Battle of the Sexes by Christopher Gray 2.0 Battle of the Sexes sacrifices some of its innate appeal by making ham out of the supposed relics of a less enlightened era.
Thirst Street 3.5 by Chuck Bowen In Thirst Street, Nathan Silver fuses the emotional bigness of melodrama with his unique form of quotidian portraiture.
Victoria & Abdul 1.5 by Kenji Fujishima By privileging the white characters in its narrative, Victoria & Abdul exposes itself as insidiously hypocritical.
Bobbi Jene 1.5 by Clayton Dillard Elvira Lind's film is closer to an advertisement for Bobbi Jene Smith than a film about the contemporary dancer.
Last Rampage 2.0 by Derek Smith Though the film's overarching narrative travels a well-tread road, it strikes a few potent grace notes along the way.
Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne on The Unknown Girl by Magdalena Maksimiuk The brothers discuss the hot-button issues at the film’s center and their unique filmmaking approach.Read More
Adam Wingard on Death Note, Pop Influences, and Godzilla vs. Kong by Clayton Dillard Wingard discusses how Death Note fits into his larger career ambitions.Read More
The Force by Keith Watson Though initially compelling, Peter Nicks's documentary is fundamentally without a clear perspective on its subject.
Hong Kong Trilogy by Wes Greene Throughout, Christopher Doyle acknowledges that time and reality are often marked by a slippery subjectivity.
Mother! by Christopher Gray Mother! is a riot of religious symbolism, of-the-moment socio-political valences, and references that unite themes from Darren Aronofsky’s work.
American Assassin by Derek Smith It’s impossible to take it seriously as anything other than an Abercrombie & Fitch ad posing as a political thriller.
Ex Libris by Chuck Bowen Ex Libris suggests a college course and a guided tour that have been wedded together as a work of prismatic humanist art.
Brad’s Status by Kenji Fujishima Brad’s Status is less contemptuous of Brad than compassionate: brutally honest about his faults, yet ultimately understanding of them.
Indivisible by Derek Smith Edoardo de Angelis’s coming-of-age portrait is poignant when fixated on the intricacies of a complicated sisterhood.
Dayveon by Carson Lund It’s largely predicated on the idea of imparting a hyperreal sensuality to a region not often depicted on the big screen.
Strong Island by Sam C. Mac The film builds into an emotionally, intellectually, and aesthetically complex work of essay and memoir.
Manolo by Diego Semerene Michael Roberts’s film is an unabashed exercise in deifying its subject matter with superlatives and hyperbole.
