https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog daily 0.75 2026-01-01 https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2025/3/25/sxsw-2025-film-review-fucktoys-annapurna-sriram monthly 0.5 2025-06-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/2ea13c21-7eae-443d-a741-85301b2fb523/SXSW-2025-Film-Review-Annapurna-Sriram-Fucktoys.jpg Blog - SXSW 2025 Film Review: Fucktoys - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/2e571768-9c14-4065-a25e-631b0e44016e/SXSW-2025-Film-Review-Annapurna-Sriram-Fucktoys-2.jpg Blog - SXSW 2025 Film Review: Fucktoys - “Drop works as well as it does solely upon Fahy’s winning performance and frantic interiority.” https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2025/03/23/sxsw-2025-film-review-festival-dispatch monthly 0.5 2025-04-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/698f4052-c9e4-4ff8-8d32-6576e48e0a1d/SXSW-2025-Film-Review-Together.jpg Blog - SXSW 2025 Film Review: Festival Dispatch - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/849740e2-6475-4d92-ac96-560d4ad1c6d0/SXSW-2025-Another-Simple-Favor.jpg Blog - SXSW 2025 Film Review: Festival Dispatch - Another Simple Favor 2018’s A Simple Favor was a dark horse corker: comedy maestro Paul Feig’s swerve into darker, more provocative fare. A “champagne thriller” that retained much of the filmmaker’s acerbic edge, it combined odd couple dynamics with a withering charm and a viperous Blake Lively as insouciant femme fatale. Unfortunately, its sequel — Another Simple Favor — trades in the original's salacious, airport trash novel glee for flat studio comedy. Reuniting Anna Kendrick’s amateur sleuth Stephanie Smothers with best frenemy Emily Nelson (Lively) for the latter’s lavish Italian countryside wedding, Another Simple Favor makes the huge miscalculation of going big and broad instead of continuing the original’s intimate and sharp dramedy. C https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/61e1f055-5c5d-4f83-8267-04afc48145d8/SXSW-2025-Film-Review-We-Are-Storror.jpg Blog - SXSW 2025 Film Review: Festival Dispatch - We Are Storror It’s easy to goof on a parkour documentary in the year 2025, but We Are Storror is a near-perfect marriage between filmmaker and subject matter: exhilarating drones, sweeping kineticism, and jaw-dropping blocking profiling a group of aging traceurs. Michael Bay brings his signature maximalist lens to view sport through filmmaking: always planning, choreographing, and engaged with storytelling. We Are Storror finds its boys on the move, as if to outrun the the slow march of time and a world bent on taking their artistry away from them: a touching treatise on how little time we have to do the things we love. B+ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/0b37782f-1e92-4285-b523-688f446e46e6/SXSW-2025-Film-Review-Together.jpg Blog - SXSW 2025 Film Review: Festival Dispatch - Together If you’re going to beat me over the head with the “metaphorror” sledgehammer, you better do it in the funniest, nastiest way possible. Michael Shanks pairs up real-life couple Alison Brie and Dave Franco as Tim and Millie, lovebirds whose move to the countryside exposes the craquelure of their relationship. When an encounter with the supernatural transmogrifies their toxic codependence into literal flesh, Tim and Millie find themselves in a horrorshow in the most unexpected — or maybe goopily expected — way. Together really only has one note to hammer across its 102-minute runtime, but when the jump scares and body horror are so disgustingly entertaining, it’s very easy to forgive. B https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/d5235695-b6c4-4da2-a640-9e967fe4ce71/SXSW-2025-Film-Review-Death-of-a-Unicorn.jpg Blog - SXSW 2025 Film Review: Festival Dispatch - Death of a Unicorn A new entry in the “eat the rich for Cocomelon babies” subgenre, Death of a Unicorn squanders creature feature potential with puddle-shallow themes and a bargain-bin Jurassic Park pastiche. Featuring a star-studded A-list cast (Paul Rudd, Jenna Ortega, Richard Grant, Will Poulter) tasked with making a meal out of stale crumbs, Death of a Unicorn is largely unable to crawl out of its own emotionally disingenuous pit and director Alex Scharfman seems ill-equipped to find any balance between gory horror beats and tired, seen-it-before takedowns of the ultra-wealthy. There’s nothing less funny than blunt, heavy-handed satire, and this has got 107 minutes of it. C- https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2025/3/21/sxsw-2025-film-review-drop monthly 0.5 2025-04-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/15bc6746-efdd-412b-ba30-1f88a5c72ad9/SXSW-2025-Film-Review-Drop.jpg Blog - SXSW 2025 Film Review: Drop - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/a431099b-f5d2-4731-8d09-6882ad20e0ac/SXSW-2025-Film-Review-Drop-Meghann-Fahy-Brandon-Sklenar.jpg Blog - SXSW 2025 Film Review: Drop - “Drop works as well as it does solely upon Fahy’s winning performance and frantic interiority.” https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2025/3/19/sxsw-2025-film-review-the-accountant-2 monthly 0.5 2025-04-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/3260a385-4994-4a7a-8cf5-f9f62e1dc31d/SXSW-2025-Film-Review-The-Accountant-2.jpg Blog - SXSW 2025 Film Review: The Accountant 2 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1a2f6c3d-fa7c-4a9a-95b9-5aa98154ec9c/SXSW-2025-Film-Review-The-Accountant-2-Jon-Bernthal.jpg Blog - SXSW 2025 Film Review: The Accountant 2 - “The Accountant 2 is seemingly eager to jettison any misplaced solemnity to lock in on the simple pleasures of the original: buddy comedy shenanigans, to-the-point action, and syrupy-yet-effective cheese.” https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2024/10/24/film-review-pascal-plante-red-rooms monthly 0.5 2024-11-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/d9215bd1-bbb9-41ff-ac4f-2482fcbce213/Film-Review-Pascal-Plante-Red-Rooms.jpg Blog - Film Review: Red Rooms - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/85ca4932-ef41-42ca-a18a-ff05f5b1e8a3/Film-Review-Red-Rooms-Juliette-Gariepy.jpg Blog - Film Review: Red Rooms - “Postmodern capital has not only exploited our rubbernecking isolation, but crowded out our stimulation towards pernicious pathologies…” https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2024/10/9/nyff-2024-film-review-megalopolis monthly 0.5 2025-08-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/28aaec05-54f0-4b61-a26d-b621aa063c67/NYFF-2024-Film-Review-Francis-Ford-Coppola-Megalopolis.jpg Blog - NYFF 2024 Film Review: Festival Dispatch - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/17cb239d-ef25-4128-86fb-9596f639fa16/NYFF-2024-Film-Review-Caught-By-The-Tides-Jia-Zhangke.jpg Blog - NYFF 2024 Film Review: Festival Dispatch - Caught By the Tides Shot with the filmmaker’s wife and muse, Zhao Tao, Jia Zhangke’s Caught By the Tides tells a near-silent romance of a woman set out to find her lost love. Using archival footage and B-roll from an entire career with Zhao, the only word that can describe Caught By the Tides’ unflinching daring is “immense.” The propulsive, unfeeling wake of China’s progress hand-in-hand with Jia’s entire career, its unprecedented formal innovation is wrapped in a singular, quiet Zhao Tao performance. An abstract masterpiece and instantly within “best of the year” territory. A https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/00de43db-7892-47af-b53d-ba5f98a417f5/NYFF-2024-Film-Review-Megalopolis-Francis-Ford-Coppola.jpg Blog - NYFF 2024 Film Review: Festival Dispatch - Megalopolis A modern day “fall of Rome” parable and retelling of the Catilinarian conspiracy with Adam Driver as a visionary architect, Megalopolis is pure “let’s get you to bed, grandpa” cinema. It’s easy to say that Francis Ford Coppola’s utterly bizarre magnum opus doesn’t work at all, but imagine seeing something you’ve never seen before and knowing you’ll never see something like it again. Simultaneously old-fashioned and modern in its visual grammar, Megalopolis is a paradox overflowing with half-cooked and half-cocked ideas — it’s as if Coppola is trying to reverse-engineer a misunderstood, late-style epic. It is, however, riveting and unforgettable. B- https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/b96dc77d-a108-43fc-beb1-bd7762c8ced5/NYFF-2024-Film-Review-Blitz-Steve-McQueen.jpg Blog - NYFF 2024 Film Review: Festival Dispatch - Blitz Steve McQueen, EastEnders, and Oliver Twist mangled through an algorithm to spit out syrup. A throwback, sentimentalist wartime picture, Blitz centers around a young boy (Elliott Heffernan) and his journey to reunite with his mother (Saoirse Ronan) during the London bombings of World War II. Even with a gangbusters sense of urgency in its final 20 minutes, there’s a huge laundry list of things I love about McQueen as a filmmaker and storyteller that I found missing. The first, last, and only miss of this year’s NYFF for me. C https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/2619d038-ed84-49d5-807d-7a921795267f/NYFF-2024-Film-Review-Nickel-Boys.jpg Blog - NYFF 2024 Film Review: Festival Dispatch - Nickel Boys When I first heard that RaMell Ross was to adapt Colson Whitehead’s harrowing novel The Nickel Boys into a feature-length film, I was nervous: tackling the abuses at the Dozier School during Jim Crow while saddled with a first-person gimmick, the degree of difficulty seemed near-impossible to clear. That being said, Nickel Boys is phenomenal in its own right, but also sidesteps the ease of exploitative, awards-bait treacle. It’s POV “gimmick” not a gimmick, but fully within the fabric of its haptic power and grounded by incredible performances from Ethan Herisse, Brandon Wilson, and Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor. A stone-cold stunner. A https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2024/10/21/nyff-2024-film-review-the-shrouds-david-cronenberg monthly 0.5 2025-08-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/89edbc1a-55ab-4d69-9eb1-03e3d102eb6e/NYFF-2024-Film-Review-The-Shrouds.jpg Blog - NYFF 2024 Film Review: The Shrouds - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/d743e047-693c-4f2b-823c-a28c373908e7/NYFF-2024-Film-Review-The-Shrouds-Vincent-Cassel.jpg Blog - NYFF 2024 Film Review: The Shrouds - “…The Shrouds is likely Cronenberg at his most inhospitable — a sterile, cold movie by design that prefers the slow unearthing of its emotional availability.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/80d920a7-8b94-4cc0-af18-440d1c767ed2/NYFF-2024-Film-Review-The-Shrouds-Vincent-Cassel-Diane-Kruger.jpg Blog - NYFF 2024 Film Review: The Shrouds - “The Shrouds operates at the liminal intersection of grief and commerce, lust and loss.” https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2024/10/21/nyff-2024-film-review-mike-leigh-hard-truths monthly 0.5 2025-08-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/c54045a1-abbb-4c2f-8d78-9f9e7d89923f/TIFF-2024-Film-Review-Hard-Truths.jpg Blog - NYFF 2024 Film Review: Hard Truths - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1e7136a5-915b-46df-8eab-c019291a0fb9/TIFF-2024-Film-Review-Hard-Truths-Marianne-Jean-Baptiste.jpg Blog - NYFF 2024 Film Review: Hard Truths - “…leave it to [Mike] Leigh to excavate - from Pansy’s outrageous acidity - the nooks and crannies of the human condition and the spaces between words unspoken.” https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2024/09/17/tiff-2024-film-review-cloud monthly 0.5 2025-03-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/971181a3-de8d-453c-9d71-468df7f4f947/TIFF-2024-Film-Review-Cloud.jpg Blog - TIFF 2024 Film Review: Cloud - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/25aa564d-debc-4291-aaa3-6d066585027f/TIFF-2024-Film-Review-Kiyoshi-Kurosawa-Cloud.jpg Blog - TIFF 2024 Film Review: Cloud - “Those expecting [Kiyoshi] Kurosawa’s signature contemplative, cursed imagery might be surprised by his humor and his Straw Dogs-esque action chops…” https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2024/9/12/tiff-2024-film-review-the-substance monthly 0.5 2024-12-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/8ecb7ef7-270d-4960-9886-e326d87aa675/TIFF-2024-Film-Review-Coralie-Fargeat-The-Substance.jpg Blog - TIFF 2024 Film Review: The Substance - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/0ec5d529-4ece-4fd8-a113-5d41e96f7979/TIFF-2024-Film-Review-Margaret-Qualley-The-Substance.jpg Blog - TIFF 2024 Film Review: The Substance - “…Coralie Fargeat’s followup to 2018’s Revenge tosses subtext into the bin to directly comment on the grotesque subjugation of women’s bodies at the altar of Hollywood.” https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2023/09/09/tiff-2024-film-review-festival-dispatch monthly 0.5 2025-04-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/bbcb838e-ab14-474e-83f8-7e5b0715f390/TIFF-2024-Film-Review-Festival-Dispatch-Anora.jpg Blog - TIFF 2024 Film Review: Festival Dispatch - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/9c2b0f93-33e1-4487-8d24-3394e6b612f9/TIFF-2024-Film-Review-Festival-Dispatch-Steven-Soderbergh-Presence.jpg Blog - TIFF 2024 Film Review: Festival Dispatch - Presence A sub-90-minute haunted house yarn told from the perspective of a ghost, Steven Soderbergh’s latest has every pretense of a minor work. But even as a fan of late-career Soderbergh, I found Presence to be one of the coolest things he’s done in years: a horror gimmick elevated by brazen formal discipline, drawing a straight line from its poltergeist to filmmakers as puppetmasters and voyeurs. Its story is familiar, but there’s nothing familiar about the way Presence is shot; leave