Lost in the Reel's video review for Netflix's Reptile When did we last get a show-stopping leading performance from Benicio Del Toro? It feels like forever since we've seen the stoic Oscar-winning actor headline a great film. Denis Villeneuve's Sicaro from 2015 comes to mind, yet Del Toro was
Lost in the Reel's video review for Flora and Son John Carney has really made a name for himself, making micro-budgeted movies all about the power of song. Very few filmmakers have been able to connect the magic of making music to the human condition quite like Carney has been able to during
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe Video Review from Lost in the Reel With the names of Lin-Manuel Miranda, Eva Longoria and Eugenio Derbez behind the new film "Aristotle & Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe", it's a wonder how it's getting so little attention
Lost in the Reel's video review for Cobweb I first became aware of the new horror film Cobweb, when I read an interview from Seth Rogen (who is a co-producer here) talking about how excited he was to finally work in this genre. And how when he read the script for the movie, he was blown away by
Lost in the Reel's video review for Bottoms Bottoms comes from second-time feature director and writer Emma Seligman, whose first film Shiva Baby was a critical and cult favorite just three years ago. Now, I was in the minority and did not love Shiva Baby like everyone else seemed to, but I
As a true crime junkie, I was immediately excited about Peacock's new show, Based on a True Story. Although we've seen a very similar plot be tackled already in Hulu's ever-charming Only Murders in the Building… I was willing to give this series a chance, as long as it tried to do something
Lost in the Reel's video review for Sanctuary Going into director Zachary Wigon's second directorial feature, I knew absolutely nothing about the plot, and only that it starred Christopher Abbott and Margaret Qualley… who I believe are two of the most exciting up-and-coming young performers
Lost in the Reel's video review for High Desert Going into High Desert, I must say that I was already a little biased towards enjoying my time with it. This is because I have always been a huge fan of Patricia Arquette– from her time on serial drama Medium, her stand-out role in True
We're in the era of liminal spaces, folks. Movies like Skinamarink, Backrooms, and Exit 8 have all proven that audiences, especially younger audiences, can't get enough of them. it Ends brings us really two liminal spaces in one movie. The film tells the story of four friends who are getting
Oasis: Don’t Look Back in Anger feels like a movie that’s selling itself as something deeper than it ultimately is. There’s an expectation that we’re going to get this grand story about the Gallagher brothers reconciling, putting aside their differences, and coming back together for these
Jaadugar: A Witch in Mongolia shows us the power of wisdom, for good and for evil, in the titular Ep. 10 "Wisdom". With Boraqchin showing Sitara / Fatima that she's both very crafty and utterly ruthless in her pursuit of her goals. However, for all that she is wise, she is by no means omniscient.
