Reviews

[Review] The Boxtrolls

Although their features thus far come from different minds (both on the page and when it comes to the execution), the Oregon-based stop-motion studio Laika clea...

[Venice Review] The Humbling

Shot over 20 days, largely in director Barry Levinson's own Connecticut house, The Humbling is an adaptation of Philip Roth's novel looking at the enigmatic fig...

[Review] The Calling

A slow burner that perhaps is more deserving of the theatrical experience than VOD, The Calling is a handsomely lensed thriller set towards the end of winter in...

[Review] Cantinflas

While mostly delightful, yet not terribly insightful, Cantinflas is a warm and nostalgic look at the business of show, including one instance where the Golden A...

[Review] As Above, So Below

Although incantations and intimations of the arcane spring to mind when considering the title of the new Brothers Dowdle thriller As Above, So Below, the film’s...

[Venice Review] The Cut

After mysteriously withdrawing from Cannes a few months back, Fatih Akin's The Cut lands at the Venice Film Festival as one of the highest-profile titles in the...

[Venice Review] Manglehorn

With Prince Avalanche and Joe (also competing for the Golden Lion in Venice) audiences could feel very comfortable in their newly-repositioned set of expectatio...

[Review] The November Man

A few brain cells short and a handful of years too late, The November Man arrives in theaters, the longtime passion project of former James Bond player Pierce B...

[Venice Review] 99 Homes

Ramin Bahrani made a name for himself with three independent films over the last decade, focusing on humanity's daily struggles, reinvented foreign lives in Ame...