it to Soderbergh and his hunger for experimentation to bring fascinating textures to the simplest narratives. Great ending, too. B+ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/01390a0b-b4c3-4d20-9611-e2d00b6e6841/TIFF-2024-Film-Review-Festival-Dispatch-Marielle-Heller-Nightbitch.jpg Blog - TIFF 2024 Film Review: Festival Dispatch - Nightbitch Marielle Heller’s Nightbitch is somehow even more awful than its widely-derided, misleading trailer. The struggle of motherhood told exclusively through Facebook mom group memes dug from their 2008 graves, read aloud, Nightbitch finds Amy Adams acting the hell out of a middle-aged existential crisis. It might be the best work Adams has put forth in years, but the film leans neither into the goofy body horror promised in its marketing nor the pointed feminist anthem it clearly wants to be. Toothless and almost offensive in its trope-laden depiction of white suburban domesticity, Nightbitch functions mostly as narrow treacle. C- https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/69b1ae23-eafc-402c-aafc-1cc76b4345d8/TIFF-2024-Film-Review-Festival-Dispatch-Sean-Baker-Anora.jpg Blog - TIFF 2024 Film Review: Festival Dispatch - Anora There’s plenty to love about Sean Baker’s 2024 Palme d’Or winner, Anora. Coasting on Mikey Madison’s sublime performance as a brassy sex worker who gets in over her head with the son of a Russian oligarch, it’s easy to see Anora’s path to Cannes’ top prize through its sheer charisma and mile-a-minute shenanigans. But Anora stumbles with a hubristically long runtime when it really has only one note — however fantastic it is — to play, even when the vibe shifts in its second half. Sean Baker reaches back in time to rediscover a romantic charm that has all but evaporated from modern cinematic storytelling, but he also widely miscalculates one thing: those movies used to be a tight 90. B https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/b2ad7d96-de2c-49ff-8f6b-977f442f5e3b/TIFF-2024-Film-Review-Festival-Dispatch-Timo-Tjajhanto-The-Shadow-Strays.jpg Blog - TIFF 2024 Film Review: Festival Dispatch - The Shadow Strays Plucked straight from the well of “one last job” and “hitman with a heart of gold” fare, Timo Tjajhanto’s The Shadow Strays follows an assassin in moral crisis as she disobeys orders to rescue a young gangland orphan. Having never met an action movie cliché it didn’t love, The Shadow Strays embroils its well-worn tropes with bloody underworld power struggles — a Tjajhanto specialty delivered with earnest commitment. With night vision ninjas, brutal choreography, and goopy squibs straddling the thin membrane between horror and action, The Shadow Strays makes superstars out of Aurora Ribero and Hana Malasan: two fonts of athleticism on a gruesome collision course of bloodshed. 2024 finds action fans eating good, and The Shadow Strays is another full-on meal from a genre legend. B+ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/72aec838-edcf-431d-969f-77ff35cb1c8a/TIFF-2024-Film-Review-Festival-Dispatch-Edward-Berger-Conclave.jpg Blog - TIFF 2024 Film Review: Festival Dispatch - Conclave From its stacked cast to its high-stakes Vatican drama, everything about Edward Berger’s papal succession thriller, Conclave, screams prestige awards player, but believe it or not, it’s actually a B-movie in disguise. Ralph Fiennes, Stanley Tucci, and Sergio Castellito act their hearts out as politicking clergy vying to be the next pope, but Conclave is far from the serious awards-bait veneer it fronts. And that’s not necessarily a bad thing: an overwrought score, a goofily thin election year allegory, and an outrageous final twist are only a few moving parts of its manufactured gravitas — Conclave leaves just enough wiggle room to suggest it knows how silly it all is. Gorgeously shot with its trashy melodrama placed at the most opportune moments, you could do a lot worse at this year’s TIFF than a stealth, theological soap opera. C+ https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2024/8/4/film-review-m-night-shyamalan-trap monthly 0.5 2024-08-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/7ebfe68f-1c31-4a35-acd3-64c33de66b72/Film-Review-M-Night-Shyamalan-Trap.jpg Blog - Film Review: Trap - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/d381932c-e1d4-4ffb-b44d-cb9f545d85b9/Film-Review-M-Night-Shyamalan-Josh-Hartnett-Trap.jpg Blog - Film Review: Trap - “Trap carries its premise in full lockstep with the [Shyamalan’s] peculiar late style, exploding a galaxy-brained B-movie premise with emotional force and a touch of the personal.” https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2024/7/15/film-review-oz-perkins-longlegs monthly 0.5 2024-07-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/855d260f-cc28-464f-9396-f33f99321a2c/Film-Review-Osgood-Perkins-Longlegs.jpg Blog - Film Review: Longlegs - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/bdb03dea-c007-4b32-abe6-01646983c35a/Film-Review-Oz-Perkins-Longlegs-Maika-Monroe.jpg Blog - Film Review: Longlegs - “The most terrifying aspects of Longlegs, however, aren’t in its spooky ciphers, sharp jolts, or even Nicolas Cage’s full freak-flag performance, it’s in the stink of apathy…” https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2024/5/24/film-review-furiosa-a-mad-max-saga monthly 0.5 2024-07-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/af34fd2c-d0ea-4f76-bdc6-23c389f03062/FIlm-Review-Furiosa-A-Mad-Max-Saga.jpg Blog - Film Review — Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/d53adab9-9cef-429a-9f3f-0498a7bb85f4/Film-Review-Furiosa-Anya-Taylor-Joy.jpg Blog - Film Review — Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga - “With Furiosa, George Miller forges his protagonist’s sizzling, magma rage into a new blade that is remarkably unlike Fury Road…” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/afd51aaf-c521-40d5-8865-53fdceb0c85c/Film-Review-Furiosa-Anya-Taylor-Joy-2.jpg Blog - Film Review — Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga - “If Fury Road is action nirvana, then Furiosa is action opera… a movie so virtuostic and self-possessed that it transfigures last decade’s apocalyptic pile-up masterpiece into a coda.” https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2024/4/26/film-review-luca-guadagnino-challengers monthly 0.5 2024-05-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/a807ff11-afcf-411b-ac71-bd06c370a6ad/Film-Review-Luca-Guadagnino-Challengers.jpg Blog - Film Review: Challengers - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/e67cf57c-1730-4322-aff7-8326d50bf94b/Film-Review-Challengers-Zendaya-Josh-O-Connor-Mike-Faist.jpg Blog - Film Review: Challengers - “A jangle of nerves, athletic tape, and raw heat, Guadagnino’s barnburner drama is able to drill deep into its audience’s adrenal centers like no other film this year.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/a0c4222a-303f-4b6b-bde9-f5ea3773dab0/Film-Review-Challengers-Zendaya.jpg Blog - Film Review: Challengers - “If Challengers’ rocket-like momentum is housed in the vehicle of sport, then its engine is comprised of its flawed humans: reckless, messy, and desperate.” https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2024/4/22/a-year-in-film-2023-a-movie-trailer-mashup monthly 0.5 2024-05-15 https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2024/3/21sxsw-2024-film-review-festival-dispatch monthly 0.5 2024-06-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/02af8007-e772-49f3-83e8-7ed45389236f/SXSW-2024-Film-Review-Alex-Garland-Civil-War.jpg Blog - SXSW 2024 Film Review: Festival Dispatch - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/4a385ae6-5c0a-4020-9938-faab67ea0f97/SXSW-2024-Film-Review-Alex-Garland-Civil-War-2.jpg Blog - SXSW 2024 Film Review: Festival Dispatch - Civil War Alex Garland’s Civil War is a movie that touts its “apoliticism” as a feature and not a bug, but the question now is if that’s something we can even afford today and if it’s even possible. And through the depiction of a fictional American civil war? It’s easy to be seduced by its parade of dopamine hits, but Civil War is a right hand presenting a love letter to journalists while the left conceals a rancid, noncommittal cowardice. Of course, art now being so deathly terrified of taking a stand on anything, so allergic to having a real take, is par for the course, but there’s something particularly nasty about bending over backwards to stay ”apolitical” while co-opting politically charged imagery: government complicity in airstrikes against civilians, pockets of fomenting armed resistance, journalists under fire. Civil War refuses to engage with what’s on its own screen, way too content to farm nods from its audience and nothing more. C- https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/7a3bb716-fdeb-4487-a4fc-0ee41126f9bd/SXSW-2024-Film-Review-Oddity.jpg Blog - SXSW 2024 Film Review: Festival Dispatch - Oddity Damian McCarthy’s Oddity is the scariest movie out of SXSW this year, combining the familiar and unfamiliar in a melange of murder mystery, cursed object horror, and dreadful atmosphere. Following up the director’s 2020 debut, Caveat, Oddity follows a blind medium (Carolyn Bracken) as she uncovers the truth behind her twin sister’s death with the unlikely help of a mysterious wooden effigy. McCarthy’s deft remixing of subgenres - with well-earned jump scares and edge-of-your-seat suspense - is modest in its construction, riding the rails of its classic horror structure, but there’s something remarkable about the way the film organizes its familiar threads into a horrifying crescendo. B+ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/32e456ba-ce34-4563-9eff-a21fb5a5e62c/SXSW-2024-Film-Review-Doug-Liman-Road-House.jpg Blog - SXSW 2024 Film Review: Festival Dispatch - Road House There’s nothing more emblematic of studio-mandated IP junk-diving than Doug Liman’s soulless, lethargic Road House remake. Never even attempting to replicate the B-movie charisma of its predecessor, nu-Road House finds an offputtingly charmless Jake Gyllenhaal - slotted in the Patrick Swayze role of a reluctant bouncer with a heart of gold - in a tiresome beat ‘em up. Saddling its protagonist with a grim, updated backstory, Liman’s reconfiguration is as misguided as it gets. Even the action stinks. Boasted as a “revolutionary” new approach to action, Road House combines computer-generated compositing with practical choreography to supposedly deliver convincingly hard blows, but it mostly comes off as ugly and nauseating. Laden with reboot clichés and pancake-flat storytelling, Road House is just another piece of “content” for the streaming mill. C- https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/3ff2d233-153b-4cf7-9f3c-ea461074d045/SXSW-2024-Film-Review-Cuckoo.jpg Blog - SXSW 2024 Film Review: Festival Dispatch - Cuckoo Cuckoo is a shining example of one of my favorite subgenres: nasty, sicko-mode creature features that belie a peculiar sweetness. Centered around a broken family’s visit to the German Alps, Cuckoo stars Hunter Schafer as Gretchen, a young woman plagued by mysterious noises and frightening visions in her uneasy new environment. Swinging for the fences with way too many different horror hats on, director Tilman Singer’s sophomore feature is a largely incoherent affair, but Schafer’s scream queen turn and Dan Stevens’ commitment to his loony antagonist role is worth the price of admission alone. B https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2024/3/18/sxsw-2024-film-review-immaculate monthly 0.5 2024-05-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/cd093238-77a8-42d3-8588-b50f54a8d7ae/SXSW-2024-Film-Review-Immaculate.jpg Blog - SXSW 2024 Film Review: Immaculate - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/5475368e-419b-495c-9071-b482e1a8e555/SXSW-2024-Film-Review-Immaculate-Sydney-Sweeney.jpg Blog - SXSW 2024 Film Review: Immaculate - “Immaculate, even through its gruesome religious terror, would rather tiptoe around a veneer of luridness rather than deliver something that truly sticks to the ribs.” https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2024/3/12/sxsw-2024-film-review-monkey-man monthly 0.5 2024-04-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/3e14ed46-53ce-4c73-83ef-0bae780f057c/SXSW-2024-Film-Review-Monkey-Man.jpg Blog - SXSW 2024 Film Review: Monkey Man - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/6c4144c1-ca14-4fea-a925-3993188ca852/SXSW-2024-Film-Review-Monkey-Man-Dev-Patel-Info.jpg Blog - SXSW 2024 Film Review: Monkey Man - “… Monkey Man is one ferocious inaugural beat ‘em up: a brutally confident debut that cements the actor-turned-director’s action bonafides and then some.” https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2024/2/26/film-review-denis-villeneuve-dune-part-two monthly 0.5 2024-04-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/281c7509-16d1-4a03-a7c2-6a3a8e6c4467/Film-Review-Dune-Part-Two.jpg Blog - Film Review — Dune: Part Two - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/b35418ac-43d1-4b07-89f3-494df917a250/Film-Review-Dune-Part-Two-Sandworms.jpg Blog - Film Review — Dune: Part Two - “Denis Villeneuve’s staggering Dune: Part Two proves to land every spectacular, brutalist tableau thrown in the air in 2021.