Review: The Last Black Man in San Francisco
The beginning of The Last Black Man in San Francisco will probably be my favorite opening sequence in a film all year. A ...
Tag: Indie
Say goodbye (but not actually!) in first trailer for The Farewell
Distributor A24 has today released the official trailer for Lulu Wang’s Sundance hit The Farewell, showing what looks to be a nice balance ...
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Tribeca Review: Bliss
It’s been ages since I’ve seen something as viscerally thrilling as Bliss. Horror movies in recent years have shifted away from gore and ...
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Tribeca Review: Flawless
There’s a lot that could go wrong when making a movie like Flawless. It’s a high school coming of age story centered around ...
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Tribeca Review: Something Else
Horror movies are usually at their best when the monster or villain is an allegory for some deep seated theme or idea. When ...
Tribeca Review: Something Else
Horror movies are usually at their best when the monster or villain is an allegory for some deep seated theme or idea. When ...
The Criterion Channel has launched, here’s a look at what’s available to stream
The Criterion Channel officially launched today, which is a dream for lovers of cinema. The streaming service was born following the untimely demise ...
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SXSW Review: Them That Follow
I’m struck by just how at home Walton Goggins seems as some redneck pulled from a holler deep in Kentucky or elsewhere in ...
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Review: Woodsrider
Woodsrider, a documentary from Uncork’d Entertainment bills itself as a “season of adventure and self-discovery.” This is true, in so far as I, ...
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Review: The Wind
The opening images of Emma Tammi’s The Wind set up the dread to come. Outside of a home on the frontier, two men ...
Beale Street gets well-deserved adulation at 2019 Indie Spirit Awards
Taking place in Santa Monica, California, the 2019 Independent Spirit Awards took something of a more grounded approach to awards season than the ...
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Review: Starfish
If one thing’s going to strike you straight off the bat with Starfish, it’s going to be that this movie is perhaps too ...