It’s been two years since DMX (AKA Earl Simmons) died, but his legacy lives on. In addition to some of the most hardcore rap songs, he also acted in several movies and TV shows. Surprisingly, …

The new Netflix film, Ehrengard: The Art of Seduction, is based on the book of the same name by Karen Blixen. Cazotte (Mikkel Boe Følsgaard) is a painter and a self-appointed “love guru”. After finishing …

The hierarchy of power in the DCEU did, in fact, not change. With the release of Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom comes the end of the tumultuous DC Extended Universe. With plenty of plans announced …

We want to believe in true love. Somewhere out there, our person is waiting for us. That does not mean, however, that we will walk into the sunset with them. In the new movie, Fingernails, …

I hate the ocean with a passion. I can’t swim and so it terrifies me to be on or anywhere near a body of water that I can’t save myself from. The biggest body of …

After acting in Star Wars, Hayden Christensen never really broke out of that mold. Outside of the space adventures, most people would be hard-pressed to name another Hayden Christensen movie. May I present to you Shattered Glass, an example …

Mothers want the best for their children. But what the parent wants is not always what the child wants. Written and directed by Maryam Keshavarz, The Persian Version follows the mother-daughter duo of Shireen (Niousha …

Rumble Fish is based on the S.E. Hinton novel of the same name. Like S.E. Hinton’s other novel The Outsiders, it also focuses on young men in gangs and the relationships they build at a pivotal time in …

The mother-son relationship is a complicated one, especially during one’s teen years. It can feel like you are screaming at a brick wall and the person on the other side is behind a soundproof barrier. …

If you love cinema, then chances are, you love Martin Scorsese. His indelible mark on cinema could not be bigger, both as a filmmaker with a foundational and eclectic oeuvre most artists could only dream …

Ansa (Alma Pöysti) and Holappa (Jussi Vatanen) are strays. Their lives both coexist from afar. Ansa works in a supermarket on a woeful zero-hour contract. Holappa works in construction, surrounded by management that doesn’t care …

The first thing that comes to mind when I think about the Australian outback is 2005’s intensely divisive Wolf Creek. The sinister picture that Wolf Creek paints of the Aussie wilderness could put off any …

A super-cop is resurrected to fight a growing threat in a futuristic society. Here’s the question: am I talking about Demolition Man or Robocop? Trick question: I’m talking about both of them today. Both are ridiculously fun …

Pieces is a gory, ridiculous horror movie from 1983. We don’t really get to know any of the characters well enough to care about them. The plot is all over the place. However, the kills and …

Film as a medium has always worked in nebulous service of the truth. Subjectivity, in particular, is one of its most prominent tools; the limitations of the frame allow for countless possibilities to express what …

A few months ago, Secret Invasion came and went to little avail and even littler remembrance. I decided then that I was done with new Marvel shows. (Not you Loki, you’re the exception). Now that …

Stuart, a disabled man who pushes away his caretakers, comes to understand the value of accepting help.   Nick Kush: On top of the refreshing representation it provides, Act of God creates a worthwhile dialogue about …

While watching The Creator, I couldn’t help but think of Kevin Feige’s hilarious comments about Chloé Zhao’s work on The Eternals. He’s been so Volume™-pilled that he may or may not have forgotten how the …

Wes Anderson recently quipped at the Venice Film Festival that he was a more confident filmmaker in the days of Bottle Rocket. Surely, the comment was made slightly in jest, but it is interesting to …

There’s a scene early on in My Sailor, My Love where shut-in Howard and newly-hired housekeeper Annie are tending to Howard’s long-neglected apple trees. As they place the fruit into baskets, they both reach for …

Life goes by in a blink of an eye. One second, we are young with (hopefully) years ahead of us. The next thing we know, we are middle-aged and dealing with work, family, and other …

During an exceptionally hot summer in Sweden, a Thai migrant worker has to navigate the forest and his increasingly quarrelsome relationship with his older brother, in order to find the blueberries needed to afford passage …

It’s hard not to sympathize with Hugh Jackman’s character in Prisoners. He’s a devoted father who just lost his young daughter. There’s no trace of her anywhere and the one suspect in custody isn’t talking. It’s enough …

This year’s edition of the Toronto International Film Festival has officially come and gone. With new films from all around the world having been released across the festival’s 10-day run, I thought it would be …

It’s been funny to see Knives Out essentially take the Hercule Poirot franchise’s lunch the last few years. That’s not to say Kenneth Branagh’s Agatha Christie trilogy is an abject failure, but comparing the two …