“Movies” Archives

An entirely logical, if sometimes sorely flawed, follow-up to Wong Kar Wai’s In the Mood for Love.

Easily one of, if not the, darkest and most somber film that Chan has made to date.

Noi the Albino possesses an otherness that makes it a truly surprising, engaging, and thought-provoking debut feature.

‘Blister’ is a hidden gem, one that both affirms the value of our hobbies while also reminding us that there is a real world out there.

Pen-Ek Ratanaruang’s sophomore film possesses style, attention to detail and character, and depth.

A fun, offbeat little film that showed me there’s more to Hong Kong cinema than heroic bloodshed and kung-fu.

Even with its flaws, The Bird People in China is downright heart-tugging compared to Miike’s usual fare.

As strange as this may sound, it’s been a long time since I was so overjoyed and thrilled to have seen a film as dark and troubling as this one.

It’s almost subversive at the same time, the way it blends such solid characters with plenty of gore and some wicked humor.

I think the reason I reacted so strongly to the movie is that it was very nostalgic for me.

Niceland is not a bad movie, but it fails simply because it doesn’t seem to trust the audience at all.

Although the film has several double crosses and twist or two, it’s the furthest thing from a crime thriller that you could find.

The film never lives up its vast potential but consistently underperforms right through the lackluster ending.

‘The Ninth Day’ is a thoroughly engaging and thought-provoking thriller from start to finish.

As the film continues, it gradually becomes a treatise on the all-too common topic these days of modern alienation.

A Polish prison film that raises interesting questions about the law and morality in general.

Of all of the films I saw at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival, The Overture was easily the most sentimental and honest.