It Was Just An Accident reinvents the revenge thriller as a layered character study about forgiving the people who committed the worst crimes possible. A car breaking down in Iran creates a domino effect that leads to one of the year’s most surprising crowd-pleasers. The film opens with a man
Jim Jarmusch is not a writer/director known for creating action-packed films, but he reaches a new level of idiosyncrasy with Father Mother Sister Brother. The anthology follows three families on different journeys and stages of their lives. The three stories feel too separate and cold to strike
Pillion is a coming-of-age dramedy hidden amid a kinky film about sub/dom relationships. Harry Lighton’s indie comedy/drama balances the very adult underground world of leather daddies with a crowd-pleasing story about a young man finding his own way in the sexual landscape of gay relationships.
Magic Knight Rayearth gives our heroine trio a stroll through some noticeably magical woods in Ep. 3 "All in the Same Boat". Fantasy fans will be fully aware of the fact that magical woods are a staple in such stories. What this episode does though is use a trip through the magical woods to help
Once in a generation, a film comes along that redefines how we think about movies. Something so incisive, so singular, it can only be understood from the moment it is consumed rather than informed by anything previously accomplished. You Can See Everything is that kind of work. A masterpiece in
The 2026 reboot of Magic Knight Rayearth shows us that friendship is quite powerful in the magic department in Ep. 4 "Our Battle". It's a lesson from My Little Pony, but it's quite applicable to this anime too. Our trio of heroines will need that power, since this is their bloodiest battle to date.