Reviews

[Fantasia Review] On the White Planet

South Korean animator Hur Bum-Wook isn't afraid to dive head first into some dark subject matter - in his 2011 short City of Good People, abstract images and a ...

[Review] Pixels

Once relegated as oddball background targets and the small cult voice of pop culture, the nerds finally have their day, and it’s lasted nearly fifteen years now...

[Review] Southpaw

The origins of Southpaw are interesting because it was born from screenwriter Kurt Sutter's want to collaborate with Eminem. Now try to picture Marshall Mathers...

[Review] Big Significant Things

Diagnosed some 37 years ago by the poet laureate of the great state of New Jersey, Bruce Springsteen’s song and album of the same name, The Darkness on the Edge...

[Fantasia Review] Observance

You know you've seen something special when your only thought upon completion is whether to watch again or scour the internet for possible interpretations. This...

[Fantasia Review] Crimson Whale

A product of the Korean Academy of Film Arts' Advanced Program, writer/director Park Hye-mi's Crimson Whale is a fascinating little sci-fi adventure. The hand-d...

[Fantasia Review] Ludo

Called the national game of India by some, Pacisi has evolved throughout the centuries into multiple iterations. One of the most popular versions patented in En...

[Review] Lila & Eve

A movie isn't necessarily ruined because its so-called twist is easily deciphered, especially when the reveal is less for shock value than depicting the psychol...

[Karlovy Vary Review] The Summer of Sangaile

Comparisons between Alanté Kavaïté’s The Summer of Sangaile – the Lithuanian writer-director’s first feature since her 2006 debut Fissures – and Abdellatif Kech...