Reviews

Review

'The Mastermind' Redefines the Heist Movie

By Hoai-Tran Bui

Kelly Reichardt channels the shaggy ‘70s heist thriller in her captivating latest.

Review

'It Was Just An Accident' Is A Darkly Comic Masterwork

By Hoai-Tran Bui

The Cannes Palme D’or winner is one of the best movies of the year.

Review

'If I Had Legs I’d Kick You' Won’t Let You Look Away

By Hoai-Tran Bui

Rose Byrne gives an all-time great performance as a woman on the edge of a breakdown.

Review

'The Mastermind' Redefines the Heist Movie

By Hoai-Tran Bui

Kelly Reichardt channels the shaggy ‘70s heist thriller in her captivating latest.

Review

'It Was Just An Accident' Is A Darkly Comic Masterwork

By Hoai-Tran Bui

The Cannes Palme D’or winner is one of the best movies of the year.

Review

'If I Had Legs I’d Kick You' Won’t Let You Look Away

By Hoai-Tran Bui

Rose Byrne gives an all-time great performance as a woman on the edge of a breakdown.

Review

'Talamasca: The Secret Order' Is A Supernatural Spy Thriller With No Thrills

By Lyvie Scott

AMC’s latest Immortal spinoff wastes a terrific premise.

Beyond Fest 2025 Review

'Exit 8' Hits Surprisingly Close To Home

By Lyvie Scott

The Japanese video game adaptation crafts a heady cautionary tale.

Review

'Roofman' Smartly Breaks Out Of The "True Story" Movie Trap

By Hoai-Tran Bui

Channing Tatum is... Roofman.

Review

'The Woman In Cabin 10' Is A Shallow But Entertaining Psychological Thriller

By Gavia Baker-Whitelaw

A claustrophobic thriller starring Keira Knightley? Yes please.

Review

'The Chair Company' Is The Perfect Conspiracy Thriller

By Dais Johnston

It’s a cosmic gumbo of absurdist comedy, corporate espionage, and melodrama.

Beyond Fest 2025 Review

'Good Fortune' Is 'It’s A Wonderful Life' For The Gig Economy

By Lyvie Scott

Aziz Ansari’s feature debut is an impossibly earnest supernatural comedy.

NYFF 2025 Review

'A House of Dynamite' Is Tension, Distilled

By Hoai-Tran Bui

Kathryn Bigelow makes the nuclear apocalypse real in a nerve-wracking political thriller.

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