“This is the story of how my town, Salem, lost its motherfucking mind,” opens Lily (Odessa Young), the heroine of Assassination Nation. Clearly, this reimaginin...
We live in a world that celebrates success. It’s simple. The more you do and the younger you are when you do it, the more successful you are. Or at least appear...
In Shoplifters, Hirokazu Kore-eda produces an emotional film that transports the audience into the confines of a claustrophobic, cluttered atmosphere; brimming ...
“Everyone grieves differently. Everyone's unique. There’s no right way or wrong way.” We are reminded of this as a long, single shot introduces us to Jim Arnaud...
Death-defying stunts are as synonymous with Buster Keaton as the toothbrush moustache and bowler hat are with Charlie Chaplin. Steamboat Bill, Jr., which celebr...
It’s a tall order for a film to be at once funny and sobering, doomsday and optimistic, slapstick at heart and thoughtful in execution. It’s no stretch to say t...
Hereditary wants to ask you if you know your own family. Take a minute to mull that question over. Well, do you? Because Ari Aster’s freshman feature also wants...
In June, television’s newest show about a young, 20-something girl trying to make it in New York City wrapped up its first season. Sweetbitter, based on the 201...
“If all the world hated you and believed you wicked, but your own conscience approved of you and absolved you from guilt, you would not be without friends.” Wid...
Call Me By Your Name, this year’s Oscar winner for Best Adapted Screenplay, is an honest and moving portrayal of firsts. From first love to first heartbreak, th...