Brady Corbet’s new American epic is ambitious, to be sure, but lacks dramatic rigour.
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Aren and Anders remember the great director David Lynch, a sui generis figure in American film and art.
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The Brothers share their favourite prestige films, blockbusters, arthouse movies, and documentaries from the past year.
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The return of Wallace and Gromit manages to stay true to the charm that makes the series so beloved, while still offering a gentle critique of our technophilic society.
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From the haunting opening scene to the strange final image, Robert Eggers’ Nosferatu makes us see the old vampire story in a new way.
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James Mangold’s A Complete Unknown captures the enigma of Dylan and proves the appeal of the musical biopic genre.
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Anders looks back at Christopher Nolan’s Interstellar on the film’s 10th Anniversary, noting its masterful mix of science and sentiment.
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Jaume Collet-Serra’s new Netflix thriller is a riff on Die Hard 2 and a genuinely watchable action thriller in a lacklustre streaming environment.
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The 2005 film adaptation of C. S. Lewis’s children’s classic is worthwhile Christmas viewing.
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Wicked is doomed by the decision to inflate Act 1 into an entire 160-minute film.
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Clint Eastwood’s courtroom drama is a classical morality play in the vein of 12 Angry Men or Anatomy of a Murder.
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David Tedeschi’s new Beatles documentary fails to find anything new to say about the 20th century’s most popular band.
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Edward Berger’s Conclave is a lot of fun. Just don’t confuse it for more than a potboiler.
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Take Out, Sean Baker’s debut feature co-directed by Shih-Ching Tso, reveals a strong authorial voice and anticipates the focus of many of Baker’s later features.
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Russell Crowe’s General Maximus is one of the great movie heroes.
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Yet another meta-legacy sequel, Gladiator II also delivers some of the most rousing action spectacle of recent years.
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Short reviews for the 2024 Toronto Reel Asian Toronto International Film Festival.
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Kristen Stewart and Katy O’Brian are great in Rose Glass’s erotic neo-noir, but the grab bag of genre elements leaves something to be desired.
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Jack Smight’s 1969 adaptation of Ray Bradbury’s short story collection is not an ideal adaptation, but does capture some of surreal power of Bradbury’s work.
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The casting of the man who was James Bond transformed The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen.
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