Movie Reviews

Movie Review (NYFF 2024): ‘Pepe’ is an Existential Journey of Pablo Escobar’s Cocaine Hippos

Director: Nelson Carlos de Los Santos AriasWriter: Nelson Carlos de Los Santos AriasStars: Jhon Narváez, Fareed Matjila, Steven Alexander Synopsis: A voice that claims to be from a hippopotamus. A voice that doesn't...

Movie Review: ‘The Shade’ is a Gripping Psycho-Drama of Despair

Director: Tyler ChipmanWriters: Tyler Chipman, David PurdyStars: Laura Benanti, Brendan Sexton III, Mariel Molno Synopsis: Following the loss of his father, a grieving twenty-year-old struggles to hold his family together as an unspeakable...

Classic Review: ‘Gone Girl’ Keeps You Guessing

Director: David FincherWriter: Gillian FlynnStars: Ben Affleck, Rosamund Pike, Carrie Coon Synopsis: With his wife's disappearance having become the focus of an intense media circus, a man sees the spotlight turned on him...

Movie Review (NYFF 2024): ‘No Other Land’ is the Year’s Most Vital and Gutting Film

Directors: Basel Adra, Yuval Abraham, Hamdan Ballal, and Rachel SzorWriters: Basel Adra, Yuval Abraham, Hamdan Ballal, and Rachel SzorStars: Yuval Abraham, Hamdan Ballal Synopsis: Made by a Palestinian-Israeli collective, this documentary shows the...

Movie Review: ‘Joker: Folie à Deux’ is a Tale of Two Jokers

Director: Todd PhillipsWriters: Scott Silver, Todd Phillips, Bob KaneStars: Joaquin Phoenix, Lady Gaga, Zazie Beetz Synopsis: Arthur Fleck is institutionalized at Arkham, awaiting trial for his crimes as Joker. While struggling with his...

Movie Review (NYFF 2024): ‘It’s Not Me’ is a Dreamy and Personal Essay

Director: Leos CaraxWriter: Leos CaraxStars: Leos Carax, Denis Lavant, Nastya Golubeva Carax Synopsis: A self-portrait of the director and his oeuvre, revisiting in free-form more than 40 years of the author's filmography. One of...

Movie Review (NYFF 2024): ‘Misericordia’ Finds the Humor In Desire

Director: Alain GuiraudieWriter: Alain GuiraudieStars: Félix Kysyl, Catherine Frot, Jacques Develay Synopsis: Returning to Saint-Martial for his late boss's funeral, Jérémie's stay with widow Martine becomes entangled in a disappearance, a threatening neighbor,...

Movie Review (NYFF 2024): ‘Scénarios’ (and ‘Exposé du film annonce du film “Scénario”’), Jean-Luc Godard’s Cinematic Farewell and Warning

Director: Jean-Luc GodardWriter: Jean-Luc GodardStars: Jean-Luc Godard Synopsis: The story explores genesis and decline through fragmented notes and images, haunted by death. The second part depicts the director completing his farewell work, a...

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