Justin Kurzel’s Nitram (2021) exists in the same universe as Snowtown Murders (2011). Despite a decade-long gap between the two, the Australian director returns to telling a true crime story with an arresting style and continuous tension. In 1996, a … Continue reading Nitram (2021) Review – New Horizons International Film Festival
Holy Spider (2022) descends into the intimidating streets of Mashhad to follow a self-anointed vigilante who’s been murdering prostitutes between 2000 and 2001. Although this is not in the same league as Ali Abbasi’s phenomenal Border (2018), Holy Spider (2022) … Continue reading Holy Spider (2022) Review – New Horizons International Film Festival
It’s time to pass the body horror baton to Brandon because David Cronenberg’s Crimes of the Future (2022) is a colossal mess. The art of performance has been recently the source of inspiration for a bunch of genre filmmakers. Dan … Continue reading Crimes of the Future (2022) Review – New Horizons International Film Festival
The world of torments that the antagonist of A Wounded Fawn (2022) experiences is the ecstatic catharsis that Sundance’s Fresh (2022) did not deliver. Travis Stevens’ film is bold and fully immersed in the power of imagination that confidently overcomes … Continue reading A Wounded Fawn (2022) Review – Tribeca Film Festival
Danish filmmaker Annette K. Olesen crafts a mash-up of short stories, united under one flag of the film’s main theme – what does trust mean in varying circumstances. The result is a portion of crisp bits that range from entertaining … Continue reading A Matter Of Trust (2022) Review – Tribeca Film Festival
Director Alex Thompson only pretends to have control over Rounding (2022), a horror/drama film that desperately hopes to belong to the A24 family. Sadly, the various decisions on the execution level cast a shadow on the gripping premise of the … Continue reading Rounding (2022) Review – Tribeca Film Festival
Timely as a period piece can possibly be, January (2022) captures the destructive influence of communism on the creative mind of an aspiring filmmaker in Latvia. With the help of Polish DP Wojciech Staroń’s stylish cinematography, director Viesturs Kairiss composes … Continue reading January (2022) Review – Tribeca Film Festival
HBO’s original series, based on the memoir by Jake Adelstein, turned out to be the fans’ favorite. Hence, it is no surprise that Tokyo Vice (2022) has already been renewed for Season 2. We will get a second peek at … Continue reading HBO’s Tokyo Vice (2022) Will Return For Season 2
Hatching (2022), a Finnish horror that’s been part of the Midnight section of Sundance Film Festival 2022, appeared on iTunes recently. Since the movie is teeming with various symbols and leaves open room for interpretations, let’s unwrap some of them … Continue reading Film Analysis: Hatching (2022) Movie Explained
Dull in the way it looks, and predictable in the way it unravels, The Cellar (2022) has mysteriously made the cut in the Midnighters section of SXSW 2022, instead of instantly reaching its final destination – the most inaccessible depths … Continue reading The Cellar (2022) Review – SXSW Film Festival
In the case of the directorial debut by Beth de Araújo, the title might fool you. Delivering a harder gut-punch than Rocky Balboa’s, Soft & Quiet (2022) excels in masterful precision in telling a story of racism-fueled terror. One thing … Continue reading Soft & Quiet (2022) Review – SXSW Film Festival
Robert Eggers’ third feature indulges in threadbare storytelling, where the bliss of The VVitch (2015) and The Lighthouse (2019) never emerges. While the protagonist constitutes a definite weak spot, the rest of The Northman (2022) doesn’t stand on its own … Continue reading Film Analysis: The Northman (2022)
Although the trend of psychological dramas that cunningly smuggle horror themes remains far from ended, Netflix’s latest Choose or Die (2022) proves it’s not an easy combination to pull off. Sometimes, filmmakers are just better off being less ambitious. Or … Continue reading Choose or Die (2022) Review
Bitch Ass (2022), a glaringly cheap-made slasher, exists without a purpose or an audience that might appreciate its atrocious quality. Within the first few minutes of Bitch Ass (2022), you’re bound to start wondering if Bill Posley forgot to add … Continue reading Bitch Ass (2022) Review – SXSW Film Festival
South By Southwest Film Festival 2022 has ended, so let’s recap the top movies screened this year. While this year’s Sundance Film Festival focused on female-led films, spread across drama, horror, and comedy (and everything in between), SXSW Film Festival … Continue reading Top Movies of South By Southwest Film Festival 2022
