New York Film Festival: Signal 8
A montage of squalid, dystopic images from Hong Kong, Simon Liu’s “Signal 8” is obviously fortunately timed for a serious reception.
Review: It Chapter Two
In the hands of an auteur filmmaker rather than a workman, perhaps "It Chapter Two" could have been great.
Review: OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies
At a moment when satire has become synonymous with sanctimony, OSS 117’s caprices are a welcome relief.
Review: Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Tarantino offers us something other than a dutiful recreation of Hollywood’s golden age by focusing on the absurdities and the improprieties of the kitschy ’60s.
Review: The Other Side
"The Other Side” takes us not to Colombia or Uganda, but to the backwaters of Louisiana, where the impoverished bastard children of America eke out a living.
Review: The Irishman
Watching “The Irishman” is a bit like eating a meal laced with sand. Probably, minus the sand, it would have been an excellent meal, but it’s difficult to know for sure.
Review: Galaxy of Terror
“Galaxy of Terror” doesn’t aim for the stars, but it does leave an impression.
Review: Never Ever
By now, movies about people gradually losing their minds should qualify for their own subgenre. But what does “Never Ever” bring to the table?
Review: In Fabric
"In Fabric" is both vintage and fresh, familiar yet startling — maybe even enough to rejuvenate the world of horror at large.
Faith on Film: Hacksaw Ridge
Whatever one thinks of Mel Gibson’s general outlook, it took an auteur to accomplish a film like this one.
