“Abortion satire” is pretty much the opposite of my ideal pitch for a film.
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Citizen Ruth (1996)
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Saltburn (2023)
There are a bunch of ways to evaluate the artistic achievement of a film.
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Pre Vis Action (2016)
I have to imagine that the end of The Raid 2’s release cycle was an existentially scary moment for Gareth Evans.
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The Passion of Martin (1991)
I find voyeuristic pleasure peeking back at student films and low-budget debuts of well-regarded directors
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No One Will Save You (2023)
You know what’s scary? Trauma!
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Infinity Pool (2023)
Infnity Pool’s screenplay is a howler.
The eternal struggle of the romcom
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Past Lives (2023)
One of my favorite kinds of films is “two-hander starring attractive people who want to hook up but can’t due to their personal circumstances.”
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Promising Young Woman (2020)
It seems fair to judge Promising Young Woman as a “message film” when that’s how it’s so clearly positioned itself:
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Hamlet (1996)
My journey with Hamlet continues with the biggest adaptation of them all