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/c3ed5c55-417c-4bb3-888f-ee715e515df6/Film-Review-Dune-Part-Two-Paul-Feyd.jpg Blog - Film Review — Dune: Part Two - “Part Two is rife with sure-to-be iconic sci-fi imagery borne from DP Greig Fraser’s inspired compositions…” https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2023/12/30/the-best-films-of-2023 monthly 0.5 2024-04-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/d0da9772-241b-422d-b754-be1a035c3099/Film-Review-Best-Films-of-2023.jpg Blog - The Best Films of 2023 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/b0b416aa-e0e1-4e6e-993a-cc09628dd7b7/Film-Review-Best-Films-of-2023-Sick.jpg Blog - The Best Films of 2023 - 20. Sick Not even its sack-of-rocks COVID satire can stop John Hyams (Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning) and Kevin Williamson’s (Scream) lean, mean, butchering machine. Chases, guts, and slasher camerawork for the ages, Sick is a taut exercise in brutality revolving around self-isolating roommates (Gideon Adlon and Bethlehem Million) besieged by a masked killer. Many might find the film’s pandemic roots stale or even in bad taste, but Sick’s nasty slasher nuts-and-bolts are so strong that it hardly matters. Clocking in under 90 minutes, it makes the most of its runtime to deliver a gauntlet of suspense, teaming with sleek tension and breathlessly entertaining splatter. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/a40625fa-a9fb-4e33-acdd-0093ee79093f/Strange-Harbors-Best-Films-of-2023-The-Breaking-Ice.jpg Blog - The Best Films of 2023 - 19. The Breaking Ice Anthony Chen made his triumphant return to Cannes this year with The Breaking Ice, a moving, humanist snapshot of China’s lost youths told through a ships-in-the-night friendship. The story of three young souls adrift on a short-lived - yet unforgettable - journey, Chen’s latest favors the intensity of the red-hot bonds of ephemeral friendships over trite, heightened theater. Filmed with barely a working script, The Breaking Ice is a daring experiment that pays off handsomely: an exploration of the entire spectrum of a generation’s hopes, dreams, and anxieties through a laser-focused milieu. Its interweaving of powerful performances and spiritual complexity, eventually melded with local folklore, is nothing short of beautiful. Read the full review here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/a1addc3f-ed74-43f3-bad1-4e7b85d152a4/Strange-Harbors-Best-Films-of-2023-The-Five-Devils.jpg Blog - The Best Films of 2023 - 18. The Five Devils Léa Mysius’ puzzling, peculiar The Five Devils is one that stealthily sinks its hooks into you. An opaque - and very French - fantasy that gradually opens up its queer romance, Mysius’ concoction of fascinatingly disparate ideas plumbs the depths of scent as memory, the closeness of the past, and a fiery coming-of-age. Full of clever, but never kitschy, tricks of structure, The Five Devils is a feat of sublime, elemental filmmaking that never takes the obvious approach: an ambitious trove of sensory cinema. As usual, Adèle Exarchopoulos is tremendous, but it’s Sally Dramé that really shines as the film’s precocious, witchy child. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/0cdf4eb0-8af6-4ec1-9089-8f82be9a6745/Strange-Harbors-Best-Films-of-2023-Priscilla.jpg Blog - The Best Films of 2023 - 17. Priscilla Sofia Coppola aims her dreamlike sights at Elvis Presley with Priscilla, a not-quite biopic of its titular Queen of Rock and Roll. The perfect convergence of subject matter and a filmmaker’s particular wheelhouse, Coppola’s spotlight on the wife of Elvis Presley twists the director’s potent examinations of girlhood adolescence with the nightmare of being groomed by an American legend. Cailee Spaeny and Jacob Elordi bring a wrenching emotional texture to their portrayals of real-life figures. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/e5e3e2aa-b66f-44c7-a1e0-9183f620e4eb/Strange-Harbors-Best-Films-of-2023-The-Boy-and-the-Heron.jpg Blog - The Best Films of 2023 - 16. The Boy and the Heron It’s easy to forgive the world’s most disingenuous retiree when he rips it out of the park every time. The Boy and the Heron, Hayao Miyazaki’s purportedly final film - a designation that’s already been walked back - opens portals of vivid imagination between a young boy’s hopes and an old man’s regrets. The story of a 12-year-old venturing into a fantasy world to reunite with his late mother, The Boy and the Heron finds Miyazaki at the height of his prowess: a thematic and visual bingo card that never feels derivative of an animation master’s magnificent oeuvre. Its manic exploration and parade of self-reverie might be more unwieldy than your typical Miyazaki fare, but its touching finality - an immortal, old legend facing his own end - is shattering, even if it isn’t exactly true yet in the real world. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/60a60b99-1ea4-4477-a5ac-826f6d1c150c/Strange-Harbors-Best-Films-of-2023-Mission-Impossible-Dead-Reckoning-Part-One.jpg Blog - The Best Films of 2023 - 15. Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning Part One With Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One, Tom Cruise’s crusade for analog supremacy finally becomes text and the results are unbelievable - the last movie star, fighting God and gravity in one of the best action movies ever made. Barreling through sequence after exhilarating sequence of some of the most nerve-jangling stuntwork you’ve ever seen, Ethan Hunt and his IMF team return to face their most dangerous foe yet to reach an immutable truth: there is nothing like walking into, and out of, a Mission: Impossible movie. Read the full review here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/26eb5ca5-06f4-4f5e-97cb-06f82c84befa/Strange-Harbors-Best-Films-of-2023-Skinamarink.jpg Blog - The Best Films of 2023 - 14. Skinamarink Kyle Edward Ball delivers one of the scariest movies of the decade with a lo-fi stunner that reaches into the crevices of vestigial instinct. Uncanny in its ability to bottle the ineffable childhood dread of past-your-bedtime nightmares, Skinamarink mines a whole new mode of horror from its swirling grain, sinister corners, and dark spaces. Where modern horror excels at tickling fears within our developed brains, Skinamarink reaches into the most terrifying, awful recesses of your childhood memories to pull out knots of dread. It’s an uncanny replication of a time long past, and a frighteningly accurate simulation of a bad dream you just can’t shake. Read the full review here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/f6a8395a-5914-4667-9e7e-c2a017b8c6f5/Strange-Harbors-Best-Films-of-2023-Knock-at-the-Cabin.jpg Blog - The Best Films of 2023 - 13. Knock at the Cabin Crackling with confident, formal prowess and visual electricity, M. Night Shyamalan’s Knock at the Cabin is the director’s best film since 2004’s The Village. A family’s impossible choice framed by ratcheting tension and blistering performances, Shyamalan’s latest nerve-jangler is a chamber piece artfully designed to quicken pulses and break hearts. There isn’t a single wasted shot in Knock at the Cabin’s firecracker, 100-minute runtime: it’s astonishing to watch. Many who find value in the cruel gut-punch of The Cabin at the End of the World - the film’s source novel - will likely bristle heavily against Shyamalan’s hopeful, sentimental insistence, but I found myself taken by its reconfiguration of the novel’s themes. Read the full review here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/082f4527-9449-4c69-b0d5-dbc381f154f2/Strange-Harbors-Best-Films-of-2023-Past-Lives.jpg Blog - The Best Films of 2023 - 12. Past Lives Turning life’s big “what ifs” into wrenching poetry, Past Lives excavates bittersweet branches in the timeline to articulate the very concept of being. More elegiac than the love story many are touting it to be, its examination of missed connection and missed opportunity is anchored in tender melancholy by the tremendous trio of Greta Lee, Teo Yoo, and John Magaro. Past Lives is another entry into my favorite canon: movies that shatter you into a million pieces, only to put you back together, different. An understated gem and an astonishing debut from Celine Song. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/2a6aa547-914b-4ce4-8ccc-f2d824cbc522/Strange-Harbors-Best-Films-of-2023-John-Wick-Chapter-4.jpg Blog - The Best Films of 2023 - 11. John Wick: Chapter 4 John Wick has always been the action franchise of the decade, but Chad Stahelski’s Chapter 4 is next level: the type of exhilarating, metal-as-hell ballet of bullets that blows the doors off action filmmaking. There hasn’t been a take-your-breath-away feast for genre fans like this since Mad Max: Fury Road or The Raid. “Whoever it is, whoever comes, I’ll kill them. I’ll kill them all.” Reeves spews these caustic words like venom at the end of Chapter 2 not as vengeful platitude, but as a promise. And by renouncing every shred of diplomacy left in John Wick, Chapter 4 fulfills that promise with a feat of jaw-dropping filmmaking: it’s action movie nirvana. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/e24c9a25-69d5-469c-ae77-f5884fd84b7b/Strange-Harbors-Best-Films-of-2023-Huesera-The-Bone-Woman.jpg Blog - The Best Films of 2023 - 10. Huesera: The Bone Woman The story of a first-time mother (Natalia Solián) whose joy is quickly robbed by the curse from a sinister, otherworldly entity, Michelle Garza Cervera Huesera: The Bone Woman sidesteps all the pitfalls of metaphor horror with chilling deftness. From its crackling haunts to its vague, creeping dread, Huesera finds as much terror in the shackles of domesticity as its titular, bone-shattering demon. Supremely scary with some of the most bracing sound design you’ll ever hear, Huesera: The Bone Woman is the best horror movie of the year. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/5927d8db-32a5-4051-b024-95dd993deb88/Strange-Harbors-Best-Films-of-2023-Hidden-Blade.jpg Blog - The Best Films of 2023 - 9. Hidden Blade Another entry in the “Tony Leung looks incredible while smoking” canon. Formally audacious and perhaps one of the most gorgeous films of the year, Cheng Er’s Hidden Blade is the height of espionage porn: allegiances shifting, secrets kept, and lies repeated, all reflected through its Byzantine - but utterly captivating - structure. Following the inner-workings of an underground espionage network right under the nose of the newly established puppet regime in Japanese-occupied China, Hidden Blade is a cloudy puzzle box that clears at the most opportune moments: a shifty inspection of spycraft as a gauntlet of brutal, hollowing performance. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/0f8a1047-999d-48b7-b0a7-8f065c73be0f/IMG_4709.jpeg Blog - The Best Films of 2023 - 8. De Humani Coroporis Fabrica Upending the genre conventions of forensics and pop biography, Verena Paravel and Lucien Castaing-Taylor’s De Humani Corporis Fabrica is more experimental art film than documentary. Shot over several years, this stunning series of abstract voyages and gruesome destinations goes inside a number of French hospitals, and then the human patients within. Using cutting-edge imaging and microscopic cameras, it effectively transforms sanguine displeasures of the flesh into an exploration of the alien landscapes within us all. De Humani Corporis Fabrica is the most fascinating documentary of the year, if you can even call it that. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/8959a540-4892-422e-85e1-fe46d788a39f/Strange-Harbors-Best-Films-of-2023-Godzilla-Minus-One.jpg Blog - The Best Films of 2023 - 7. Godzilla Minus One Godzilla as metaphor has never been more elegantly handled than Takashi Yamazaki’s Minus One, a wrenching collision between epic kaiju destruction and the human element. Discarding the biting political farce of 2016’s Shin Godzilla, this new iteration of the thunderous lizard strips its monster mash back to basics with its post-war milieu. Godzilla as atomic force of nature is always the main attraction, but Minus One’s story of a disgraced kamikaze pilot’s (Ryunosuke Kamiki) fight not just to survive, but to live, is one of the most affecting humanist stories of 2023. Francois Truffaut once said that there is no such thing as an anti-war film, but Godzilla Minus One comes pretty close. