Lee Chang-dong’s films have always had a wondrous sense of subtlety to them, and I think that’s what really makes his style of movie...

It’s Oscar Sunday! As I said at the start of this series, the Oscars presents a specific kind of film to a specific kind of viewer, but...

When I first saw the trailer for Kogonada’s After Yang, I was extremely skeptical. Considering how the Sci-Fi genre as a whole has often...

Nominees Kenneth Branagh, Belfast Ryusuke Hamaguchi, Drive My Car Paul Thomas Anderson, Licorice Pizza Jane Campion, The Power of the Dog...

The Spaghetti Western has always been one of my favorite genres. I think this is due to its frequent focus on questions of class, gender...

Best Actress in a Leading Role Jessica Chastain, The Eyes of Tammy Faye Olivia Colman, The Lost Daughter Penelope Cruz, Parallel Mothers...

This is not the review I thought I would write for this movie—it’s worth noting that this is the first real critique this blog has ever...

It would’ve been nice to see Simon Rex get some love here for his performance in Red Rocket, but I’m also unsurprised that the suits in...

It’s always hard to take on a character as beloved as Bruce Wayne, but I think Robert Pattinson was easily one of the best casting...

In 1995, Neon Genesis Evangelion premiered to rave reviews and a huge fan base that only continued to grow the longer the show aired; but...

If I’m being honest, I was incredibly skeptical going into this watch. Not only did I think Kristen Stewart wouldn’t be able to pull of...

Best International Feature Film Drive My Car Flee The Hand of God Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom The Worst Person in the World...

Djibril Diop Mambéty’s Touki Bouki (1973) was the first encounter I’d ever had with African cinema, and he’s held a special place among...

Best Visual Effects Nominees Dune Free Guy No Time to Die Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings Spider-Man: No Way Home o Notable...

Pedro Almodóvar’s Madres Paralelas (Parallel Mothers) has already gotten Penélope Cruz the Volpi Cup for Best Actress, the National...

Best Cinematography Greig Fraser, Dune Dan Laustsen, Nightmare Alley Ari Wegner, The Power of the Dog Bruno Delbonnel, The Tragedy of...

Undoubtedly one of the best animators to have ever picked up a pencil (and definitely one of the last few who prefers to hand draw...

Even before 2015’s #OscarsSoWhite campaign, it was clear that the Oscars represents a specific kind of movie to a certain type of viewer....

Goodbye, Dragon Inn Review With the release of Days (2021), Taiwanese auteur, Tsai Ming-Liang, made almost every top 10 list that’s worth...

Ranking these was the hardest part of making this list, because they’re all must-watches. I’m excited about these ten movies for...