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Reviews: The Missing (Iti Mapukpukaw)

January 5, 2024

In The Missing, Eric, an animator who has no mouth has a crush on Carlo. He’s asked by his mom to go check on his uncle. Eric goes, only to find his uncle dead.

Reviews: Godzilla Minus One

December 18, 2023

Godzilla has always been a franchise straddling a line of spectacle with commentary. Being able to hold both is what allows Godzilla Minus One to have that universal appeal.

Reviews: Monster

December 14, 2023

Hirokazu Kore-eda’s latest film, Monster, is an exploration of this idea of how to interpret what is communicated to you.

Reviews: DOCNYC Diary

December 4, 2023

The DOCNYC film festival recently wrapped up and we have reviews for five of the films that screened including Beyond Utopia, 20 Days in Mariupol and more.

Reviews: Perfect Days

November 23, 2023

Perfect Days starring veteran actor Koji Yakusho as toilet cleaner, we are eased into the slice of life adventures of this blue collar laborer.

Reviews: The Taste of Things from New York Film Festival 2023

October 18, 2023

The Taste of Things is certainly an enjoyable film, especially for food lovers everywhere.

Reviews: The Boy and the Heron from New York Film Festival 2023

October 14, 2023

Beyond the surface level through lines that Ghibli fans will recognize though, Miyazaki leaves a message for his grandson about grief, death and moving on.

Reviews: The Zone of Interest from New York Film Festival 2023

October 13, 2023

The chilling juxtaposition of the evils of Nazism against the humdrum of household life is at the core of Johathan Glazer’s The Zone of Interest.

Reviews: Evil Does Not Exist from New York Film Festival 2023

October 11, 2023

While not as long as his most recent film Drive My Car, Evil Does Not Exist still has a gripping pace and beautiful and creatively minimalist cinematography.