"If you leave me, I’ll have to kill you.” A modern retelling of a Paracelsian myth set in Berlin, Christian Petzold’s hotly anticipated Competition film Undine washed up on the shores of the German capital last night like a soggy old boot. The Berlin School director reunited the … [Read more...]
Berlinale Opening Gala: “My Salinger Year” with Sigourney Weaver and Margaret Qualley
The 70th annual Berlinale (Berlin International Film Festival) got off to a rather somber start last night after a right-wing mass shooting Wednesday evening in the German city of Hanau sent shockwaves through the country. The opening gala host, actor Samuel Finzi, delivered a … [Read more...]
“Horse Girl” Is a Hot Mess!
An utterly incomprehensible mess, Jeff Baena’s Horse Girl is one of those frustrating movies that features an interesting lead performance surrounded by a bunch of abstract nothingness. Clearly pulling from Roman Polanski’s lady-going-crazy classic Repulsion and more recent … [Read more...]
Killer Nurses in Rotterdam: “La Dosis” Film Review
There’s nothing scarier than a health care professional that wants to kill you. From real-life mass murderers like Niels Högel to fictional butchers like Dr. Giggles, the thought of a doctor or a nurse intentionally harming their patients is deeply chilling. A new Argentine film … [Read more...]
Rough Trade in Rotterdam: “Los Fantasmas” Film Review
A film about straight rough trade victimizing gay men, Sebastián Lojo’s debut feature Los Fantasmas looks great and feels authentic, but fails to capitalize on its loaded premise. The first Guatemalan production to compete at the International Film Festival Rotterdam, the story … [Read more...]
One Good Thing About The Goop Lab…
Judging by the torrent of negative press surrounding The Goop Lab, the new Netflix series inspired by Gwyneth Paltrow’s controversial lifestyle brand, you might think the actress-turned-health guru murdered a child or something. We caught an early look at the whole season and … [Read more...]
WOW Film Review: 1917
An overtly imperialist shitshow that can easily be blamed on rabid nationalism, filmmakers tend to cast a critical eye when portraying WW1 on film. From Lewis Milestone’s All Quiet on the Western Front to Kubrick’s Paths of Glory, movies about The Great War usually show it as the … [Read more...]
WOW Exclusive: 20 LGBTQ+ Films To Look Out For in 2020
Ammonite - Shot on location in West Dorset, Francis Lee’s highly anticipated follow-up to God’s Own Country stars Kate Winslet as Mary Anning, a Victorian-era paleontologist and “unsung hero of fossil discovery” who embarks on a romance with a wealthy woman (Saoirse Ronan). The … [Read more...]
The 19 Fiercest Films of 2019
Ad Astra - A futuristic deconstruction of masculinity packaged as a big-budget sci-fi spectacular, James Gray’s Ad Astra travelled light years beyond expectations (critically) while underperforming at the box office. In a towering, career-defining performance, Brad Pitt plays an … [Read more...]
The Best Horror, Sci-Fi, and Midnight Movies at FantasticFest 2019
The Halloween mood came a little early this year, so we headed down to the 15th annual Fantastic Fest at the Alamo Drafthouse in Austin, TX, to catch this year’s killer lineup of upcoming horror, sci-fi, and midnight movies. Some highlights: A chance meeting with a … [Read more...]
