Marcel The Shell With Shoes On is likely is the next great comfort film. Beginning as a comedic digital short in 2010, director Dean Fleischer Camp and writer/actress Jenny Slate’s anthropomorphic shell took the world by storm. It’s been quite some time since audiences have last seen Marcel, but it’s made clear from the very […]
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MEN Tackles The Indescribable Nature of Catharsis And Grief
While Men may only be the third feature film fully under Alex Garland’s belt, his reputation and track record to those who aren’t in the know should be more than enough. Beyond Ex Machina and Annihilation, both modern sci-fi masterpieces in their own right, Garland has written a handful of works over the past decades […]
EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE Is Filmmaking At Its Absolute Peak
If the latest project from filmmaking duo Daniels proves anything, it is that cinema is very much still alive and thriving. Quite frankly, this wouldn’t be possible without minds such as theirs. Following up 2016’s Swiss Army Man is no simple feat, but to seemingly quadruple down on the bold innovation that film brought forth […]
Ti West’s X Is Violent, Tender and Taboo
Early on in Ti West’s X, Mia Goth’s Maxine states that she hates blood and guts while holding down her lunch. If any of that claim resonates with you even remotely, this one isn’t for you by design. With this film, West revels in the low brow 70’s style use of blood, violence, and of […]
RED ROCKET Is A Beautiful Film About An Ugly Human
Sean Baker has made many films about a variety of subjects. More specifically, he has made many films about many types of people. Tangerine is a film about a transgender sex worker. The Florida Project revolves around a mother and daughter living in a motel on the verge of homelessness. Prince of Broadway is about […]
C’MON C’MON Is A Touching Look To The Past, Present and Future
The human condition and existence is deeply fragile, overly complicated, and rarely ever gentle to all of us. Each one of us experiences their own unique path which can be fun, stressful, scary, and so much more all at once. But as tough as it is and and confusing as it can be, its beauty […]