This Old House
The Banishing by Hope Madden Filmmaker Christopher Smith has repeatedly proven a knack for horror. Whether he locks us up in the tunnels beneath London with Franka Potente (2004’s Creep),…read more →
Archive For April, 2021
This Is My Town
Our Towns by George Wolf If all politics is local, then Our Towns is the most political film you’ll see this year. Because authors James and Deborah Fallows had one…read more →
Tin Soldiers
Moffie by Samantha Harden “Moffie” is a derogatory term used in South Africa meaning an “effeminate homosexual man.” Moffie is also the name of the South African-British biographical war film.…read more →
Everything Adults Do
Voyagers by Hope Madden If you have ever wondered what Lord of the Flies might look like in space, Neil Burger thinks like you. The generally mediocre director (The Upside,…read more →
Test of Wills
Slalom by Hope Madden As her camera races down the mountains of Val-d’Isère, writer/director Charlène Favier depicts both thrill and isolation in equal measure. It’s a tone that fits more…read more →
Oscar Nominated Shorts: Live Action
by George Wolf When I was a kid watching the Oscars, I remember always being perplexed by short film categories. How do people manage to see these shorts? Good news,…read more →
Oscar Nominated Shorts: Animation
by George Wolf When I was a kid watching the Oscars, I remember always being perplexed by short film categories. How do people manage to see these shorts? Good news,…read more →
Oscar Nominated Shorts: Documentary
by George Wolf When I was a kid watching the Oscars, I remember always being perplexed by short film categories. How do people manage to see these shorts? Good news,…read more →
Out of the Darkness
The Power by Hope Madden Simultaneously sympathetic and vengeful, Corinna Faith’s ghost story The Power sets an emotional tone that suits its core themes. Today is Val’s (Rose Williams) first…read more →
What Big Feet You Have
Dawn of the Beast by Rachel Willis Seriously, who still thinks camping in the woods is a good idea? There’s something about the woods that haunts us, so it’s the…read more →