New York Film Festival 2021

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The French Dispatch Is a Delightful Petit Fours of Wes Anderson

NYFF 2021: The French Dispatch Review What is it about Wes Anderson’s films? They’re stylish, playful, and poignant. They attract big-name stars that mix with relative...

Junk Head Is Brilliant but Incomplete

Ultimately Junk Head is the cinematic equivalent of a raw, uncut diamond.

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CODA is a Refreshing Coming-of-Age Film That Tries Too Hard to Be a Crowd Pleaser

CODA is filled with compelling scenes about a hearing daughter born to Deaf parents, but it gets bogged down in sentimentality.

Fantasia Film Festival 2021: Our Most Anticipated Movies

Fantasia Film Festival 2021

SXSW 2021: Here Before Is a Stylish Thriller Exploring How Grief Turns Into Obsession

Here Before stars the great Andrea Riseborough as a mother who becomes obsessed with a neighbor girl with similarities to her dead daughter.

SXSW 2021: The Drover’s Wife: The Legend of Molly Johnson Expands a Classic Australian Tale to Mixed Success

Leah Purcell stars in, writes, and directs an overstuffed adaptation of the classic Australian short story The Drover's Wife.

SXSW 2021: See You Then Sabotages Its Lovers’ Reunion With Hackneyed Writing

See You Then follows a trans woman as she reunites with a girlfriend she abruptly left years ago when she identified as a man.

SXSW 2021: The Spine of Night Is a Crazy, Gory Animated Fantasy Film That’s Not at All Fun

The Spine of Night it a fantasy epic full of copious nudity and violence, and yet it somehow manages to be incredibly ugly and boring.

SXSW 2021: Barbara Crampton Is Wasted in the ‘Salem’s Lot Knockoff Jakob’s Wife

The vampire horror–comedy Jakob's Wife has a fun Barbara Crampton performance going for it, but that's about all worth seeing here.

The Vigil Ruminates on the Horrors of Faith

Keith Thomas' debut feature The Vigil sometimes falls victims to horror clichés, but is lifted up by a strong lead performance.

Saint Maud Devotes Itself to a Masterful Slow Burn

Saint Maud provides a nuanced look at religious fanaticism with an explosive ending, anchored by a chilling lead performance.

Judas and the Black Messiah— One of the Year’s Best Films

Judas and the Black Messiah Review

A Glitch in the Matrix Asks if We’re All Living in a Simulation?

A Glitch in the Matrix Review

Sundance 2021: Prisoners of the Ghostland is a Fever Dream That Doesn’t Fully Realize Its Potential

For the first time in esteemed Japanese auteur Sion Sono’s career, he has made his English-language debut with Prisoners of the Ghostland. He brings his unique...

Sundance 2021: Eight for Silver Stylishly Updates the Tired Werewolf Film

"Eight for Silver" finds an intriguing way to advance the werewolf legend that's surprisingly scary, but it's lacking in substance.

Sundance 2021: In The Earth Brings Ben Wheatley Back to His Roots

Ben Wheatley returns to his horror roots with incredible results in his latest film, In The Earth – a folk horror film devised and created during...

Sundance 2021: Cryptozoo Uses Gorgeous Hand-Drawn Animation to Illustrate Its Zoo for Mythical Beasts

Cryptozoo, Dash Shaw's sophomore feature, is a Jurassic Park–like story of imaginary creatures done in hypnotizing animated style.