Reviews

Millennium Mambo Restored: Revisiting Hou Hsiao-hsien’s Hypnotic Portrait of Precarity

Hou Hsiao-hsien’s Millennium Mambo premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in 2001 to, sadly, so little enthusiasm outside...

With a filmography of muscular acting showcases, patient tempos, and emphasis on brooding atmosphere, it’s evident Scott Cooper...

Near the end of World War II, Sweden––which had managed to remain neutral during the conflict––conducted one of...

Those seeking an insightful exploration of cinema history in Hollywood’s Golden Age or a nuanced, affecting character study...

The Blue Jean of David Bowie’s 1984 hit was a girl with “a camouflage face,” not unlike the...

“Wow, this is uncomfortable” was my first thought watching Avatar: The Way of Water. James Cameron’s sequel—so long-rumored,...

Andrew Legge’s Lola, a faux found footage film that plays with historical and science fiction, gives weight to...

“They don’t make the Gladiator/Braveheart-type movies anymore” is the kind of complaint you’ll hear when talking about the...

A kind of sequel to his short film Haven, which concerned a radical treatment program that offered drug...

Already legends in the remote town of Matsapha, Swaziland, country singers Gazi “Dusty” and Linda “Stones” find a...