The Brutalist is one of the leading contenders for the 97th Academy Awards, having earned 10 nominations as of this writing. László Tóth (Adrien Brody) is a Holocaust survivor who emigrated to America after the Second World War. Despite being a celebrated architect in Europe, László survives to earn a living in Philadelphia. He gets […]
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Queer Review
Queer is the second film made by Luca Guadagnino to be released in 2024. This second offering is an adaptation of William S. Burroughs’ novel of the same name. William Lee (Daniel Craig) is an American expat living in Mexico City in the 1950s. He spends his time meeting younger men for casual sex. William […]
We Live in Time Review
We Live in Time is a romantic dramedy that stars two main British actors and focuses on the highs and lows of a young couple. Tobias Durand (Andrew Garfield) and Almut Brühl (Florence Pugh) meet after Almut runs Tobias over when he tries to retrieve a chocolate orange. The pair find they have a spark […]
A Different Man Review
A Different Man is the third film by Aaron Schimberg and explores issues with body image and self-esteem. Edward Lemuel (Sebastian Stan) is an actor with neurofibromatosis. His facial deformities make him isolated. When a playwright, Ingrid (Renate Reinsve) moves into the apartment next to Edward the pair form a friendship. However, Edward agrees to […]
Heretic Review
Heretic is a religious horror film produced by A24. It sees the creators of 65 take a new direction for their follow-up film. Sister Barners (Sophie Thatcher) and Sister Paxton (Chloe East) are Mormon missionaries, tasked to find new converts to their religion. They go to the home of Mr. Reed (Hugh Grant), an intelligent […]
The Front Room Review
The Front Room is an adaptation of a short story by Susan Hill and serves as the directional debut for Max and Sam Eggers, brothers to the critically acclaimed filmmaker Robert Eggers. Belinda (Brandy) and Norman (Andrew Burnap) are a struggling couple and expecting a child. Belinda quits her job as a college professor because […]
I Saw the TV Glow Review
I Saw the TV Glow is a surreal coming-of-age drama, that serves as the second film by Jane Schoenbrun and the second part of their Screen Trilogy. Owen (Ian Foreman/Justice Smith) is a lonely and awkward seventh grader who meets Maddy (Brigette Lundy-Paine), a ninth-grade girl who enjoys the young adult show The Pink Opaque. […]
The Zone of Interest Review
The Zone of Interest is the fourth feature film from Jonathan Glazer, the man behind Sexy Beast and Under the Skin. With The Zone of Interest Glazer tackles the subject of the Holocaust. Rudolf Höss (Christian Friedel) is a senior SS officer whose family lives next to the walls of Auschwitz. He spends time with his family as well as managing the concentration […]
MaXXXine Review
Ti West’s X Trilogy comes to a close with MaXXXine and takes the series to a new genre and location. Six years after the events of X, Maxine Minx (Mia Goth) attempts to transition from pornography to professional acting. Maxine has her big break when she’s cast in the horror movie Puritan II, but this is put in jeopardy when a […]
Civil War Review
The United States is currently going through a turbulent period in its history and politics. This political climate serves as the inspiration for Alex Garland’s near-future war film, Civil War. The United States is in the middle of a civil war with several factions rebelling against a dictatorial President (Nick Offerman). Lee Smith (Kirsten Dunst) […]