Reviews

Review

A Chilling Dystopian Future Not Far Off From Our Own Reality

By Hoai-Tran Bui

Neo Sora’s Happyend is a slice-of-life story set in a surveillance state.

TIFF 2025 Review

With 'Wake Up Dead Man,' The Knives Out Saga Grows Up

By Lyvie Scott

Rian Johnson returns with a darker, emotionally mature threequel.

Review

'Only Murders In the Building' Season 5 Has Still Got It

By Hoai-Tran Bui

The murder-mystery show returns for a low-key, but still wildly entertaining, fifth season.

Review

A Chilling Dystopian Future Not Far Off From Our Own Reality

By Hoai-Tran Bui

Neo Sora’s Happyend is a slice-of-life story set in a surveillance state.

TIFF 2025 Review

With 'Wake Up Dead Man,' The Knives Out Saga Grows Up

By Lyvie Scott

Rian Johnson returns with a darker, emotionally mature threequel.

Review

'Only Murders In the Building' Season 5 Has Still Got It

By Hoai-Tran Bui

The murder-mystery show returns for a low-key, but still wildly entertaining, fifth season.

Review

'The Conjuring: Last Rites' Is A Disappointing Finale

By Gavia Baker-Whitelaw

The final Conjuring movie gives a sentimental but derivative sendoff to Ed and Lorraine Warren.

Review

'The Long Walk' Is The King Of The Dystopian Thriller

By Lyvie Scott

Stephen King’s harrowing novel gets the perfect big-screen upgrade.

Venice 2025 Review

'No Other Choice' Is Nothing Short Of Spectacular

By Hoai-Tran Bui

Park Chan-wook’s zany social thriller plays like a reverse Parasite — and it's a hoot.

Venice 2025 Review

'Frankenstein' Is Slavishly Faithful, Almost To A Fault

By Hoai-Tran Bui

Guillermo del Toro gives us sympathy for the monster in a beautiful, indulgent, and often labored, adaptation of Mary Shelley’s classic sci-fi horror story.

Review

'The Thursday Murder Club' Is More Than Just Cozy

By Dais Johnston

Netflix’s latest stab at a franchise is both typical and far from it.

Venice 2025 Review

You’ll Never Be Able To Guess Where 'Bugonia' Goes Next

By Hoai-Tran Bui

Emma Stone may or may not be an alien in Yorgos Lanthimos’ taut black comedy.

Review

'Caught Stealing' Is A Dizzying Crime Caper With A Cruel Streak

By Lyvie Scott

Austin Butler claims his leading man status in Darren Aronofsky’s blistering love letter to ‘90s New York.

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