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Young Sherlock
Young Sherlock isn’t quite accurate to the Andrew Lane book series or the original works from Arthur Conan Doyle. Here,…
New Wave (2025)
Dir. Richard Linklater
Admittedly, half the fun of Nouvelle Vague would only be understood by cinephiles, film history students, or anyone with a…
Souleymane’s Story (2024)
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,…
Young Hearts (2024)
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…
Emilia Pérez (2024)
Dir. Jacques Audiard
The journey of transitioning can be tough, but it’s not likely to be as wild as the journey undertaken by…
The Dead Don’t Hurt (2024)
Dir. Viggo Mortensen
Written, directed, and scored by Viggo Mortensen, The Dead Don’t Hurt is a visually stunning, emotionally potent, but still impressively…
The Beast (2024)
Dir. Bertrand Bonello
Are connections truly fated, completely chosen, or purely circumstantial? The slow tragedy of Henry James’ The Beast in the Jungle…
I Am: Celine Dion (2024)
Dir. Irene Taylor
Celebrities are often described as being “vulnerable” in documentaries, but it’s never been more fitting in this case. Here, Celine…
Monsieur Spade
It takes Monsieur Spade some time to settle into its skin. The first few hours are dedicated to introducing as…
Cristóbal Balenciaga
When Cristobal Balenciaga was in his prime, the courtier was lauded for his technique. More than anything, his dedication to…
La Chimera (2023)
Dir. Alice Rohrwacher
La Chimera is often meandering. Scenes flitter about and move at different paces, resembling dreams more than they do reality,…
Becoming Karl Lagerfeld
Becoming Karl Lagerfeld gets many things right—the fashion is spectacular, the drama is gripping, and the details feel true to…
Fingernails (2023)
Dir. Christos Nikou
In what is only his second feature, Greek director Christos Nikou crafts a singular universe that is orderly and enticing. The…
This World Can’t Tear Me Down
This World Can’t Tear Me Down is a timely release on friendship, punk, and anti-fascism. From the Italian cartoonist Zerocalcare,…
Scott Pilgrim Takes Off
Watching the trailers, and even the first ten minutes, Scott Pilgrim Takes Off just seems like a rehash of the…
Furies
Dir. Cedric Nicolas-Troyan
Like John Wick before it, Furies follows a vengeful and near-invincible (albeit rookie) assassin as she infiltrates the criminal underworld…
The Shadow Strays (2024)
Dir. Timo Tjahjanto
Real life violence is usually not a good idea, but when those in power would do anything to gain more…
Chicken for Linda! (2023)
Dir. Chiara Malta & Sébastien Laudenbach
While the market for animation is mostly dominated by American 3D and Japanese anime, once in a while, a film…
Mars Express (2023)
Dir. Jérémie Périn
The premise of Mars Express may not be novel, especially when films like Blade Runner have already gracefully explored the…
The Taste of Things (2023)
Dir. Tran Anh Hung
If it’s true that to cook is to love, then Dodin and Eugenie must be enraptured by one another. They…
Here (2024)
Dir. Bas Devos
You would think that a movie about making soup for your friends and studying moss would be a strange mix,…
Mambar Pierrette (2024)
Dir. Rosine Mbakam
If given the outline of this film, it might be easy to just call it poverty porn. But there’s a…
Merry Little Batman (2023)
Dir. Mike Roth
While it might not be the most inspired story featuring the titular caped crusader—nor is it a particularly Christmas-y tale—Merry…
Forgotten Love (2023)
Dir. Michał Gazda
After two adaptations, with the 1982 version considered a Christmastime classic for Polish families, Forgotten Love can seem like a…
My Name Is Loh Kiwan (2024)
Dir. Female director & Kim Hee-jin
For better or for worse, we have no choice in the country we’re born in, the citizenship we first attain,…
Upon Entry (2023)
Dir. Alejandro Rojas & Juan Sebastián Vásquez
He may be out of office, but films about Donald Trump’s racist and xenophobic immigration policies will continue to feel…
One Life (2023)
Dir. James Hawes
As far as heroic biopics go, One Life is fairly standard, if not a bit forgettable. The film’s monotonous pace…
Survival of the Thickest
Michelle Buteau is the hilarious and charismatic lead of this amazingly diverse and body-positive comedy. In her post-breakup glow-up, Buteau’s…
Tour de France: Unchained
Tour de France: Unchained is an intense sports docuseries depicting the ins and outs of the prominent cycling race. While…
Dune: Prophecy
With the popularity of the Villenueve films, it’s no surprise that Warner Bros. Discovery would want to expand on the…
20,000 Species of Bees (2023)
Dir. Estibaliz Urresola Solaguren
As far as LGBTQIA+ stories go, 20,000 Species of Bees isn’t the best at talking about its themes of identity…
Wingwomen (2023)
Dir. Mélanie Laurent
An all-female action comedy that doesn’t get self-serious about the way it’s subverting the genre — Wingwomen feels like a…
Drops of God
In the multilingual Drops of God, French author Camille and Japanese sommelier Issei battle for a wine expert’s multi-billion-dollar inheritance.…
A Haunting in Venice (2023)
Dir. Kenneth Branagh
Kenneth Branagh’s third Hercule Poirot movie does everything it can to divorce itself from the quaintness of a typical Agatha…
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