The Monster of Fear in "It Comes at Night"
In Trey Edward Shults’ post-apocalyptic chamber drama It Comes At Night (2017), fear of death, outsiders and the unknown opens the door...
"The Handmaid's Tale": the Latest Testament to Reed Morano's Gift for Visual Story
Directed by veteran cinematographer Reed Morano, Hulu’s new original series The Handmaid’s Tale (2017) is a masterwork of television...
"Inland Empire": David Lynch's Fevered Foray into Digital
When David Lynch shot Inland Empire (2006), it was his first feature-long foray into the world of digital. Always an experimental...
"Frantz": Ozon Retells "Broken Lullaby" from the Heroine's Perspective
A director as inventive as François Ozon would never remake a film in the conventional sense. His latest work Frantz (2016) is...
Cate Blanchett: the Queen of Chameleonic Acting
In a review of Cate Blanchett’s latest film, Manifesto (2016), The Huffington Post couldn’t have opened with a better quip: “What do a TV...
The Subtleties of Hong Sang-soo's Cerebral Cinema
Described as South Korea’s most cerebral filmmaker, Hong Sang-soo is one of the pioneers of the Korean New Wave Cinema that emerged in...
Love Changes History in "A United Kingdom"
Though few and far between, there have been times when a simple romance changed the course of history. Last year, Jeff Nichol’s Loving...
Review: the 2017 Oscar Live Action Shorts
“Sing” (Hungary), by Kristóf Deák When Kristóf Deák accepted the Oscar for “Sing,” he humbly held up his statue and said, “This is...
"American Honey": an Odyssey through the Outskirts of Capitalist America
Take the disillusioning odyssey of Easy Rider and the adolescent adrenaline of Gus Van Sant, then set it against Terrence Malick’s...
"Hidden Figures" Sheds Light on NASA's Long-Overlooked Genius
Many directors would have taken a graver tone as they recreated the story of the three African American women – Katherine Johnson, Mary...