NYFF Review: Thelma
Each critic has their own process. Some take notes while watching a film and others will rush home to type up their thoughts ...
Reviews
Review: Detroit
In the opening scene of Detroit, a large group of African Americans are rounded up and arrested en masse for having an indoor party; their ...
Reviews
NYAFF Capsule Review: Mrs. K
The problems with Mrs. K can, I think, be summed up by the bizarreness of its soundtrack, an eclectic mix that had me thinking ...
Reviews
NYAFF Capsule Review: Mon Mon Mon Monsters
Giddens Ko’s You Are the Apple of My Eye remains one of the best films I’ve seen at the New York Asian Film ...
Features
Flixist Discusses: Is Wonder Woman a Great Movie or Just an Important One? [Part 1]
So, Wonder Woman is out. We here at Flixist are big fans, but I will admit to being a bit more lukewarm than many of ...
Flixist Discusses: Is Wonder Woman a Great Movie or Just an Important One? [Part 2]
We’re back with the second (and final) part of our Wonder Woman discussion, where we get into much, um, headier(?) topics than we ...
Tribeca: Arden’s Wake and the Continued Brilliance of Penrose Studios’ VR Storytelling
Last year at the Tribeca Film Festival, I was invited to a special preview of a semi-interactive non-movie non-game hybrid called Allumette, which ...
Movies
Review: Alien: Covenant
As reviled as it is (justifiably or not), Prometheus deserves a little pass for being unlike its Alien siblings in large part because ...
Reviews
Review: Before I Fall
If you read my Top 15 Movies of 2016 list, then you’ll know that at the very top (number 0) was The Edge ...
Reviews
Review: Get Out
There’s a story I heard but cannot verify about why Dave Chapelle ended The Chapelle Show when he did, with tens of millions of ...
Review: John Wick: Chapter 2
In the John Wick cinematic universe, everyone who matters knows John Wick, by face, name, and reputation. They know the stories, they see ...
Features
Alec’s Top 15 Movies of 2016
So, now that we’ve gotten those dumb Oscar nominations out of the way, I think it’s finally time to let everyone know what ...