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/ee1f8e8f-2b54-466a-a128-6535b9b18e27/Strange-Harbors-Best-Films-of-2023-May-December.jpg Blog - The Best Films of 2023 - 6. May December A thorny balancing act of different tones that drills straight into sordid psychodrama and the elusive nature of performance, Todd Haynes’ May December is a masterpiece of high wire cinema. As expected, Natalie Portman and Juliane Moore are tremendous, but it’s Charles Melton — as a boy stuck in time and a discomfiting stasis — who runs away with the entire thing. An impenetrable chameleon of a movie about abuse, celebrity, and damaged people fixed in place, it’s shocking how often May December topples its foundations every time you think you’ve found your footing. Simultaneously exploring decayed domestic spaces and their exploitation by feckless entertainers, Todd Haynes drills so deep into the layers of truth and artifice it will make your head spin. Read the full review here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/58bd3edb-5862-4e03-a4b3-ee4e02316190/Strange-Harbors-Best-Films-of-2023-Oppenheimer.jpg Blog - The Best Films of 2023 - 5. Oppenheimer Theory vs. practice. Creation vs. destruction. Christopher Nolan’s paradoxically sprawling, intimate Oppenheimer is a stunning deconstruction of the “great man” biopic. Navigating the vast gulf between science and empathy, Nolan’s latest - and perhaps best - delivers a harrowing drama about the moral cost of unleashing upon the world the most horrible weapon it has ever known. Shooting on IMAX cameras and employing his signature, byzantine structurings, Nolan once again applies his touchstones to the pages of history, this time on the flip side of Dunkirk’s theater of war: the nail-biting buildup to the world-stopping Trinity test, its horrific application in Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and the complicated, genius scientist at the center of it all. Read the full review here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/62d5a4c7-881d-4bed-a967-2692fa19665e/Strange-Harbors-Best-Films-of-2023-Killers-of-the-Flower-Moon.jpg Blog - The Best Films of 2023 - 4. Killers of the Flower Moon Killers of the Flower Moon is a late style masterwork. A funereal procession of malignant conspiracy and opportunistic genocide disguised as epic western, Martin Scorsese’s three-and-a-half hour tragedy finds consistently surprising modes to unearth capitalist sin. Shining a megawatt spotlight on the rot underneath American exceptionalism, Killers of the Flower Moon mines the expected powerhouse performances from Leonardo DiCaprio and Robert De Niro, but it’s Lily Gladstone that burns holes in your consciousness: it’s a malevolent, baroque lamentation of American greed and cruelty, fashioned into a piercing requiem for our country. Read the full review here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1d01788e-5862-40d0-85e9-d8e1c3ee8c09/Strange-Harbors-Best-Films-of-2023-Ferrari.jpg Blog - The Best Films of 2023 - 3. Ferrari Michael Mann’s Ferrari disguises the fissures of masculinity in the typical rhythms of biographical fare, but the sheer amount of texture and feeling hidden between the lines — and within Adam Driver’s craggy, steely performance — is staggering. Intimate, somber failings juxtaposed with screeching banshee metal and spitfire ambition, their non-reconciliation a feature and not a bug: a full-blooded film years in the making. Like much of Mann’s late oeuvre, Ferrari is sure to be divisive. Those that bristled against the perceived unevenness of Miami Vice, Public Enemies, and Blackhat will likely have no love for his “biopic,” but true appreciators of the filmmaker’s post-2000s work know that no one is pushing texture, form, and pure human feeling quite like Michael Mann. Read the full review here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/070d7341-7c4a-461b-98db-d0887c1bcf89/Strange-Harbors-Best-Films-of-2023-The-Zone-of-Interest.jpg Blog - The Best Films of 2023 - 2. The Zone of Interest A picturesque idyll conjured by history’s most monstrous as hell seeps around all its corners, Jonathan Glazer’s The Zone of Interest is a haymaker display of a filmmaker’s restraint and precision - a masterwork in a career full of them. Reconfigured from Martin Amis’ 2014 novel of the same name, Glazer’s vision transplants real-life Auschwitz commandant Rudolf Höss (Christian Friedel) and his wife Hedwig (Sandra Hüller) in the place of Amis’ fictional stand-ins. A lush domesticity juxtaposed with the greatest atrocities ever committed by mankind, The Zone of Interest maximizes a gaze at mundane evil through uncanny restraint. More a searing work of anthropology than a traditional narrative, to call it a Holocaust “drama” would be a misnomer. Read the full review here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/722e70f2-5da8-4fe4-9629-ed11820696c4/Strange-Harbors-Best-Films-of-2023-The-Killer.jpg Blog - The Best Films of 2023 - 1. The Killer With a minimalist veneer that belies its toothy takedown of capitalism, hustle culture, and our deteriorating gig economy, David Fincher’s latest mines new tensions from the disciplined loner trope. The Killer’s disguise as a trash genre exercise has elicited plenty of shrugs, but make no mistake, it’s every bit as potent and layered as Fincher’s masterworks of The Social Network and Fight Club. Is it filmmaker auto-fiction? Or is it a dark mirror for a world that has crossed the capitalist Rubicon? Can you still be Jef Costello while quoting Malcolm Gladwell and reciting Airbnb superhost stats? The Killer unearths the tension between taciturn men of action and a money-focused society that has stripped them of their agency and cool, turning a cold-blooded killer into yet another cog in the consumerist machine. Read the full review here. https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2023/10/27/nyff-2023-film-review-ferrari monthly 0.5 2024-04-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/d56ac2d6-cfcf-4ef4-af0b-317650b1cb9e/NYFF-2023-Film-Review-Michael-Mann-Ferrari.jpg Blog - NYFF 2023 Film Review: Ferrari - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/7d583131-f9c4-42aa-a534-4834327b4a1d/NYFF-2023-Film-Review-Ferrari-Adam-Driver.jpg Blog - NYFF 2023 Film Review: Ferrari - “A movie of contrasts, contradictions, and feelings between the lines, Mann’s latest mines for the thorny human paradoxes that mirror its partitioned structure.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/5cb6d578-b834-4728-99e7-d33c66e49a06/NYFF-2023-Film-Review-Ferrari-Patrick-Dempsey.jpg Blog - NYFF 2023 Film Review: Ferrari - “[Adam] Driver easily drills straight into the center of his subject’s inner conflict, a pained knowing of the cost of propulsion, the cost of never standing still.” https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2023/10/25/nyff-2023-film-review-the-killer monthly 0.5 2024-08-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/d5fbbead-30b9-42fe-b90c-48d3c7554ebe/NYFF-2023-Film-Review-David-Fincher-The-Killer.jpg Blog - NYFF 2023 Film Review: The Killer - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/6159d1eb-6bb3-4f71-a3fb-cfcab57d3f21/NYFF-2023-Film-Review-David-Fincher-The-Killer-Michael-Fassbender.jpg Blog - NYFF 2023 Film Review: The Killer - “An unforgiving takedown of our mind-numbing gig economy through the lens of the most cinematically cool of professions…” https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2023/10/23/film-review-martin-scorsese-killers-of-the-flower-moon monthly 0.5 2024-04-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/2f4e39b9-3c63-4d2d-be64-d038ebe2a61b/Film-Review-Killers-of-the-Flower-Moon.jpg Blog - Film Review: Killers of the Flower Moon - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/bc6192cb-98af-45fc-865e-d00703dafc3e/Film-Review-Killers-of-the-Flower-Moon-Lily-Gladstone.jpg Blog - Film Review: Killers of the Flower Moon - “Killers of the Flower Moon finds Scorsese once again scraping the gilded veneer off culpability, regret, and moral decay…” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/444c459c-9248-4e29-b291-1f55dcc6c6a9/Film-Review-Killers-of-the-Flower-Moon-Martin-Scorsese.jpg Blog - Film Review: Killers of the Flower Moon - “The decision to strip away Grann’s “whodunit” finds Scorsese astoundingly in touch with his late style trappings, plunging his audience into a noxious, unignorable complicity.” https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2023/11/30/nyff-2023-film-review-may-december monthly 0.5 2024-04-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/411fffe8-fcee-4726-8dec-f3a53607158e/NYFF-2023-Film-Review-Todd-Haynes-May-December.jpg Blog - NYFF 2023 Film Review: May December - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/c298693b-306e-4a53-ad30-c2805867df7d/NYFF-2023-Film-Review-May-December-Julianne-Moore-Charles-Melton.jpg Blog - NYFF 2023 Film Review: May December - Amidst a knotty juggling act that just shouldn’t work as well as it does, Haynes conjures one of the best films of the year… https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/cef7558b-b272-49f0-9052-14e054a01df7/NYFF-2023-Film-Review-May-December-Julianne-Moore-Natalie-Portman.jpg Blog - NYFF 2023 Film Review: May December - “It’s no surprise that Julianne Moore and Natalie Portman are in top form as opposite, circling vipers, but it’s Charles Melton that fully devastates…” https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2023/10/12/film-review-saw-x monthly 0.5 2024-04-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/eec65369-0129-440a-9656-026daa1288e9/Film-Review-Saw-X.jpg Blog - Film Review: Saw X - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/308f5d91-e7fc-45c7-9e7f-34d040630cca/Film-Review-Saw-X-Tobin-Bell.jpg Blog - Film Review: Saw X - “…Saw X gives us exactly what we want: the most wince-inducing traps and the return of the original, legendary Jigsaw.” https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2023/10/11/tiff-2023-film-review-festival-dispatch monthly 0.5 2024-09-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/28c8bd60-c1bd-4164-a68d-da366ae8fd37/TIFF-2023-Film-Review-Dispatch-The-Boy-and-the-Heron-1.jpg Blog - TIFF 2023 Film Review: Festival Dispatch - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1675fa63-4abd-454e-b27c-c3350de48882/TIFF-2023-Film-Review-Dispatch-The-Boy-and-the-Heron-2.jpg Blog - TIFF 2023 Film Review: Festival Dispatch - The Boy and the Heron It’s easy to forgive the world’s most disingenuous retiree when he rips it out of the park every time. The Boy and the Heron, Hayao Miyazaki’s purportedly final film - a designation that’s already been walked back - opens portals of vivid imagination between a young boy’s hopes and an old man’s regrets. The story of a 12-year-old venturing into a fantasy world to reunite with his late mother, The Boy and the Heron finds Miyazaki at the height of his prowess: a thematic and visual bingo card that never feels derivative of an animation master’s magnificent oeuvre. Its manic exploration and parade of self-reverie might be more unwieldy than your typical Miyazaki fare, but its touching finality - an immortal, old legend facing his own end - is shattering, even if it isn’t exactly true yet in the real world. A- https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/822dfa4a-4d37-4ea2-aa64-dd75bc7a6a4d/TIFF-2023-Film-Review-Dispatch-The-Royal-Hotel.jpg Blog - TIFF 2023 Film Review: Festival Dispatch - The Royal Hotel Following two American backpackers (Jessica Henwick, Julia Garner) working temp at a rural Australian hotel to scrounge up cash, The Royal Hotel once again finds director Kitty Green exploring ratcheting, gendered tensions. Toeing the line between genre exercise and workplace thriller, the film borrows the grimy visual language of nastier, more subversive fare to explore the horrors of simmering male aggression. Green’s austerity and limber deployment of suspense mines astounding performances out of Jessica Henwick, Julia Garner, and Hugo Weaving, but The Royal Hotel is a movie that cooks and cooks and cooks without ever boiling over. B https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/52a4ecbf-e392-445c-bc92-294ce03f11b3/TIFF-2023-Film-Review-Dispatch-Knox-Goes-Aaway.jpg Blog - TIFF 2023 Film Review: Festival Dispatch - Knox Goes Away In the year of the ubiquitous, high-profile hit man yarn - Richard Linklater and David Fincher both have their takes in 2023 - Michael Keaton’s Knox Goes Away feels like it’s barely stepping up to the plate. As both director and star, Keaton ekes out a familiar neo-noir centered around a contract killer battling dementia, but can’t decide whether it should be a character study or a slow-burn assassination thriller. Glacial and uninvolving despite its leading man in fine form and some clever shuffling of breezy genre tropes - hit man with a heart of gold, an ill-fated “one last job” - Knox Goes Away never quite shakes its indecisiveness. C+ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/8d93be1b-52b2-463f-8079-e05b8a3f9106/TIFF-2023-Film-Review-Dispatch-Kill.jpg Blog - TIFF 2023 Film Review: Festival Dispatch - Kill The comparison being thrown around for Nikhil Nagesh Bhat’s single-location brawler, Kill, is that it’s The Raid on a train. With its leaned-out premise and non-stop parade of bloodletting, it's not an entirely unfair analogy, but the combination of Hindi cinema melodrama and an absolutely monstrous action movie performance from Lakshya is a powerful tonic of a different make. Firing on pistons of pulverized skulls and obliterated limbs, Kill toggles seamlessly among tragedy, fisticuffs, and macabre humor as a lone commando tries to save the woman he loves on a train besieged by thieves. Hindi ultra-violence is the name of the game, and Kill is an absolute pro at it. B+ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/28dac1c7-a824-4ef7-875b-8a7a32fe2824/TIFF-2023-Film-Review-Dispatch-Boy-Kills-World.jpg Blog - TIFF 2023 Film Review: Festival Dispatch - Boy Kills World Wake up, honey, the worst Deadpool clone you’ve ever seen just dropped. A competently choreographed martial arts actioner blown out by hacky, flat humor and unbearable voiceover, Moritz Mohr’s Boy Kills World quickly drowns in a pool of its own excess. Not even its dazzling melees - buoyed by a lithe and committed Bill Skarsgård - can distract from how painfully it insists upon its unfunny tripe. A revenge “epic” begat by stereotyped Asian mysticism and dystopian clichés, it’s actually astonishing how much Boy Kills World’s genuinely fun action is obscured by its ugly aftertaste. D https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2023/9/26/tiff-2023-film-review-richard-linklater-hit-man monthly 0.5 2024-06-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/5ec365a0-0f2b-4974-ac27-aef84e69784e/TIFF-2023-Film-Review-Richard-Linklater-Hit-Man.jpg Blog - TIFF 2023 Film Review: Hit Man - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/74462b36-5ec4-4eac-af05-4219dac1cf46/TIFF-2023-Film-Review-Richard-Linklater-Hit-Man-Glen-Powell.jpg Blog - TIFF 2023 Film Review: Hit Man - “A movie about self-actualization and the moral chasms we pave over, it’s sexy, funny, and just a little twisted.” https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2023/9/11/tiff-2023-film-review-jonathan-glazer-the-zone-of-interest monthly 0.5 2024-09-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/076429d3-fdf8-4caa-97b4-2e58e808f7f0/TIFF-2023-Film-Review-Jonathan-Glazer-The-Zone-of-Interest.jpg Blog - TIFF 2023 Film Review: The Zone of Interest - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/00548f20-5ee7-447e-a8c9-3adf199ad5f8/TIFF-2023-Film-Review-Jonathan-Glazer-The-Zone-of-Interest-2.jpg Blog - TIFF 2023 Film Review: The Zone of Interest - “More a searing work of anthropology than a traditional narrative, to call The Zone of Interest a Holocaust ‘drama’ would be a misnomer.