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“Levitating” Review: Let the Music Take Control
You may think you’ve seen Levitating before, but you haven’t. It sounds familiar, but it’s not. An Indonesian coming-of-age music competition drama, and the...
Japan Cuts 2026 Features US Premieres of Three New Anime Films
This month has been a particularly busy one for me as a filmgoer. Not only is the New York Asian Film Festival taking place...
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“Micronations” Review [Tribeca Festival 2026]: DIY (Dictate It Yourself)
If you’re of a certain age and invested in internet culture, chances are you remember the invasion of Molossia. In 2010, The Nostalgia Critic,...
“The Furious” Review
The Furious may be a generic title, but it’s also the perfect one to describe this movie. A ruthless vigilante action film, it’s the...
“Endless Cookie” Review
I’ve seen a lot of animated documentaries that use the medium to tackle sensitive subject matter in ways that make the material more digestible...
Introducing Trailer Thursdays!
A (hopefully) new recurring feature to the site where we showcase new trailer for upcoming movies.
“Here” Review: Watch This Space?
I’ve heard it and thought it several times now: Hollywood plays it too safe. The cost of making movies is so (almost certainly unnecessarily)...
“Memoir of a Snail” Review
For animation fans, Memoir of a Snail should be treated like an event. Australian animator Adam Elliot hasn’t done much, but what he has...
“Pavements” Review (NYFF 2024): A Subversive Salad Bowl of a Music Movie
According to director Alex Ross Perry, the indie rock band Pavement didn’t want a documentary made about them. It’s easy to see why. Many...
“The Brutalist” Review (NYFF 2024): The Towering Tale of an Architect
There’s a certain type of movie Hollywood doesn’t make anymore. Big in ambition, ideas, scope, and especially runtime, these epics defined America’s industry and...