I've had stock in Julia Ducournau since her debut film Raw, and doubled down on that buy in with her follow up Titane. So naturally my excitement for her third outing Alpha could not be contained. An expert in body horror mixed with insightful ideas of grief and generational trauma, Ducournau has
In television, hospital shows are a dime a dozen. The rise of The Pitt, the unstoppable longevity of Grey's Anatomy, and a number other hospital-centric shows reveal no shortage of fascination with medicine and trauma. It's often rare in cinema unless its haunted wards or part of a protagonist's
Michel Franco has always been a controversial writer/director. The kind of filmmaker who invites conflict while insisting on tackling complex themes of sex, class, and social systems. Franco has always presented his works with a sort of distant approach, and Dreams is no different. A cold, distant,
For a film festival seemingly set on remaining apolitical - from the programmers to the directors to the celebrities - it's kind of ironic that both of the Berlin Film Festival's winners were politically supercharged. The Golden Bear - the festival's most prestigious award went to Yellow Letters,
The Star Trek universe has been as expansive as the vastness of space it seeks to explore. There have been countless series that all tell a different part of the same world, sometimes running simultaneously. With the resurgence of things like Picard and Star Trek: Discovery, there's a renewed life
Often times there are two ways a film can go. Either the movie is better than its premise, or the premise is better than the movie. Hypnotic is the latter. It sports a solid premise that struggles immensely with execution. What transpires is a mess of a film; tonally imbalanced and heavily reliant
Indulging every absurd idea that pops into his head, the film unfolds with propulsive vibrance and unshackled execution. That approach turns out to be a bit of a gift and a curse for Riley; a gift in the sense that we get something fresh and original, but a curse because its unbridled approach
Reacher Season 4 is upon us, which means once again we’re able to see our favorite bear-sized man yeet his way through a conspiracy in pursuit of the greater good. This iteration adapts the 2009 novel Gone Tomorrow, bringing Reacher into a deadly web of twists, dangerous organizations with
Though marital arts action cinema is vast and varied, it is rare for one to elevate the genre and push it forward. There have been few recently - The Raid comes to mind, and while not technically "martial arts" I'd argue John Wick counts - that feel as if something new and special is happening.