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/b0753de9-8184-404d-bedf-1594e3d4b89c/TIFF-2023-Film-Review-Jonathan-Glazer-The-Zone-of-Interest-Sandra-Huller.jpg Blog - TIFF 2023 Film Review: The Zone of Interest - “Glazer conjures a prison of illusory obliviousness and never once is tempted to peek over its squat walls. The effect is immense.” https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2023/7/22/film-review-barbie monthly 0.5 2024-04-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/71902a8d-4937-4b3d-8769-4505c79d0c99/Film-Review-Greta-Gerwig-Margot-Robbie-Barbie.jpg Blog - Film Review: Barbie - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/4353aa64-f085-49b0-aa6d-ca4b771bdc72/Film-Review-Greta-Gerwig-Margot-Robbie-Ryan-Gosling-Barbie.jpeg Blog - Film Review: Barbie - “A billion-dollar blockbuster that attempts to bake its Mattel-flavored cake and eat it too, [Barbie] is clever, pointed, and incisive…” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/ed1fa5b8-a97a-4448-a028-e700cd64ec58/Film-Review-Barbie-Ryan-Gosling-Ken.jpg Blog - Film Review: Barbie - “Toggling seamlessly between hot pink pop sensibility and surprising earnestness, Barbie can be infectiously uproarious, but also affectingly heartfelt.” https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2023/7/19/film-review-christopher-nolan-oppenheimer monthly 0.5 2024-04-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/b2e4ee44-f82f-4831-85bf-70e5c2b798e5/Film-Review-Christopher-Nolan-Oppenheimer.jpg Blog - Film Review: Oppenheimer - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1322dd7c-6b11-4063-abdd-20b61b25941b/Film-Review-Christopher-Nolan-Oppenheimer-Cillian-Murphy.jpg Blog - Film Review: Oppenheimer - “…Oppenheimer, in many aspects, is [Nolan’s] most mature, textured film: A devastating examination of the vast gulf between science and empathy…” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/54845212-c74d-4094-a643-062d1d090811/Film-Review-Christopher-Nolan-Oppenheimer-Los-Alamos.jpg Blog - Film Review: Oppenheimer - “…[Oppenheimer] revels in its contradictions and internal, moral despair: a massive, awesome scale that seems to only unspool from the tormented psyche of its subject matter.” https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2023/7/11/film-review-mission-impossible-dead-reckoning-part-one monthly 0.5 2024-11-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/671ab729-2ed1-4279-b43d-7a2b98d00bfd/Film-Review-Mission-Impossible-Dead-Reckoning-Part-One.jpg Blog - Film Review — Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning Part One - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/a067ca0b-d9e1-46e1-abc7-2ee1236f4d71/Film-Review-Mission-Impossible-Dead-Reckoning-Part-One-Tom-Cruise.jpg Blog - Film Review — Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning Part One - “Tom Cruise’s crusade for analog supremacy finally becomes text and the results are unbelievable.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/903cb6ac-1b7a-4faf-93ad-5a32b6512669/Film-Review-Mission-Impossible-Dead-Reckoning-Part-One-Train-Stunt.jpg Blog - Film Review — Mission: Impossible — Dead Reckoning Part One - “…there is no deception capable of mimicking Cruise’s very real - and therefore very convincing - trepidation: the glint of fear in his eye, the gulp of courage down his throat.” https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2023/6/19/lake-mungo-at-15-celebrating-the-scariest-movie-ive-ever-seen monthly 0.5 2024-04-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/196cdb4a-de3b-42e9-9d66-1e07d494dda3/Strange-Harbors-Lake-Mungo-15-Anniversary.jpg Blog - Lake Mungo: Celebrating 15 Years of the Scariest Movie I've Ever Seen - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/4ae8104f-4903-4b48-8e0c-bfb726a2e356/Strange-Harbors-Lake-Mungo-15-Anniversary-Palmers.jpg Blog - Lake Mungo: Celebrating 15 Years of the Scariest Movie I've Ever Seen - “Lake Mungo is the rare horror movie that shines in its quiet restraint, unfurling as a harrowing treatise on guilt, grief, and the unknowable chasms left behind by the dead.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/03d9438f-c9b4-4637-861e-68bc837dae85/Strange-Harbors-Lake-Mungo-15-Anniversary-Alice.jpg Blog - Lake Mungo: Celebrating 15 Years of the Scariest Movie I've Ever Seen - “Finally fulfilling its ghastly promise of being a horror movie, Lake Mungo returns to the supernatural element with a single, rock-you-to-the-core jump scare.” https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2023/5/31/film-review-spider-man-across-the-spider-verse monthly 0.5 2024-04-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/ece4eb51-1190-48fb-a998-6cf2e91d55a1/Film-Review-Spider-Man-Across-the-Spider-Verse.jpg Blog - Film Review — Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/b0801799-f928-49e3-a754-17fa9907b1d4/Film-Review-Spider-Man-Across-the-Spider-Verse-Spider-Man-2099.jpg Blog - Film Review — Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse - “Always on the verge of overload without frying your brain, Across the Spider-Verse deftly walks a tightrope as a candidate for 2023’s best-looking movie…” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/e43ee745-5a30-4109-b626-73538692e1e3/Film-Review-Spider-Man-Across-the-Spider-Verse-Miles-Gwen.jpg Blog - Film Review — Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse - “Its multiverse story…is fully in service of its characters rather than the other way around, and perhaps even seeks to upend the very pillars of the web-slinging hero’s mythos.” https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2023/5/27/cannes-2023-film-review-only-the-river-flows monthly 0.5 2024-04-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/8eac045e-ad66-475c-9ed8-88956d2dd5de/Cannes-2023-Film-Review-Only-the-River-Flows.jpg Blog - Cannes 2023 Film Review: Only The River Flows - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2023/5/20/cannes-2023-film-review-anthony-chen-the-breaking-ice monthly 0.5 2024-04-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/e0772eb8-4f86-4493-aeec-467361e88992/Cannes-2023-Film-Review-The-Breaking-Ice.jpg Blog - Cannes 2023 Film Review: The Breaking Ice - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2023/4/28/film-review-marvel-guardians-of-the-galaxy-vol-3 monthly 0.5 2024-04-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/bdfc33fe-3135-4ec4-9d27-344211aa636e/Film-Review-Guardians-of-the-Galaxy-Vol-3.jpg Blog - Film Review: Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/0333c5ef-11e6-4aae-a285-296fe08d3754/Film-Review-Guardians-of-the-Galaxy-Vol-3-Chris-Pratt.jpg Blog - Film Review: Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 - “Eschewing universe-rending threats and unfathomable stakes, the Guardians finale opts for a more personal touch amidst the backdrop of James Gunn’s untethered, cosmic phantasmagoria.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/87df8a2a-1dee-4043-bcc0-717a9c8ca0a4/Film-Review-Guardians-of-the-Galaxy-Vol-3-Rocket-Raccoon.jpg Blog - Film Review: Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 - “…you would be surprised how easy it is to overlook Vol. 3’s shagginess in the face of its technical and stylistic prowess: it’s the best these movies have looked in years.” https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2023/3/21/sxsw-2023-film-review-john-wick-chapter-4 monthly 0.5 2024-04-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/d3ddd14f-35c4-40ec-9062-16f972c2d00f/Film-Review-John-Wick-Chapter-4.jpg Blog - SXSW 2023 Film Review — John Wick: Chapter 4 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/7c58a4e3-6d08-4175-b71d-1ddd26b8d707/Film-Review-John-Wick-Chapter-4-Keanu-Reeves.jpg Blog - SXSW 2023 Film Review — John Wick: Chapter 4 - “If John Wick opened the doors to the post-aughts zeitgeist of action movies, then Chapter 4 blows the hinges clean off…” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/5fdd68a2-38a6-4137-9428-88df0ec2fe3e/Film-Review-John-Wick-Chapter-4-Rina-Sawayama.jpg Blog - SXSW 2023 Film Review — John Wick: Chapter 4 - “… the John Wick franchise finds its finest hour in its latest hour as Baba Yaga plows through balletic setpiece after balletic setpiece.” https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2023/3/19/sxsw-2023-film-review-festival-dispatch monthly 0.5 2024-04-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/b8cfb3c3-f0ff-438d-b5a4-eedfceb41ecf/SXSW-2023-Film-Review-Festival-Dispatch.jpg Blog - SXSW 2023 Film Review: Festival Dispatch - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/5fd57595-6331-410e-bb88-afb9625d2e7c/SXSW-2023-Film-Review-Festival-Dispatch-Tetris.jpg Blog - SXSW 2023 Film Review: Festival Dispatch - Tetris There’s something in the water at SXSW this year. With Flamin’ Hot, Air, Blackberry, and now Jon S. Baird’s Tetris, business-minded “biopics” seem to be all the rage at this year’s festival. With corporate espionage, Cold War tensions, and car chases built into the fabric of its real life story, iconic video game Tetris seems like the perfect target to translate to screen. Unfortunately, Tetris spends much of its runtime ping-ponging an ultimately dull - and repetitive - question: “Who will get the rights to Tetris?” Taron Egerton acquits himself nicely as designer-cum-rights-wrangler Henk Rodgers, but the Soviet caricature of a backdrop taints the whole deal as a tepid, good-over-evil triumph when the story of Tetris, the actual game, and its creator, Alexey Pajitnov (Nikita Yefremov), are sitting right there. C https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/534b3439-5a47-42c9-9413-491f4950ce7e/SXSW-2023-Film-Review-Festival-Dispatch-Furies.jpg Blog - SXSW 2023 Film Review: Festival Dispatch - Furies Action star Veronica Ngo (Da 5 Bloods, The Old Guard) aims to solidify her filmmaking chops by stepping into the director’s chair for the blood-fueled Furies, a prequel to 2019’s revenge epic Furie. Ngo pulls double duty as the mysterious matriarch to a trio of victimized women (Dong Anh Quynh, Toc Tien, Rima Thanh Vy), heavily-trained to seek retribution against a local Saigon crime lord. Slipping from the typical trappings of your neon-soaked crime saga to deliver some of the crispest, nastiest melees in modern action, Furies finds the perfect balance between save-the-women exploitation and girls-with-guns shoot ‘em ups. Who else is willing to mash up Fallen Angels with The Villainess? Veronica Ngo is the real deal. B+ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/dc31d0b4-d9b4-4a29-8f35-2c36eb3c9d77/SXSW-2023-Film-Review-Festival-Dispatch-If-You-Were-the-Last.jpg Blog - SXSW 2023 Film Review: Festival Dispatch - If You Were the Last Adrift in their derelict spacecraft, two marooned astronauts (Anthony Mackie, Zoe Chao) debate if they're better off spending the rest of their days as friends or something more. Mired in a kitschy production and a too-cute by half rom-com premise, Kristian Mercado Figueroa’s If You Were the Last is sure to set off warning bells within its first few minutes. Yes, it’s quite twee, and yes, it hits every checkbox for a sci-fi romance, but it’s loaded with charm and just the right amount of introspection: Mackie and Chao do some astounding heavy-lifting with their off-the-charts chemistry, breathing charismatic - and oftentimes very funny - life into Angela Bourassa’s sharply scripted screenplay. There’s a modest, human warmth to If You Were the Last, even as it stumbles through a third act that betrays its interstellar thorniness. B- https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/0201bf1e-3b29-4de0-9f24-7d8a1f82159c/SXSW-2023-Film-Review-Festival-Dispatch-Late-Night-With-the-Devil.jpg Blog - SXSW 2023 Film Review: Festival Dispatch - Late Night With the Devil The SXSW Midnight slate always has its buzzier titles - Evil Dead Rise and Talk To Me, I’m looking at you - but there’s always a dark horse crowd pleaser lurking in the shadows. This year it’s Cameron and Colin Cairnes’ Late Night With the Devil, a bloody facsimile of a talk show broadcast with a wannabe host (an excellent David Dastmalchian) that unwittingly unleashes an unspeakable evil during his Halloween special. With its Ghostwatch aesthetics and crackerjack 70s verisimilitude, Late Night With the Devil will hit the exact right buttons for certain horror fans from minute one. Tremendous, funny performances with a delicious found footage payoff. B+ https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2023/3/15/sxsw-2023-film-review-evil-dead-rise monthly 0.5 2024-04-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/3d490ce0-5412-4c6d-9d9f-694f1775a198/SXSW-2023-Film-Review-Evil-Dead-Rise.jpg Blog - SXSW 2023 Film Review: Evil Dead Rise - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/e4d0b97c-9879-4b34-ad75-082977312d7f/SXSW-2023-Film-Review-Evil-Dead-Rise-Lily-Sullivan.jpg Blog - SXSW 2023 Film Review: Evil Dead Rise - “Evil Dead Rise’s uproarious Deadite splatterfest had its SXSW audience yelping through its wince-inducing violence and demented humor.” https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2023/3/13/sxsw-2023-film-review-dungeons-and-dragons-honor-among-thieves monthly 0.5 2024-04-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/60d3e595-737b-4d05-b8ba-6b3ce47bce5f/SXSW-2023-Film-Review-Dungeons-and-Dragons.jpg Blog - SXSW 2023 Film Review — Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/a0248e66-7f6a-488c-a14c-29655e579b6e/SXSW-2023-Film-Review-Dungeons-and-Dragons-Honor-Among-Thieves-Cast.jpg Blog - SXSW 2023 Film Review — Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves - “Dungeons & Dragons has a near 50-year history of Byzantine rules and extensive mythology, but leave it to Game Night’s Daley and Goldstein to configure its sprawling lore in an accessible way.” https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2023/3/6/film-review-creed-iii monthly 0.5 2024-04-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/3eaa0758-70e4-4148-be16-d681b61d0b11/Film-Review-Creed-3.jpg Blog - Film Review: Creed III - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/221f281d-bb48-47a7-aa16-f9a85f49d0ed/Film-Review-Creed-3-Michael-B-Jordan-Jonathan-Majors.jpg Blog - Film Review: Creed III - “…but after soaking in Creed III…one might begin to wonder if slipping the coils of the Rocky DNA was not only the right choice, but a natural terminus for the story of Adonis Creed.