Author: Alex Papaioannou

NYFF64 – BEHEMOTH! Is A Testament to Art & Humanity

As if Tony Gilroy rejuvenating the Star Wars Universe with Andor wasn’t enough, it would appear that he’s doing the same for the contemporary adult drama film with Behemoth!. The Centerpiece film of the 64th New York Film Festival, Behemoth! is a brilliant deconstruction of a man’s life, told through moments of reflection rather than […]

NYFF64 – LA GRADIVA & The Rich Collage of Youth

Marine Atlan’s La Gradiva begins in a way that evokes the potential for a grand, fantastical journey that’s about to play out. The music begins to swell as a camera mounted to a train bursts forth from a dark tunnel, moving ever so fast through the countryside. The rich landscape looks incredible, but despite the […]

NYFF64 – A DAY IN THE LIFE OF JO: CHAPTER PHAEDRA Is A Rich Exploration of Identity

Jacqueline Lentzou’s A Day in the Life of Jo: Chapter Phaedra begins with an ephemeral moment of the titular 15-year-old napping amidst the beauty of nature. She is conducting breathing exercises while laying in the grass, only to have found herself dozing off. Who could blame her? Lentzou’s breathtaking 16mm photography captures Greece at its […]

NYFF64 – PAPER TIGER: An Operatic New York City Tale

James Gray’s Paper Tiger comes home to New York City as the Opening Night film of the 64th New York Film Festival, and is kicking off the festival like a shot from a cannon. Representing New York through and through, this film takes a small-scale crime tale and channels it through a familial drama that […]

RESIDENT EVIL Delivers On The Madness of The Franchise

Resident Evil, the latest film from Zach Cregger, does something so few IP adaptations today shy away from. It wholeheartedly embraces its source material rather than feel embarrassed by its origins. Ignore all the “fans” of this legacy franchise claiming it’s inaccurate or disrespectful or whatever bad-faith hill they choose to stand atop while screaming […]