REVIEW: ‘Past Lives’ (2023) is a Meditation on Love, Loss, and Fate

“There’s a sense of awe, a childlike wonder that allows reality to be suspended for just a few minutes, while the characters consider the missed opportunities and infinite possibilities in their lives.“

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REVIEW: ‘The Starling Girl’ (2023) Offers an Empathetic Coming-of-Age Story

“Parmet allows her audience to understand Jem’s frustrations with her life, offering an intimate and empathetic perspective.”

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REVIEW: ‘Sanctuary’ (2022) is a Theatrical Masterclass in Incredible Performance

In Zachary Wigon’s Sanctuary, which follows a complicated relationship between a hotel heir and his dominatrix, Christopher Abbott and Margaret Qualley bring fire to their performances. The movie is shot in one location and Wigon creates an intense conversation with these characters on how to end their business relationship, which eventually spirals out of control.…

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REVIEW: ‘Missing’ (2023) Criticises Society’s Obsession With True Crime

Will Merrick and Nick Johnson’s feature directorial debuts is the newest screenlife thriller, Missing (the standalone sequel to Aneesh Chaganty’s 2018 Searching). Missing follows the story of June Allen (Storm Reid), taking place just after her mother, Grace (Nia Long), has gone on a trip to Colombia with boyfriend Kevin (Ken Leung). June is left…

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REVIEW: ‘Beau is Afraid’ (2023) Is A Fever-Dream Odyssey Through Trauma

Ari Aster has unleashed upon the world an entirely new kind of movie-going experience with Beau is Afraid. It’s hard to believe that it’s only Aster’s third feature film because he has managed to carve out a unique and distinct style while ensuring none of his movies are similar to the last. Not only is…

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REVIEW: Mae Martin’s ‘Sap’ (2023) Offers a Sliver of Hope in a Disastrous World

With ‘Sap,’ Canadian comedian Mae Martin makes their hour-long comedy special debut feel less like a grand spectacle and more like spending 70 minutes with a friend—in the best way possible.

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REVIEW: ‘The Civil Dead’ (2022) Gives the Ghost Story New Life

In ‘The Civil Dead’—a beautiful feature debut by childhood friends Clay Tatum and Whitmer Thomas—a misanthropic photographer and humanlike ghost find themselves in increasingly baffling situations.

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REVIEW: ‘Chevalier’ (2022) Shines the Light on a Virtuoso Nearly Erased from History

The life stories of rock stars and singers have been time and time again resurrected by Hollywood. Over the last few years, Elvis, Bohemian Rhapsody and Rocketman, to name a few, are biographical movies centred around some of the biggest frontmen in music around the world. They are certainly entertaining, and almost everyone knows their…

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REVIEW: ‘Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves’ (2023) Brings an Iconic Game to Life

“It’s clear that ‘Dungeons & Dragons’ has a lot of heart put into it both in front of and behind the camera, with its costume and set designs and use of practical effects that’s rare to see nowadays.”

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