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/0a420723-989a-44e4-8c54-6f9c0f0b7b04/Film-Review-Creed-3-Jonathan-Majors.jpg Blog - Film Review: Creed III - “None of this would work nearly as well without the efforts of Jonathan Majors, who gives the Rocky series its best foil since Apollo Creed.” https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2023/2/28/a-year-in-film-2022-a-movie-trailer-mashup monthly 0.5 2024-04-07 https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2023/2/13/film-review-marvel-ant-man-and-the-wasp-quantumania monthly 0.5 2024-04-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/c9ba8825-8fa4-413d-92a2-aeb6b838dedf/Film-Review-Ant-Man-and-the-Wasp-Quantumania.jpg Blog - Film Review — Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/4b24d5c2-5852-4156-901e-cfba47b4e002/Film-Review-Ant-Man-and-the-Wasp-Quantumania-Jonathan-Majors-Kang.jpg Blog - Film Review — Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania - “… it certainly feels like replacing the low-stakes caper energy of the Ant-Man movies with tedious, wheel-spinning teases of what comes next is a grave miscalculation.” https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2023/2/1/film-review-m-night-shyamalan-knock-at-the-cabin monthly 0.5 2024-04-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/bbc25295-d987-48a0-9594-8cb69148b40e/Film-Review-M-Night-Shyamalan-Knock-at-the-Cabin.jpg Blog - Film Review: Knock at the Cabin - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/40e16141-1db2-4cfb-bc29-69f7f679a38d/Film-Review-Knock-at-the-Cabin-Jonathan-Groff.jpg Blog - Film Review: Knock at the Cabin - “Translating the novel’s streamlined suspense into a visual feast, Shyamalan turns the claustrophobic setting into a battlefield of faith and belief.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/22578029-2e59-44ea-9583-f1fae3785b61/Film-Review-Knock-at-the-Cabin-Dave-Bautista.jpg Blog - Film Review: Knock at the Cabin - “Knock at the Cabin is still a Shyamalan joint through and through, employing a formal bravura that is not only gorgeous, but emotive and empathetic.” https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2023/1/25/sundance-2023-film-review-brandon-cronenberg-infinity-pool monthly 0.5 2024-04-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/71808ab7-6ba3-4604-b0f7-6f70835407dc/Sundance-2022-Film-Review-Infinity-Pool.jpg Blog - Film Review: Infinity Pool - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/0b3db64e-c7b7-418f-a548-92e98bbe1f76/Sundance-2022-Film-Review-Infinity-Pool-Mia-Goth.jpg Blog - Film Review: Infinity Pool - “…Infinity Pool emboldens Cronenberg’s signature commentaries on class, identity, and power while rending mind from body and obliterating the very concept of self.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/f723aa64-c810-4c71-ad60-2378628c9290/Sundance-2022-Film-Review-Infinity-Pool-Masks.jpg Blog - Film Review: Infinity Pool - “Cronenberg, employing a swirl of stark imagery and almost every bodily fluid imaginable, waves his freak flag high: Goopy, nasty, and surreal, Infinity Pool keeps with his cinematic kinks.” https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2023/1/13/film-review-skinamarink monthly 0.5 2024-04-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/9df2c644-e0ae-47a5-bdde-609d00df7d55/Film-Review-Skinamarink.jpg Blog - Film Review: Skinamarink - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/b7137ad3-9fc5-46b2-8051-2b7caf968f56/Film-Review-Skinamarink-2.jpg Blog - Film Review: Skinamarink - “…Skinamarink is horror as a time machine: a laser-guided missile aimed to unearth a narrow sliver of nighttime willies from days long past - those borne of your childhood home.” https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2022/12/30/the-best-films-of-2022 monthly 0.5 2024-04-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1bf5c7c3-19d3-471f-9181-6042361fbdc5/Strange-Harbors-The-Best-Films-of-2022.jpg Blog - The Best Films of 2022 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/abe6fc96-08e9-41fb-8b8b-39b2173d7a2b/Strange-Harbors-Best-Films-of-2022-Everything-Everywhere-All-at-Once.jpg Blog - The Best Films of 2022 - 10. Everything Everywhere All at Once Doctor Strange who? Exploding intimate family drama into a multiverse-jumping, martial arts, sci-fi epic, Everything Everywhere All at Once is a blast of inventive genre fiction. Directors Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, collectively and affectionately known as just Daniels, follow up their feature debut of Swiss Army Man with lunatic glee, stretching the limits of visual and kinetic storytelling to its absolute breaking point. Steadied with the incredible - and very game - cast of Michelle Yeoh, Ke Huy Quan, Stephanie Hsu, and James Hong, Everything Everywhere All at Once is the most fun you’ll have at the movies this year. Read the full review here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/017b2f98-b5d8-4561-a385-beab455887c4/Strange-Harbors-Best-Films-of-2022-Resurrection.jpg Blog - The Best Films of 2022 - 9. Resurrection Rebecca Hall continues her streak of blistering performances in Andrew Semans’ harrowing psychodrama. A tale about motherhood, hidden pasts, and the limits of control, Resurrection unspools a single mother’s crushing secret in a steely structure that belies its brazen, outrageous horror. Every Sundance has that one Midnight film that lays worms in your brain, and Resurrection is this year’s culprit: a bloody, twisted ride with shocking revelations. It’s likely bad form to invoke the sanctity of Andrzej Zulawski’s Possession as comparison, but Andrew Semans’ outrageous psychological thriller traffics in the same shades of noxious bonds, unraveling psyches, and subversive depravity. Read the full review here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/16cd0f51-e086-4d55-a8f1-d5790e7d9ab0/Strange-Harbors-Best-Films-of-2022-After-Yang.jpg Blog - The Best Films of 2022 - 8. After Yang Five years after Kogonada’s Columbus premiered at Sundance, the prominent video essayist and filmmaker has returned with After Yang, a meditative sci-fi stunner no less affecting than his beautifully-wrought debut. A deeply emotional examination of identity, purpose, and the memory of all things, After Yang tackles its themes — and its surprising thread on what it means to be Asian and Asian American — with grace and craft. The story of a family’s search for answers after their android servant malfunctions, the film drills to the center of the human condition: When you witness something’s vast capacity for love and the ability to be loved, can you still deny its personhood? After Yang will gently break your heart, only to mend it with a quiet balm. Read the full review here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/56a1ec1f-eb4a-47f7-9541-6b35903963e5/Strange-Harbors-Best-Films-of-2022-Avatar-The-Way-of-Water.jpg Blog - The Best Films of 2022 - 7. Avatar: The Way of Water Avatar: The Way of Water is the most compassionate blockbuster of our time. A dazzling gallery frame around cinematic technology in the hands of one James Cameron, its wild spectacle, unbelievable detail, and technical wizardry will blast the eyeballs out of your sockets, but its honest and sincere undercurrents just might be its secret weapon. Like its predecessor, Avatar: The Way of Water is an essential theatrical experience. If you weren’t sold on the first Avatar’s heart-on-its-sleeve sincerity and inherent goofiness, I’m not sure the sequel will convert you, but betting against James Cameron - his humanism, his love for the ocean, his classical discipline - is a fool’s game. Read the full review here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/22b195e4-dcd4-43fd-9c1c-9b5f5e367a2c/Strange-Harbors-Best-Films-of-2022-The-Fabelmans.jpg Blog - The Best Films of 2022 - 6. The Fabelmans The superstar team of Steven Spielberg, Tony Kushner, and Janusz Kaminski ripping another one out of the park is the least surprising development at the movies this year. The entirety of Spielberg’s being splashed upon the big screen, The Fabelmans sidesteps the treacly sentimentality of your typical autobiography to deliver a moving form of self-therapy: the legendary director’s heart and soul, hopes and regrets, delivered through his masterful craft. The Fabelmans is Spielberg’s most personal film, and one of the year’s best. Print the legend. Read the full review here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/b6501ec9-6ff0-4cb2-a3fd-f0214d19c2ad/Strange-Harbors-Best-Films-of-2022-Crimes-of-the-Future.jpg Blog - The Best Films of 2022 - 5. Crimes of the Future Body is reality. Surgery is the new sex. David Cronenberg’s first feature in eight long years acts as a furtive peek into a carefully crafted, crumbling dystopia. Taking place in a near-future where graphic surgeries are the only form of entertainment remaining, Crimes of the Future explores - with a demure thoughtfulness - the complexities of art and performance in an increasingly uninhabitable society. In a world where our bodies are rapidly changing to accommodate a hostile climate, what is organic and what is synthetic? What is performance? What is artifice? Come for Cronenberg’s body horror resurgent, stay for the perfect weirdo performances from Viggo Mortenson, Lea Seydoux, and Kristen Stewart. Read the full review here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/b500480c-cd31-4a5e-a685-99eaec3189b7/Strange-Harbors-Best-Films-of-2022-Nope.jpg Blog - The Best Films of 2022 - 4. Nope A sprawling, sci-fi procedural anchored by weighty performances, white-knuckle set pieces, and thunderous soundscapes, Nope is director Jordan Peele’s most mature and layered work, exploring our primordial obsession with spectacle and our desperate need to capture it. It is, at once, exactly what it seems to be on its surface - a film about hidden and uncanny terrors in the sky - but also a movie about making movies, the pieces of ourselves we feed into the Hollywood meat grinder, and our indomitable obsession with spectacle and its capture. In an era where metaphors are wielded as cudgels and sledgehammers, Nope - with its effortlessly integrated symbolism - is a complete breath of fresh air. Read the full review here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/fe42eb89-57bd-4115-92b3-d7da5e7f9701/Strange-Harbors-Best-Films-of-2022-Tar.jpg Blog - The Best Films of 2022 - 3. Tár Director Todd Field’s first film in over 16 years, Tár follows a polymath maestro as her career implodes by her own devices. A stark, thorny confrontation of the ego and arrogance that come hand-in-hand with genius, the stunning devolution of Lydia Tár is abetted by one of the great director-actor pairings. Much more than this year’s “cancel culture movie,” Tár finds a singular Cate Blanchett performance as cinematic Rorschach test: a swirl of guilt and a tempest of comeuppance about how prestige renders an illusory shield from consequences. A searing portrait in the gray about power and those who wield it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/c4d46015-23b8-4e12-87cb-ea6d50de1dae/Strange-Harbors-Best-Films-of-2022-Decision-to-Leave.jpg Blog - The Best Films of 2022 - 2. Decision to Leave “The closer you look, the harder you fall.” Park Chan-wook cross-pollinates a police procedural with a femme fatale romance and it’s every bit as good as you think it will be. Circling two lost souls navigating a web of murder, deceit, and desire to desperately cling to their perverse affair, Decision to Leave is a sensual puzzle box - and one of the year’s best films. It’s a stunning duel of fates, but it’s Tang Wei who gives the performance of a lifetime, and perhaps my favorite performance of the year. Absolutely electric with an ineffable mystique, her Seo-rae - equal parts dangerous, manipulative, and soothing - enters the pantheon of femme fatales as an impenetrable paradox and a mesmerizing engine for the film’s illicit romance. Read the full review here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/5e31e950-9693-49bf-b4d1-110c94e13f58/Strange-Harbors-Best-Films-of-2022-The-Banshees-of-Inisherin.jpg Blog - The Best Films of 2022 - 1. The Banshees of Inisherin Director Martin McDonagh reunites with Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson in The Banshees of Inisherin, a darkly comedic portrait of an imploding friendship amidst mounting pettiness. Men and their