COLD WAR (2018)
“There is a magical mix of grim and bittersweet, with each frame and each scene housing a hope, hidden in the reluctantly oppressive. “
Read MoreOF FATHERS AND SONS (2018)
“eventually its devastating impact finds purchase”
Read MoreMIRAI (2018)
“peppered in magical realism fantasies, childhood lessons for young ones, and thoughtful examinations on parenting/life”
Read MoreSHOPLIFTERS (2018)
“Shoplifters slowly coils you in an entrancingly satisfying blanket of warmth and affection from the bitter cold of the world around. “
Read MoreROMA (2018)
“I liked it but the universal love that appears to be its birthright avoided me. “
Read MoreVERONICA (2017)
“A proper old-school inspired possession/occult flick that is able to pull off the creep, dread, excitement and emotional core necessary to make it work”
Read MoreTHE NIGHT COMES FOR US (2018)
“The Raid meets A Bittersweet Life/Man From Nowhere is a pretty simple way to state it “
Read MoreLOVELESS (2017)
" Loveless is a harsh existence as cold and unforgiving as the Siberian wind, sublime and destructive."Read More
VICTORIA & ABDUL (2017)
"Pour some gratuitous melodrama on top (of monotony), and you get a heartburn inducing meal. "Read More
A FANTASTIC WOMAN (2017)
"...strong moments of pain, dejection, and sorrow within the existence of this trans woman."Read More
ON BODY AND SOUL (2017)
'A slow and heavily idiosyncratic film that grew into its strange little place, however despairingly alien or acutely European subdued that might be."Read More
LAST MEN OF ALEPPO (2017)
"A film of pain and perseverance, until neither is longer possible."Read More
CALL ME BY YOUR NAME (2017)
"Idyllic and intoxicating, providing a scintillating playground of beauty, passion, tenderness, and loss that we may never want to leave."Read More
LOVING VINCENT (2017)
"A teacher, a love letter, and a stunning visual feast."Read More
THE BREADWINNER (2017)
"...this is a wonderful film that exposes, infuriates, and entertains all the while."Read More
THE SQUARE (2017)
"This is a passionate poke in the ribs and a queasily endearing comedy of the human and humane."Read More
THEY CALL ME JEEG (2015)
"Down on his luck "real life" super powers flick, but musters only enough for moments of uniqueness and unsustainable quality."Read More
RAW (2016)
"An absorbing and gruesome feast of dramatic horror."Read More
THE WAILING (2016)
" The Wailing really wrapped me up in the strangeness and humanity that buttresses what a paranormal experience like this would be"Read More
DAEMONIUM: SOLDIER OF THE UNDERWORLD (2015)
"There are worse ways to spend a couple hours but I can’t label it “good”."Read More