DIRECTED BY: FRANCOIS GIRARD/2019
The Song of Names is a fascinating tale about the mysterious disappearance of a young, Jewish violin prodigy, and the...
DIRECTED BY: LUKE LORENTZEN/2019
In Mexico City, the government run hospitals employ just 45 ambulances for the care of the city's 9 million-plus resid...
A Year of Literature and Hope (and Adam Driver!) on Screen
I said more than once that movies felt literary this year, and I’m not just referring to the ...
Director Sam Mendes Attempts to Depict World War I in a Single Shot.
DIRECTED BY: SAM MENDES/2019
Sam Mendes' new film 1917 centers on World War I an...
Elizabeth Moss Rocks Out and Cokes up in Alex Ross Perry Film.
DIRECTED BY ALEX ROSS PERRY/2019
The film Her Smell is upsetting and more than that, i...
Awkwafina Stars in Unique Chinese Family Tale of End-of-Life Trickery.
DIRECTED BY LULU WANG/MANDARIAN/2019
My grandmother and I had a close relation...
An Illegally Made Dark Comedy About the Plight of Women in Iran.
DIRECTED BY JAFAR PANAHI/2019 (U.S. Theatrical Release)
BLU-RAY STREET DATE: JULY 9, 201...
Hulu, Netflix, HBO, Disney+, Apple TV... Some call this MADNESS but I'm Over Here in TV Wonderland
(No, sorry, I haven't watched EVERYTHING yet)
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Bong Joon Ho's Buzzy Drama on Family, Money and Violence
DIRECTOR: BONG JOON HO/2019
You might have heard it’s best to know as little as possible abo...
DIRECTED BY: BENNY SAFDIE AND JOSH SAFDIE/2019
The Safdie Brothers are hardly going to be defined as conventional. With their previous film, Good Time,...
