Review: Recalls and Even Equals Classics of the Horror Genre
After the death of her controlling mother, Annie (Toni Collette) tries to carry on with her life, assembling miniatures and being a parent to her...
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Cartoon Saloon: The Next Animation Powerhouse
Cartoon Saloon has just released its third film, The Breadwinner. The fantasy film follows The Secret of Kells and Song of the Sea, all three...
‘Studio 54’ Review: A Breathtaking Insight Into the Indulgences of the Time
Steve Rubell and Ian Schrager risked everything to open a nightclub in a disused broadway theatre in a bad part of town in manhatten, 1977....
‘Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom’ Review: Weak Characters and Lots of Running Away
Owen Grady (Chris Pratt) and Claire Dearing (Bryce Dallas Howard) return to one of the islands with dinosaurs on them (weren’t there two?), this time...
‘L’amant Double’ Review: Francois Ozon’s Psychological Thriller is Erotic and Terrifying
Chloe (Marine Vacth) is a disturbed young woman who falls in love with her psychoanalyst, Paul (Jeremie Renier). As she becomes suspicious of her new...
‘On Chesil Beach’ Review: Ian McEwan’s Masterpiece Makes it to the Screen Mostly Intact
Ian McEwan adapts his own melancholy masterpiece to the screen. In the repressed England of the early 1960s, a newly married young couple nervously anticipate...
‘Ghost House’ Review: Hints of Sam Raimi
Jim (James Landry Hebert) and Julie (Scout Taylor-Compton) are a young couple on holiday in Thailand. After meeting some British guys they head off into...
‘The Breadwinner’ Review: A Young Girl Saves Her Family in this Animated Treat
In Taliban controlled Kabul, Afghanistan, a man is arrested for using forbidden books to teach his daughters. Unable to leave the house without a man,...
‘Cargo’ Review: Martin Freeman Escapes from Zombies in Netflix’ Thrilling (and Heartfelt) Take on the Genre.
Ben Howling and Yolanda Ramke’s Cargo, based on their short film of the same name, made its debut at the Adelaide Film Festival on October...
‘Fahrenheit 451’ Review: A Dystopian Disappointment
I was ecstatic when I heard about this adaptation of Fahrenheit 451 starring Michael B. Jordan and Michael Shannon. The novel is a classic and its...