“One of the great things about film, and storytelling in general, is that everything is relevant.”
– Wyatt Rockefeller

A quiet, introspectively sparse sci-fi thriller, Settlers makes a lasting impression.

Jakob’s Wife is one of the better films I’ve seen this year.

Sublime Pig a Rare Cinematic Delicacy While one can second guess many of his choices as to which films to be a part of, as far as I’m concerned Nicolas Cage remains one of the great actors working today. The man never phones it in. He never takes a second of his screen time for […]

When talking about An Unquiet Grave it’s best to be as vague as possible.

Some movies exist as if solely to make the viewer feel good. They’re not masterpieces. That’s Luca, and that’s wonderful.

Even with a terrific soundtrack naturally dominated by The Smiths, Shoplifters of the World is a flat, emotionally inert coming-of-age drama that never worked for me.

In the Heights is an epic celebration of humanity I’ll be thinking about for the remainder of 2021.

Spirit Untamed is a lot easier to respect than it is to enjoy, and unlike its predecessor, this isn’t a piece of feel-good animation I’m likely to revisit anytime soon.