Reviews

The Conjuring 2 Finds Scares New and Old in Jolly England James Wan’s horror sequel feels familiar but is still better than far too many horror…

The Fits Finds a Beautiful Mystery in the Act of Growing Up Coming of age with a strong sense of self and convulsions. Film as metaphor…

The Wailing Pits a Bumbling Cop Against Pure Evil “Not everything that moves, breathes, and talks is living.” Na Hong-jin’s first film, 2008’s The Chaser, is a…

Six Players, Six Losers, and One Chevalier “I’ve got a beautiful erection, enduring and engaged. Open up and let me show you.” For a brief time…

Over-ambitious, over-long, over-indulgent, miraculous. Andrea Arnold has never been known for her restraint as a filmmaker. The Brit has always taken large risks in her…

The Ones Below Throws the Mystery Out With the Bathwater A new UK chiller gives birth to empty paranoia and a predictable plot. Kate (Clémence…

The Nice Guys Succeeds on the Power of Its Two Lead Guys In a competition between Shane Black first directorial effort and his third, The Nice…

We Found the Best Film at Cannes 2016 Kristen Stewart mesmerizes in Olivier Assayas’ profoundly moving ghost story. The Kristen Stewart renaissance is upon us. After winning…

We Found The Worst Film at Cannes 2016 Sean Penn’s The Last Face is the kind of film that shouldn’t exist. It wouldn’t be the Cannes…