decimated kinships unraveled upon the screen, richly textured and frequently uproarious, it’s McDonagh at his best as he explores evaporating bonds, crushing loneliness, and enmity in grotesque escalation. A masterful mix of bull-headed humor and melodrama that eventually gives away into something profoundly sad and wistful, it’s a film on a precarious tightrope that seemingly only Martin McDonagh can navigate. Through the contradictory power Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson’s mismatched performances, The Banshees of Inisherin finds a curious equilibrium between light and dark. Read the full review here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/c5ac0586-fc93-43d3-85f7-39a42e71c0a3/Strange-Harbors-Best-Films-of-2022-Top-Gun-Maverick.jpeg Blog - The Best Films of 2022 - Other 2022 Favorites Top Gun: Maverick The Eternal Daughter RRR Kimi Elvis Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery Prey Ambulance The Northman X The Batman Jethica Something in the Dirt https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2022/12/23/the-best-tv-shows-of-2022 monthly 0.5 2024-04-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/4a276c9d-263a-42ff-aa84-82ba171c2550/TV-Review-Best-TV-Shows-of-2022.jpg Blog - The Best TV Shows of 2022 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/641e54f0-677d-4979-81e2-d840b56a3eed/TV-Review-Best-TV-Shows-of-2022-House-of-the-Dragon.jpg Blog - The Best TV Shows of 2022 - 10. House of the Dragon (HBO) I was more than a little ambivalent about revisiting the world of Game of Thrones, which ended its sprawling ten-year journey leaving a bitter taste in just about everyone’s mouths only three years ago. But House of the Dragon, the new series based on George R.R. Martin’s historical tomes on the Targaryen dynasty, delivers. A surprising return to form with the sanguine palace intrigue and character-centered dynamism that defined its sequel series at its peak, House of the Dragon tells the tale - with signature brutality and unforgiving swerves - of a bond between two childhood friends that curdles into violent enmity. An all-star cast catapults the series to soapy, intimate heights complete with grisly backstabbing and complex political maneuvering. Welcome back, Game of Thrones. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/298391ff-0d7e-42bf-80dc-13b9b1fa50a6/TV-Review-Best-TV-Shows-of-2022-Severance.jpg Blog - The Best TV Shows of 2022 - 9. Severance (Apple TV) A workplace thriller cross-pollinated with a surreal, sci-fi puzzler, Apple TV’s Severance is mystery box storytelling at its finest. Centered around the employees of the mysterious Lumon Industries, the series explores the mind-bending implications of the titular procedure, which bifurcates its subjects minds - thoughts and memories from work and home divorced from one another - to preserve the secrecy of their corporate overlords. What is macrodata refinement? What does Lumon actually do? Severance’s uncanny, 70s-tinged conspiracy vibe is its shining veneer, but its the severed employees - Mark (Adam Scott), Helly (Britt Lower), Irving (John Turturro), and Dylan (Zach Cherry) - that will get you to stay. Severance deftly combines brain-itching water cooler fodder with character-driven propulsion. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/9fdeccfb-cbf5-4751-975b-854f4a3b1378/TV-Review-Best-TV-Shows-of-2022-The-Bear.jpg Blog - The Best TV Shows of 2022 - 8. The Bear (FX) FX’s The Bear is the perfect way to induce stress-eating. Following wayward, award-winning chef Carmy Berzatto (Jeremy Allen White) as he inherits his late brother’s flailing hole-in-the-wall sandwich spot, this briskly paced series (its episodes are around 30-minutes long) will enrapture you with its deliciously-shot food, then wreck you with anxiety through its raw, restaurant-service gauntlet. Equipment failure, flaring tempers, and light-the-fuse ticking clocks are just a taste of The Bear’s breakneck drama, which will have you pumping your fists - that is, if you don’t die from a heart attack first. Immensely satisfying with some barbed hooks, there’s nothing more savory than rooting for underdogs snatching defeat from the jaws of dysfunction, chaos, and insolvency. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/0daa9baa-75ad-425b-9353-0aad3350ebd2/TV-Review-Best-TV-Shows-of-2022-HBO-Industry.jpg Blog - The Best TV Shows of 2022 - 7. Industry (HBO) Those drawing HBO’s Industry as a love child of Succession and Euphoria are only looking at its surface. In reality, the series shares much more DNA with Game of Thrones. Lurid and sexy with a heaping of shifting allegiances, power plays, and stock market assassinations, Industry is the cutthroat drama of the year. Centered around young banking upstarts (Myha'la Herrold and Marisa Abela lead the pack) and veterans (Ken Leung) alike navigating their own warped ambitions, the show’s depiction of the increasingly treacherous battleground of the finance world is explosive and arresting. And everything is bigger in the second season - its bigger stakes and bigger betrayals lead to some of the best TV moments of the year. And don’t worry if you can’t tell your iron condors from your credit default swaps, the lingo is just window dressing for its venomous tête-à-têtes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/c1d54407-4c03-423f-928d-fd1886047424/TV-Review-Best-TV-Shows-of-2022-Evil.jpg Blog - The Best TV Shows of 2022 - 6. Evil (Paramount Plus) A thrilling paranormal procedural at the intersection of faith and science, Evil rarely takes the easy way out. Robert and Michelle King - stewards of ambiguous intrigue in their tackling of politics in The Good Wife, The Good Fight, and BrainDead - bring their brand of wonderful thorniness to the supernatural. Following a psychologist (Katja Herbers), a priest (Mike Colter), and a tech expert (Aasif Mandvi) as they investigate the inexplicable for the Catholic Church, Evil holds a dark mirror to our increasingly warped world while running the gamut of wacky irreverence to bone-chilling profundity; its precise clash of tones - executed with typical aplomb from the Kings - is uniquely impressive. Throw in a love-to-hate scene stealer in Michael Emerson’s slimy villain Leland Townsend, and you’ve got some unmissable appointment viewing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1df92e2b-0168-4fb0-9ccc-274b87d409c1/TV-Review-Best-TV-Shows-of-2022-Irma-Vep.jpg Blog - The Best TV Shows of 2022 - 5. Irma Vep (HBO) Leave it to Olivier Assayas to have the confidence to recontextualize one of his masterworks - which already featured an impeccable Maggie Cheung - for the modern age. Remixing the original Irma Vep’s rumination on art in an increasingly artless world, this update replaces Cheung with a different mode in Alicia Vikander. Mira, an American movie star in the throes of a breakup, finds the distinctions between herself and the character she plays fading away on the set of another Les Vampires remake. The bare plot elements have largely remained the same but this Irma Vep’s larger commentary has mutated significantly with its awareness of streaming, IP glut, and the shackles market forces place upon art, delivering a prismatic feast for cinephiles and artists. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/8643ad68-812f-48ff-8fec-a7b8853ecc80/TV-Review-Best-TV-Shows-of-2022-Pachinko.jpg Blog - The Best TV Shows of 2022 - 4. Pachinko (Apple TV) Pachinko examines - with tenderness and wrenching specificity - the lives of the ethnic Koreans of Japan, who have long been relegated to the margins of history. Breathing cinematic life into Min Jin Lee’s sweeping prose, the series faithfully touches upon the novel’s themes of identity, acceptance, and survival: the story of a family tree shaken by the capricious hands of fate and the wounds of intergenerational trauma. Following Sunja (played as a young woman by a remarkable Kim Min-ha, as an older woman by Youn Yuh-jung) across a decades-spanning journey, Pachinko is a heavy show full of hard-to-stomach racism, shattering goodbyes, and grim twists of fate, but through Kim’s resilient and hopeful performance, it never feels as bleak as it should. It’s a stunning Asian-led production, and one of the very best shows of 2022. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/d247f02b-27a1-41e4-9f26-9e914ce00124/TV-Review-Best-TV-Shows-of-2022-Stars-Wars-Andor.jpg Blog - The Best TV Shows of 2022 - 3. Andor (Disney Plus) “One way out.” Andor is the best Star Wars has been in decades. Substituting heavy, fan-friendly mythologization (see The Mandalorian, Obi-Wan Kenobi), Tony Gilroy’s spin-off of Rogue One’s morally ambiguous rebel is exhilaratingly adult-minded. A refreshing bottom-up approach eschewing retreads and cameos, Andor breaks new ground detailing the everymen of Star Wars, the oppressive rot of The Empire, and the broiling foment of rebellion. Through thrilling setpieces - a hairpin heist, a nail-biting prison break - Andor paints a searing portrait of an uprising, and the fight for a better future you won’t be able to see yourself. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/c41b5f0b-43de-4aaf-8899-ec39799a58a2/TV-Review-Best-TV-Shows-of-2022-The-Rehearsal.jpg Blog - The Best TV Shows of 2022 - 2. The Rehearsal (HBO) Nathan Fielder returns to television with his indescribably bizarre new series: HBO’s The Rehearsal. Part social experiment, part docuseries, part meta comedy, and all head trip, The Rehearsal uses Fielder's brand of puppet mastery to help people prepare for the big events and confrontations of their lives. It’s the 2022 show that seized the Internet discourse, which dove head first into this uproarious new show and the moral implications of Fielder's unique manipulations. What is performance? What is reality? What happens when the lines start to blur? With hilariously absurd reenactments that eventually escalate into…something else entirely, Fielder has once again puzzled us all, and it’s hard to think of another show that sparked a more fiery audience discussion. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/acb19b15-36da-4771-a0b5-c23ab8b6552c/TV-Review-Best-TV-Shows-of-2022-Better-Call-Saul.jpg Blog - The Best TV Shows of 2022 - 1. Better Call Saul (AMC) What’s the better show? Breaking Bad or Better Call Saul? This has been the question raging across the Internet ever since Jimmy McGill first spun off in 2015. With its final season and perfect, sublime series finale “Saul Gone,” the debate has finally been settled: Better Call Saul has overtaken its parent series. With all the chickens coming home to roost - for the Cartel, for Saul (Bob Odenkirk), for Kim (Rhea Seehorn), for Nacho (Michael Mando in a barn burner performance) - Better Call Saul pulled back its layers to reveal what’s at the center of many shows in the pantheon of greats: a love story, and an achingly beautiful one at that. Vince Gilligan has pulled off the impossible, crafting a prequel that not only enriches the stories that lie ahead, but establishes itself as another entry in the Peak TV canon. https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2022/12/13/film-review-james-cameron-avatar-the-way-of-water monthly 0.5 2024-04-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/65a37b74-d8ba-4f00-965a-30f6d289d560/Film-Review-Avatar-the-Way-of-Water.jpg Blog - Film Review — Avatar: The Way of Water - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/365f4636-9e35-4d60-abdc-41a4a25eb56e/Film-Review-Avatar-the-Way-of-Water-2.jpg Blog - Film Review — Avatar: The Way of Water - …its wild spectacle, unbelievable detail, and technical wizardry will blast the eyeballs out of your sockets, but its honest and sincere undercurrents just might be its secret weapon. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/ebfa82a0-156b-423b-bdda-a8faf8d578f7/Film-Review-Avatar-the-Way-of-Water-Jake-Neytiri.jpg Blog - Film Review — Avatar: The Way of Water - “…shockingly, however, you might find that Cameron’s prowess…lends even more power to its exploratory midsection than its huge action beats. https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2022/11/14/film-review-steven-spielberg-the-fabelmans monthly 0.5 2024-04-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/97705262-f8de-459e-b6d5-ba5445786134/TIFF-2022-Film-Review-Steven-Spielberg-The-Fablemans.jpg Blog - TIFF 2022 Film Review: The Fabelmans - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/c9147a85-6923-4d1f-9522-9c661ad4dd27/TIFF-2022-Film-Review-Steven-Spielberg-The-Fabelmans.jpg Blog - TIFF 2022 Film Review: The Fabelmans - “The Fabelmans is therapy via soundstage: an artist’s heart, soul, hopes, and regrets laid bare for the entire world to see.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/54343006-8385-4d17-9bdd-656ad041134f/TIFF-2022-Film-Review-Paul-Dano-Michelle-Williams-The-Fabelmans.jpg Blog - TIFF 2022 Film Review: The Fabelmans - “…Spielberg’s screenplay — co-written with longtime collaborator Tony Kushner — consistently sidesteps the treacly sentimentality of your typical auto-fiction in favor of the raw and honest.” https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2022/11/8/film-review-marvel-black-panther-wakanda-forever monthly 0.5 2024-04-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/8aab92f6-4bbe-4187-ba86-97475813ee62/Film-Review-Marvel-Black-Panther-Wakanda-Forever.jpg Blog - Film Review — Black Panther: Wakanda Forever - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/42f958b1-2ad7-41fa-aceb-e25fb112a872/Film-Review-Marvel-Black-Panther-Wakanda-Forever-Letitia-Wright.jpg Blog - Film Review — Black Panther: Wakanda Forever - “From the film’s opening salvo…it’s clear that the ineffable chasm left by Boseman’s - and T’Challa’s - death would be handled by Ryan Coogler with tact and intelligence.