Movie Review (Sundance): ‘The Blazing World’ has a Story Less Original than its Visuals
Adapting her 2018 short film, Carlson Young’s feature debut The Blazing World very much feels like a short... Read More »
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Movie Review (Sundance): ‘Eight for Silver’ is a Tedious Slog of a Monster Horror
Eight for Silver appears on the surface to be a suitably fun period monster romp, but there’s very... Read More »
Movie Review (Sundance): ‘Mass’ Showcases Pain But Deserves to be More Gripping
The situation of the characters in writer-director Fran Kranz’s debut Mass is unimaginably horrible. Some years after a... Read More »
Movie Review (Sundance): ‘Knocking’ Shows Paranoia on a Small Scale
The thinness of walls is a thoroughly explored trope in horror cinema. The fear of urban living and... Read More »
Movie Review (Sundance): ‘John and the Hole’ is a Cryptic yet Captivating Coming-of-Age Story
We all on some level resent having to depend on people. Especially as teenagers, as we start becoming... Read More »
Movie Review (Sundance): ‘Censor’ is Certified Mentally Nasty
There’s still something really unsettling about VHS horror. The footage of gruesome violence is obviously ridiculous, pointedly operatic,... Read More »
List: Rory Doherty’s Top 10 of 2020
On New Year’s Eve, while we were counting down the few remaining minutes of the turgid year, a... Read More »
Top 10: Christmas Scenes in Non-Christmas Movies
The season of giving is upon us, and my gift to all of you is this top 10... Read More »
Movie Review: “Falling” is an Effective Drama in Need of More Complexity
There’s a deep sadness at the heart of Falling. Centered around an ailing father moving to California to... Read More »
Second Chances: A Clockwork Orange (1971)
Where and when we watch movies are crucial to how much we enjoy them. By rewatching a film,... Read More »
Movie Review: ‘Possessor’ Proves Brandon Cronenberg’s Talent for Pulp
There’s a lot to love in Brandon Cronenberg’s Possessor. It packs a punch with sudden spots of violence,... Read More »
Movie Review (LFF): ‘200 Meters’ is a Tense, Well-Scripted Drama
Mustafa (Ali Suliman), the father at the center of Ameen Nayfeh’s Palestinian border drama 200 Meters, feels like... Read More »
Movie Review (LFF): ‘Bloody Nose, Empty Pockets’ is an Exhausting but Rewarding Documentary
An old man wakes at the bar mid-morning and recites Shakespeare as he shaves in the bathroom. His... Read More »
Movie Review (LFF): ‘Shadow Country’ is an Affecting Look at a Damaged Community
Guilt and regret reverberate through Shadow Country, a historical drama that spans from the 1930s to the 1950s... Read More »
Movie Review (LFF): ‘Stray’ is Strong, Subtle Filmmaking – to a Fault
Perspective is important when crafting a narrative, even a documentary one, and while Elizabeth Lo‘s film Stray makes... Read More »
Movie Review (LFF): ‘Honeymood’ is an Pleasant, Offbeat Odyssey
It can be difficult striking the exact right tone in a dramedy, so it’s commendable that writer-director Talya... Read More »
Movie Review (LFF): ‘Mogul Mowgli’ is a Complex, Emotionally Compelling Passion Project
Passion projects are usually hit and miss, but with Riz Ahmed’s latest film, Mogul Mowgli, I can’t remember... Read More »
Second Chances: Moulin Rouge!
Where and when we watch movies are crucial to how much we enjoy them. By rewatching a film,... Read More »
Top 10: Stephen King Film Adaptations
Fiendishly twisted and undeniably scary, Stephen King’s writing has been shaping Hollywood for over forty years. Whether it’s... Read More »
Second Chances: ‘Lady in the Water’ (2006)
Where and when we watch movies are crucial to how much we enjoy them. There are so many... Read More »
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