by Rosalie Kicks, Old Sport & Editor in Chief
On the surface, this outing has all the earmarks of his other films: the beautiful composition, meticulous set design and costuming, atmospheric lighting, and purposeful direction. Yet, the picture has an overall slickness to it that, for me, oozes Hollywood meddling.
by Tessa Swehla, Associate Editor
The latest French adaptation of The Count of Monte Cristo, directed by Matthieu Delaporte and Alexandre de La Patelliere, leans into the historical epic aspects of the story, condensing some of the more labyrinthian plot details and characters in order to emphasize the action.
by Kimberly L., Staff Writer
Y2K fashion and themes are hot trends in modern times, but the history of these moments is best retold by the people that personified it and Robbie Williams was an undeniable player in the global turning of the twenty first century.
by Billie Anderson, Staff Writer
This is capital-C cinema, the kind of grand Hollywood epic that disappeared decades ago with the likes of Michael Cimino’s Heaven’s Gate and Sergio Leone’s Once Upon a Time in America.
Read Moreby Tessa Swehla, Associate Editor
There’s lots here that’s familiar to fans of the duo: wacky inventions, cheese, tea, Wallace getting in over his head and Gromit having to save him.
by Heidi Krull, Staff Writer
Every professional athlete needs an incredible amount of grit, determination, and a touch of natural talent. However, women who are athletes need to have all of that and more to be taken seriously.
by Sasha Ravitch, Staff Writer
Here’s a trio of films I caught at this year’s NYC Horror Film Festival.
by Hunter Bush, Podcast Director
Even at Kraven's lowest points, it's just a bit corny. At the high points, it's violent, popcorn-y fun.
by Tessa Swehla, Associate Editor
The War of the Rohirrim is one of the darker tales of Middle Earth, with the scope of an Homeric epic and the emotional heft of a Shakespearean tragedy.
by Jasmine Edwards, Staff Writer
Dirty Angels is an engaging action thriller that blends emotional depth with intense combat sequences, showcasing the strength of its lead and her unyielding resolve in the face of impossible odds.
by Gary M. Kramer, Staff Writer
This intense film, directed by Kaveh Daneshmand, who cowrote it with Laurine Bauby and Gem Deger, is about family violence, but it would spoil the film to reveal more.
by Tori Potenza, Staff Writer
I have only scratched the surface of the box set myself but so far everything I have watched from it has been completely unique, gorgeously restored, and pushes the bounds of what many of us might consider horror.
by Kate Beach, Staff Writer
What began as an investigation into one particular school, St. Joseph’s Mission in Williams Lake, British Columbia, becomes a deeply personal journey into a family and a community’s painful history.
by Samantha McLaren, Staff Writer
Imagine being so British that you bumble your way into a folk horror film because you’re too awkwardly polite to heed all the red flags along the way.
by Billie Anderson, Staff Writer
Combining stark black-and-white cinematography with a narrative steeped in melodrama and existential despair, von Horn crafts a film that is as haunting as it is beautiful, earning its place as one of the most disturbing films of recent years.
by Kate Beach, Staff Writer
Buckle up, everybody: Paul Schrader is thinking about dying. It’s fair to say that Schrader has been thinking about dying for decades, probably, but his new film Oh, Canada, puts it front and center in a quietly visceral way.
by Rosalie Kicks, Editor in Chief and Old Sport
I caught The End at Toronto International Film Festival in September and my initial reactions had me doubting whether I actually liked what I had witnessed.
by Christine Freije, Staff Writer
It is refreshing to hear, about halfway through the new documentary Obsessed with Light, that even the prolific theatrical lighting designer Jennifer Tipton finds light mysterious.
by Shah, Staff Writer
Shea Whigham and Carrie Coon play two middle-aged criminals trying to have their big escape from this world of gangsters they’ve stuck their nails into for years.
by Ryan Silberstein, Managing Editor, Red Herring
While it is objectively satisfying to see white supremacists taken down, The Order does not offer much else in terms of substance.