One should go into Chris Moukarbel’s Cypher as blindly as possible, so I will be brief. That being said, it’s too interesting of a film to not write something about. Tierra Whack is such a fascinating and creative individual. Therefore, it’s no surprise that a documentary depicting her rise and subsequent career in music takes […]
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ASTEROID CITY: We’re Lucky To Have Wes Anderson And His Stories
Full of the intentional artifice and production design that make a Wes Anderson film unique, Asteroid City once again allows the filmmaker to inject every creative decision of his with a source of meaning. In the case of this film, the filmmaker takes aim not just at the meaning of life, but how the meaning […]
TRIBECA 2023 Movie Review | CHASING CHASING AMY Beautifully Examines A 90’s Film With Honesty
Even as a longtime admirer of Kevin Smith, it wasn’t until later in life that it all clicked into place as to why I adored the New Jersey auteur so much. To put it simply, he was a filmmaker whose passion for cinema and filmmaking bled through the screen. From his often-memed tweets and his […]
TRIBECA 2023 Movie Review | LOST SOULZ Reveals Both Sides Of Fame
If there is anything that can be said for certain about Katherine Propper’s debut feature, Lost Soulz, it’s that this is a film distinctly made in an era post-Brockhampton. I must clarify: there’s no correlation between the music made by the now-defunct band and the group of musicians in the film. Nevertheless, the possibilities presented […]
The Most Iconic Superhero Ever Arrives In A Beautiful 4K Home Video Set
For the centennial celebration of Warner Bros. Studio, the greatest superhero of all time soars onto physical media shelves May 9th, in a 5-film box set celebrating the iconic Man of Steel. Packaged beautifully as a set, Warner Bros. has released 4K editions of Superman: The Movie, Superman II, Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut, […]
BEAU IS AFRAID: Ari Aster’s Character Piece Is A Singular Tragicomedy
Gone are the respective horrors of Hereditary’s witch covens and Midsommar’s pagan cults. In Ari Aster’s third feature film, Beau Is Afraid, he has decided to showcase a horror that will hit incredibly close to home for every viewer: that of an overbearing parent. This latest mind trip of a film from the auteur filmmaker […]