Lost in the Reel's video review for Swan Song. Swan Song is Oscar-winning Benjamin Cleary’s feature directorial debut after his 2015 win for the astonishingly profound short film Stutterer. He has an eye for crisp, clean visuals that soak over you, and he is quite obviously, a man full
Lost in the Reel's video review for Don't Look Up.Don’t Look Up has been one of the biggest question marks of the year for me because I honestly had no idea what to expect from this film. All we really knew was that it had an all-star, top-tier cast, a huge budget from Netflix, a pretty basic
Lost in the Reel's video review for Encounter.There have honestly been so many alien invasion movies and television shows that have graced our screens, that it is hard to keep track of them. Many of these projects go the simple route; clinging on to the audience's fascination and fears of
Lost in the Reel's video review for Santa Inc.In the trailer promoting the new stop-motion holiday series Santa Inc., it proudly displays the words “From the Creators of ‘Sausage Party’” across the screen in large text.. so, that should pretty much tell you if you are going
Lost in the Reel's video review for The Power of the Dog.It’s not easy to pinpoint exactly what type of film Jane Campion’s The Power of the Dog actually is. Is it an old-fashioned western with a bit of an edge? Is it a twisted romantic drama? Or Is it a worthy companion
After I watched the trailer for The Unforgivable, I thought would be watching a fast-paced, emotionally-fueled crime thriller. However, as the first hour of the film flew by, I realize I am watching something completely different - and sometimes that can be really refreshing. For much
For a film called All Of A Sudden, very little happens suddenly in Hamaguchi Ryusuke’s sensitive portrayal of friendship and care. The director (Drive My Car) has a particularly patient style of filmmaking that is not universally appealing, but it captures humanity in all its messy earnestness.
Joe Bob Briggs and Darcy the Mail Girl returned for The Last Drive-In: Joe Bob's Halloween House Party, delivering a double feature built around two very different approaches to Halloween horror. This time, the legendary horror host paired Body Bags (1993) with WNUF Halloween Special (2013),
Paweł Pawlikowski’s new film is a dense exploration of a very specific part of Thomas Mann’s life and Germany’s history. Winning Best Picture at Cannes and chosen as Poland’s submission for Best International Film, the film expects a certain level of historical and geographic knowledge
