‘Blue Moon’ Review: Richard Linklater’s Latest Misfire

More exhausting than it is compelling, Richard Linklater fails to meaningfully illustrate who Lorenz Hart is in his chamber piece, ‘Blue Moon’.

Drama, Movie ReviewMaxance VincentOctober 24, 2025Blue Moon, Richard Linklater, Drama, Movie Review Comments

‘Bugonia’ Review: Yorgos Lanthimos' Admirable Reinterpretation of a Superior Korean Film

Yorgos Lanthimos remakes Jang Joon-hwan’s ‘Save the Green Planet!’ with ‘Bugonia’, and the results aren’t as successful as his previous collaborations with Emma Stone, despite its staggering VistaVision photography and solid turns from its lead stars.

Comedy, Movie ReviewMaxance VincentOctober 23, 2025Bugonia, Yorgos Lanthimos, Comedy, Movie ReviewsComment

'This Too Shall Pass' Review: Youth Definitely Isn't Wasted on These Young People

‘This Too Shall Pass’ is an 80s movie that never pretends to have all the answers. Rather, by the end of the film, it is clear to the filmmakers and the audience that the destination is less important than the journey itself.

Canadian FIlm, Coming of Age, Independent Film, Movie ReviewKyle ClimansOctober 23, 2025Adventure, DramaComment

‘Jay Kelly’ Review: Noah Baumbach's Reflection on the Last Figures of Stardom [Festival du Nouveau Cinéma 2025]

Noah Baumbach reflects on the dwindling nature of stardom in the metafictional ‘Jay Kelly’, which sees George Clooney grapple with the finitude of a career inside an era that Hollywood now rejects.

Festival Review, Movie Review, ComedyMaxance VincentOctober 20, 2025Jay Kelly, Noah Baumbach, Comedy, Movie Reviews, FNC 2025Comment

'Black Phone 2' Review: A Terrifying And Inventive Sequel

The Grabber may have met his maker, but that hasn’t stopped him from clawing his way back to terrorize Finney and Gwen yet again in ‘Black Phone 2’, a horror sequel that provides chilling scares and an exciting expansion of the overarching mythology.

‘After the Hunt’ Review: Luca Guadagnino Confronts Your Conception of Cinema

‘After the Hunt’ may be the most contemptuous movie of the year, and that’s precisely why it works. Luca Guadagnino confronts the audience’s conception of the truth and forces them to rethink how they perceive and view movies as he rejects dialogue to focus on the strongest images of his career.

'TRON: Ares' Review: Legacy Sequel Gets By With Blistering Aesthetic Identity

From director Joachim Rønning, who has blockbuster experience in both the Maleficent and Pirates of the Caribbean franchises, Tron: Ares takes on a visual identity rather unique to the general crop of big movies releasing on a regular basis nowadays

Action, Disney, Movie ReviewLane MillsOctober 10, 2025action, Action Film, Tron Ares Review, Tron, Tron Review, DisneyComment

‘Anemone’ Review: A Muted Return to the Screen for Daniel Day-Lewis

‘Anemone’ should only be watched by those craving another performance from Daniel Day-Lewis, because the film surrounding his incredible, controlled turn does not work at all.

Movie Review, DramaMaxance VincentOctober 5, 2025Anemone, Ronan Day-Lewis, Drama, Movie ReviewComment

'Edgar Allan Poe's The Oval Portrait' Review: A Worthy Throwback to a Bygone Age

For better or worse, ‘The Oval Portrait’ is the exact sort of film which a Hammer horror fan will appreciate.

Canadian FIlm, Crime Thriller, Horror, Independent Film, Movie ReviewKyle ClimansOctober 5, 2025Horror, Crime Film, Canadian Film, Edgar Allan PoeComment

‘The Ice Tower’ Review: Lucile Hadžihalilović's Hypnotizing Fantasy Drama

Thanks to a painterly sense of image-making and captivating turns from Marion Cotillard and Clara Pacini, Lucile Hadžihalilović creates a unique atmosphere with ‘The Ice Tower’, blending the artifice of cinema with the trauma-inducing dread of a child’s fantasy.

