The Narrow Road to the Deep North
The Narrow Road to the Deep North is a limited series depicting World War II in the eyes of an…
Plainclothes
Dir. Carmen Emmi
The strength of Plainclothes is the way it captures a memory. Fitting, for a film primarily set on New Year’s…
Murder Before Evensong
If I had a nickel for 2025 church-set murder mysteries solved by priests portrayed by handsome English actors, I’d have…
The Count of Monte Cristo
With a movie adaptation released earlier in the same year, this miniseries version of the classic French novel was overlooked.…
The Ballad of Wallis Island
Dir. James Griffiths
What would you do when you win the lottery? Most people would travel, buy a home, spend it on all…
Souleymane’s Story
Dir. Boris Lojkine
What is Souleymane’s Story? Right off the bat, that’s what everyone asks from Souleymane. It’s what his fellow immigrant asks,…
A Samurai In Time
Dir. Junichi Yasuda
Usually, time travellers journey back to the past. This indie comedy takes the other path instead, with one samurai travelling…
Alien: Earth
Alien has done it again. Another prequel installment, Alien: Earth gives another glimpse into the sci-fi vision that fans of…
Pillion
Dir. Harry Lighton
Given the other depictions of BDSM on film, we weren’t sure how Pillion would turn out. Much more so with…
Young Hearts
Dir. Anthony Schatteman
Because of the progress society has made, modern day gay romances don’t need to rely on tragedy for conflict. That’s…
It's Never Over, Jeff Buckley
Dir. Amy J. Berg
It’s Never Over, Jeff Buckley depicts the life of a musician whose time was cut too short. It’s a tale…
All Her Fault
When a mix-up in the school pick-up line turns out to be a kidnapping, it’s the beginning of the nightmare…
It Was Just an Accident
Dir. Jafar Panahi
You can probably predict from the title that an accident starts this thriller but what happens after is totally unexpected.…
Like Water for Chocolate
With the gorgeous period costumes, the romance, and the familial dynamics, you would think that Like Water for Chocolate’s latest…
Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger
Dir. David Hinton
Is there anything more lovely than hearing Martin Scorsese talk about cinema? Maybe it’s just the film nerds in us–…
The Sympathizer
After the only war the Americans have lost, American post-Vietnam war portrayals tend to lean as patriotic revenge fantasies or…
Black Box Diaries
Dir. Shiori Itō
Continuing her fight to tell the world the truth about her sexual assault case, journalist Shiori Ito released Black Box…
Dead Talents Society
Dir. John Hsu
In the Dead Talents Society, ghosts haunting humans are less of a scare, and more a performance that can grant…
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
If you’re expecting the sleek, playful, and totally over-the-top spy shenanigans of 2005’s Mr. & Mrs. Smith, you’re not going…
All Shall Be Well
Dir. Ray Yeung
While the film is calm, contemplative, and never goes into histrionics, there’s a deep-seated anger in All Shall Be Well…
My Undead Yokai Girlfriend
Some people can get totally desperate when it comes to their love life, but rarely does this desperation end up…
The Girl with the Needle
Dir. Magnus von Horn
Given the original real-life story behind it, perhaps it shouldn’t be surprising that The Girl with the Needle was so…
