Dreams is a Hollow Tale of Wealth and Desire
Dreams is a film that looks stunning but feels utterly lifeless. Michel Franco clearly knows how to capture beauty—especially in ballet—but all the visual polish in the world can’t make up for a story…
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MIFF24: Memory is Cold and Confounding, But Jessica Chastain & Peter Sarsgaard Are Excellent
Written and directed by Michel Franco, Memory stars Jessica Chastain as Sylvia, a social worker, mother, and recovering addict who encounters Saul (Peter Sarsgaard) randomly and disturbingly when he f…
The Forgiven Review – Admirable Performances Are Lost Amidst the Sledgehammer Effect of Repetitive Messaging
John Michael McDonagh, director of the superb drama Calvary, returns to his themes of hypocrisy and excess in his latest and most expensive feature, The Forgiven. Set in Morocco instead of his native…
Jessica Chastain - Do You Believe Rachael Taylor and Brooke Satchwell?
Trigger warning: this article contains descriptions of domestic violence and assault. Work hard, dance in your downtime, treat others like you would like to be treated. And leave the assholes out in…
It Chapter Two Review - An Eagerly Unsettling Affair
It Chapter Two kicks off twenty-seven years after the events of the first film. The majority of the Losers club have left Derry and made lives for themselves elsewhere, except for Mike (Isaiah Mustafa…