Movie Review, DramaMaxance VincentOctober 3, 2025The Ice Tower, lucile hadzihalilovic, Drama, Movie ReviewsComment

'Play Dirty' Review: Shane Black's Welcomed Return

Shane Black has fun in the cartoonishly glorious adaptation of Donald E. Westlake’s work with ‘Play Dirty’, containing Mark Wahlberg’s best performance in years as he dons the mantra of Westlake’s most iconic character.

Movie Review, ComedyMaxance VincentOctober 1, 2025Play Dirty, Comedy, Shane Black, Prime Video, ReviewComment

‘Eleanor the Great’ Review: Scarlett Johansson’s Misguided Directorial Debut

While ‘Eleanor the Great’ is elevated by a legendary turn from June Squibb as the titular character, the film’s handling of several subjects leaves much to be desired, as does Scarlet Johansson’s direction.

Comedy, Movie ReviewMaxance VincentSeptember 26, 2025Eleanor the Great, Scarlett Johansson, Comedy, Movie ReviewComment

‘Sunny Side Up’ Short Review: Transcends Expectations while Providing Valuable Lessons [SFF 25]

‘Sunny Side Up’, a short film at this year’s Seattle Film Festival, is done with such masterfulness that its baffling that such a beautifully well acted, and whimsically playful film was made under a budget of just five hundred Euros.

Anyhing Helps Review: Simple Companionship Can Go a Long Way [SFF25]

‘Anyhing Helps’ may not illustrate how to solve the problem of global homelessness, but it does show that communication and the love emulated from simple companionship can go a long way as a first step.

'HIM' Review: The Ultimate Fumble

Ultimately, despite a strong premise, ‘Him’ ends up throwing a Hail Mary, which, if not fumbled, undoubtedly could have been more interesting than the end result.

Movie Review, HorrorBrennan DubéSeptember 19, 2025Marlon Wayans, Football, Jordan Peele, Horror, NFL, Review, Horror Thriller

‘Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery’ Review: A Bounce Back to Brilliance for Benoit Blanc [TIFF 25]

While ‘Wake Up Dead Man’ doesn’t quite live up to the lightning in a bottle that was the original Knives Out, it is certainly a worthy sequel. Its serpentine plot, laugh-out-loud sardonic tone and cast of memorable characters will please any cinematic detective.

‘No Other Choice’ Review: Park Chan-wook’s Masterpiece of Pure Cinema [TIFF 25]

Park Chan-Wook redefines his filmography with his adaptation of Donald Westlake’s ‘The Ax’ in ‘No Other Choice’ and offers a once-in-a-generation lesson of pure cinema that anyone who appreciates the art form must see.

'Easy's Waltz' Review: Vince Vaughn Takes the Stage as a Crooner Who Proves It’s Never Too Late [TIFF 25]

In recent years film has entered a reflective period where there seem to be more and more works that are about looking back and honoring what was. Nic Pizzolatto’s ‘Easy’s Waltz‘ slips right into this milieu, following a down-on-his-luck Las Vegas entertainer, Easy (Vince Vaughn) navigate his way through the Vegas show business.

‘The History of Sound’ Review: Oliver Hermanus’ Meandering Love Story

While Oliver Hermanus stuns with its patient visual language and soul-shocking musical sequences, ‘The History of Sound’s structure — and a miscast Paul Mescal — leaves a lot to be desired by the time the movie reaches its admittedly devastating epilogue.

LGBTQ+, Drama, Movie ReviewMaxance VincentSeptember 12, 2025The History of Sound, Review, Drama, Oliver Hermanus Comment

‘Frankenstein’ Review: Del Toro’s Creature Comfort Film [TIFF 25]

Guillermo del Toro and Toronto have a special relationship, and debuting the filmmaker’s passion project, ‘Frankenstein’, at Toronto’s festival just seems fitting.