The climactic conflict in Jordan Peele’s second directorial feature is a masterwork of editing, choreography, and sound composition. By the film’s conclusion, it tethers itself tightly to its mysterious, patient… Continue reading "Us (2019)."
Everybody Knows, the latest film from acclaimed Iranian writer/director Asghar Farhadi is set in Spain and stars the power couple of Penélope Cruz and Javier Bardem. Cruz plays Laura, mother to… Continue reading "Everybody Knows (2018)."
“Maybe we’d better take off.” Can a film become so iconic, so of its time as to somehow surpass the limitations of its own flaws? The reason I ask this… Continue reading "The Warriors (1979)."
In the times we now find ourselves, fans of comic book movies are spoilt for choice, with a significant portion of them thankfully giving fans an enjoyable experience as of… Continue reading "Polar (2019)."
*** SPOILER WARNING! *** Some films don’t do as well at the box office as the studios had banked on and yet some often go on to cultivate a large… Continue reading "Glass (2019)."
Charlie Brooker’s TV series Black Mirror has taken numerous steps to highlight the modern day world’s reliance on technology and its potential possibilities along with its pitfalls to show what… Continue reading "Black Mirror: Bandersnatch (2018)."
Steve McQueen’s latest picture plays like a response to the oft-criticised (and maybe sometimes not criticised enough) treatment of women in film as motives for change or trauma in the… Continue reading "Widows (2018)."
In Episode 20 of The Film ‘89 Podcast we’re joined by cinephile extraordinaire, champion of the Blu-Ray format and physical media, frequent guest-host of the Wrong Reel Podcast, Criterion Cast… Continue reading "The Film ‘89 Podcast Episode 20 – Celebrating 60 Years of Alfred Hitchcock’s Vertigo (1958)."
*** SPOILERS *** When I first saw the trailer for director Ali Abbasi’s Swedish film Border, I was instantly intrigued. The film centers on Tina a customs border agent who… Continue reading "Border (2018)."
Anonymity is king in many corners of the digital world. Alice (Madeline Brewer), her screen name Lola, finds herself creating her own wonderlands in the romantically lit shows she puts… Continue reading "Cam (2018)."
