Chang Dong Lee’s Burning paints an intricate portrait of modern day South Korea. It raises questions about toxic masculinity, generational … More
Category: Movies
The Voyeurs: The optics here aren’t good
Amazon Prime’s new erotic thriller, The Voyeurs, is a ridiculous film. It is a kind of mash-up of Rear Window … More
Horse Girl: A surreal dramedy on mental illness (or aliens)?
Horse Girl follows a woman named Sarah (Allison Brie), an introvert who doesn’t seem to have much of a social … More
Pig: With a subtle Nic Cage performance
Pig is a simple story. Man loses pig, man goes to great lengths to find pig again and the people … More
Enemy: Jake Gyllenhaal and the giant spiders
In anticipation of Dune, I rewatched Denis Villenueve’s 2013 film, Enemy. Enemy is a confusing creature. It is well made … More
Vertigo: Let’s stop pretending this movie is good
Much has already been written about Hitchcock’s 1958 masterpiece Vertigo. It is a tale of obsession and manipulation, of love … More
I’m Thinking of Ending Things: A surreal ride from the mind of Charlie Kaufman
A young woman (Jessie Buckley) goes on a trip with her boyfriend Jake (Jesse Plemons) to his family farm while … More
Vivarium: A thin critique of suburbia
While Vivarium has moments of real terror and explores some interesting sci-fi concepts, its ultimately thin characters and lack of … More
Review: ‘The Gift’
This directorial debut feature from Joel Edgerton, who also writes and stars in the film, proves to be a very … More