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/2cd90d02-6a12-48ba-abdc-ca5fe1f79c40/Film-Review-Marvel-Black-Panther-Wakanda-Forever-Tenoch-Huerta-Namor.jpg Blog - Film Review — Black Panther: Wakanda Forever - “Wakanda Forever shines most brightly when it focuses on its beaming triumvirate of Letitia Wright, Angela Bassett, and newcomer Tenoch Huerta.” https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2022/10/30/every-episode-of-guillermo-del-toros-cabinet-of-curiosities-reviewed monthly 0.5 2024-04-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/cfe48cd6-ea27-448d-b958-b7608c9ad836/TV-Review-Guillermo-del-Toro-Cabinet-of-Curiosities.jpg Blog - Every Episode of Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities, Reviewed - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/f6663a26-7d07-46ed-a541-2237eb2137e0/TV-Review-Cabinet-of-Curiosities-Guillermo-Navarro-Lot-36.jpg Blog - Every Episode of Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities, Reviewed - Lot 36 Guillermo Navarro - Guillermo del Toro’s go-to director of photography - helms the first segment of Cabinet of Curiosities. The tale of a man whose windfall at a storage auction begets a terrifying unearthing of slumbering demons and Nazi Germany occultism, Lot 36 functions much better as a palate tickler than the EC Comics chiller it clearly wants to invoke. It’s gorgeously wrought with great creature effects and Tim Blake Nelson doing his best to fill the unlikeable boots of a Bush-era xenophobe, but its transparent morality tale - with thin political window dressing - lacks the punch of satisfying comeuppance that became the signature of its influences. C+ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/ace873f9-ac70-4555-8592-6f05ef33e18f/TV-Review-Cabinet-of-Curiosities-Vincenzo-Natali-Graveyard-Rats.jpg Blog - Every Episode of Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities, Reviewed - Graveyard Rats For Cabinet’s second course, director Vincenzo Natali (Cube, Splice) fares much better at aping the sensibilities of EC Comics and Tales from the Crypt with Graveyard Rats, a gothic horror yarn that collides a “rodents of an unusual size” creature feature with the eldritch undead. Revolving around a greedy graverobber (David Hewlett) who hoists his own petard with an obsessive vendetta against thieving rats, Graveyard Rats is goofy and inelegant, but it leans right into the macabre Creepshow slapstick missing from Lot 36. Stunning practical effects, squirm-inducing claustrophobia, and a fleet running time are just some of bells and whistles on this gruesome joyride. Watch the monochrome version in the extras section on Netflix for the intended presentation. B+ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/f03b00c5-fbd8-446b-bb71-96c8a41f8892/TV-Review-Cabinet-of-Curiosities-David-Prior-The-Autopsy.jpg Blog - Every Episode of Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities, Reviewed - The Autopsy Trafficking in the same primordial, ontological dread as his criminally underseen The Empty Man, David Prior’s The Autopsy fires on all cylinders as this anthology’s best. A gripping procedural that unfurls into a gauntlet of terrifying cosmic horror, The Autopsy revolves around a mining town’s tragic accident (or is it?) that reveals a mysterious infestation, testing the resolve of the local sheriff (Glynn Thurman) and his old friend, medical examiner Carl Winters (F. Murray Abraham, perhaps going harder than he ever has). Prior, once again, rips it out of the park with all of his signature flourishes: delirious crossfades, creeping atmosphere, and small-town specificity, all leading to an intimate showdown with an ancient, ineffable evil. Sharply written, properly disgusting, and disturbingly poetic, The Autopsy is the best of the bunch. A https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/089ff5c3-1168-42d6-a3c5-6b2c96263bcb/TV-Review-Cabinet-of-Curiosities-Ana-Lily-Amirpour-The-Outside.jpg Blog - Every Episode of Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities, Reviewed - The Outside The Outside, Ana Lily-Amirpour’s goopy, hallucinatory, stylistic exercise, makes the most out of Kate Micucci as an awkward wallflower who descends into madness after becoming obsessed with a skincare lotion to which she’s horrifically allergic. A gross-out satire of suburban purgatory, The Outside finds distinct pleasures in its performances - specifically Dan Stevens as the serum’s wonderfully weird TV spokesman - but its one-note cynicism dries up quickly over the course of its overlong runtime. Adapted from illustrator and writer Emily Carroll’s short story, it’s pretty clear that there isn’t quite enough meat there to fill out an entire hour. Kate Micucci and Martin Starr, however, are fantastic as usual. B- https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/607e3b21-07a3-4ee1-bf6a-b1226439a723/TV-Review-Cabinet-of-Curiosities-Keith-Thomas-Pickmans-Model.jpg Blog - Every Episode of Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities, Reviewed - Pickman’s Model Pickman’s Model, the first of Cabinet of Curiosities’ two H.P. Lovecraft adaptations, is likely the bleakest of del Toro’s offerings. Directed by Keith Thomas (The Vigil, Firestarter), Pickman’s Model stars Ben Barnes as Will Thurber, a gifted artist whose entire life is upended by an obsession with mysterious painter Richard Pickman (Crispin Glover, wielding the weirdest New York accent you’ve ever heard). Haunted by Pickman’s grotesque creations, Thurber is held hostage by a mounting dread and a gnawing suspicion that the horrifying art has origins beyond just imagination. Thomas pulls on the threads of art as illicit allure and Lovecraft’s obscured otherworldly terrors, even if they never fully come together in the end. Come for the sumptuous period details and downer ending, stay for Crispin Glover’s perfectly weirdo performance. B https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/28491a3d-87ca-40a8-87b2-8c6b789993b4/TV-Review-Cabinet-of-Curiosities-Catherine-Hardwicke-Dreams-in-the-Witch-House.jpg Blog - Every Episode of Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities, Reviewed - Dreams in the Witch House As a child, Walter Gillman watches his twin sister die, her spirit dragged away into the Forest of Lost Souls. As an adult (Rupert Grint), he has dedicated his life to piercing the veil between the living and the dead, determined to bring back his lost sibling. Where Pickman’s Model wavers in capturing Lovecraft’s essence, Dreams in the Witch House whiffs it entirely. Bending the source material’s surreal, cosmic phantasmagoria into a meditation on love and loss, it’s an understandable liberty taken with the original text, but Catherine Hardwicke’s hand here finds itself to be shockingly literal and disappointingly inert. The only dud of the anthology. C https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/271025fe-9e1a-4936-a9a3-314eb9457e05/TV-Review-Cabinet-of-Curiosities-Panos-Cosmatos-The-Viewing.jpg Blog - Every Episode of Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities, Reviewed - The Viewing “There’s no smoking in the obelisk chamber.” Great minds convening at the brutalist quarters of a mysterious billionaire for an equally mysterious purpose, The Viewing is Panos Cosmatos (Mandy, Beyond the Black Rainbow) at his most recognizable. With grainy, neon haze backed by sinister synths and bugnuts creature effects and gore, you’d be utterly surprised by how much a razor-thin story can be carried by dialogue (courtesy of writer Aaron Stewart-Ahn) and a vibe. With its comedian guests (Eric Andre, Charlyne Yi, Steve Agee) and fiendish hosts (Peter Weller, Sofia Boutella) swirling around a face-melting reveal of unearthly transmogrifications, The Viewing is Cabinet of Curiosities at its most fun: a nightmare blunt rotation for the ages. B+ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/d8aa8366-7110-42f7-92b4-286bde4e5cce/TV-Review-Cabinet-of-Curiosities-Jennifer-Kent-The-Murmuring.jpg Blog - Every Episode of Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiosities, Reviewed - The Murmuring If The Viewing’s simplicity is buoyed by its neon-soaked bloodbath, then Jennifer Kent’s The Murmuring takes the opposite, gentler approach to its own overly familiar story. Dipping into the near-empty well of haunted houses as meditations on grief, Kent’s tale of a birdwatching couple (Esssie Davis, Andrew Lincoln) slowly unraveling the dark past of their working vacation home proves that tender performances, gorgeous staging, and a sweeping wistfulness are all that’s necessary to elevate ghost story clichés. The Murmuring is Cabinet of Curiosities’ most gorgeous offering, delivering a heartbreaking haymaker powerful enough to bring tears to your eyes: a potent elixir mixing equal notes of warmth and spookiness. A- https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2022/10/19/film-review-dceu-black-adam monthly 0.5 2024-04-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/353372ef-457d-4aed-b367-7a49f1e8a968/Film-Review-The-Rock-Black-Adam.jpg Blog - Film Review: Black Adam - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/ba26420b-a4f2-4907-8eee-f499152e9202/Film-Review-Black-Adam-Pierce-Brosnan-The-Rock.jpg Blog - Film Review: Black Adam - “What’s most surprising, though, is that goofy, unpretentious crowd-pleaser mode isn’t exactly a bad look for Black Adam.” https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2022/10/10/nyff-2022-film-review-park-chan-wook-decision-to-leave monthly 0.5 2024-04-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/7efedc51-f4df-4c7d-9022-2070c5d9fbbf/NYFF-2022-Film-Review-Park-Chan-Wook-Decision-to-Leave.jpg Blog - NYFF 2022 Film Review: Decision to Leave - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/4a054fdd-0afd-43ee-8141-003305272127/NYFF-2022-Film-Review-Tang-Wei-Park-Hae-il-Decision-to-Leave.jpg Blog - NYFF 2022 Film Review: Decision to Leave - “…Decision to Leave hammers home that when it comes to matters of our dark hearts, there’s equal opportunity for both deliverance and ruin.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/ed573488-c1e9-4cbc-aa20-070a9f46d68a/NYFF-2022-Film-Review-Tang-Wei-Decision-to-Leave.jpg Blog - NYFF 2022 Film Review: Decision to Leave - “For a Park Chan-wook film, it might seem relatively chaste…but the reservedness unearths a potent sexiness: every glance stolen, every touch a forbidden trespass.” https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2022/10/06/nyff-film-review-todd-field-tar monthly 0.5 2024-04-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/af1b0036-e964-4b9b-b905-ee68f850d075/NYFF-FIlm-Review-Cate-Blanchett-Tar.jpg Blog - NYFF 2022 Film Review: Tár - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/37217772-308a-415b-ab8b-8a938002509a/NYFF-2022-Film-Review-Cate-Blanchett-Tar.jpg Blog - NYFF 2022 Film Review: Tár - “Fueled by a singular, searing performance from Cate Blanchett, Tár marks the beginning of an all-timer director-actor pairing.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/9f60e64d-8abe-49e6-8fc4-2de79105c638/NYFF-2022-Film-Review-Cate-Blanchett-Nina-Hoss-Tar.jpg Blog - NYFF 2022 Film Review: Tár - “Field…paints an austere portrait of a woman unwittingly orchestrating her own destruction…” https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2022/10/4/tiff-2022-film-review-the-banshees-of-inisherin monthly 0.5 2024-04-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/0b16b217-a71c-4ed6-a746-bb09a4473acb/TIFF-2022-Film-Review-Colin-Farrell-The-Banshees-of-Inisherin.jpg Blog - TIFF 2022 Film Review: The Banshees of Inisherin - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/37deecdf-5a10-410c-bb6d-0999cdac67da/TIFF-2022-Film-Review-Brendan-Gleeson-Colin-Farrell-The-Banshees-of-Inisherin.jpg Blog - TIFF 2022 Film Review: The Banshees of Inisherin - “…McDonagh peels back the layers of an underrepresented cinematic subject: the platonic male friendships and all of the unspoken words and the egos…that come with it.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/0d78c961-8ffd-41e7-8157-2219ff77a5a5/TIFF-2022-Film-Review-Kerry-Condon-The-Banshees-of-Inisherin.jpg Blog - TIFF 2022 Film Review: The Banshees of Inisherin - “The Banshees of Inisherin, via summary, feels like a bout of seriously dour business, but leave it to McDonagh to interchange tragedy with wry, uproarious comedy.” https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2022/9/27/film-review-olivia-wilde-dont-worry-darling monthly 0.5 2024-04-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/303a6d4d-894b-4d8f-824a-d1573b22ecaa/Film-Review-Dont-Worry-Darling.jpg Blog - Film Review: Don't Worry Darling - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/dc2bd8be-4091-4230-b666-12a390f83272/Film-Review-Dont-Worry-Darling-Florence-Pugh-Harry-Styles.jpg Blog - Film Review: Don't Worry Darling - “…much like the town of Victory itself, Don’t Worry Darling is an illusion - a glimmering mirage concealing the shallow and obvious.” https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2022/9/23/tiff-2022-film-review-sanctuary monthly 0.5 2024-04-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/035ba966-b04a-4590-b262-a3edb0649482/TIFF-2022-Film-Review-Margaret-Qualley-Sanctuary.jpg Blog - TIFF 2022 Film Review: Sanctuary - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/78d273b6-69a5-49bc-b79d-ac9aa06d9815/TIFF-2022-Film-Review-Sanctuary-Margaret-Qualley-Christopher-Abbbott.jpg Blog - TIFF 2022 Film Review: Sanctuary - “As a hermetically-sealed, dialogue-driven two-hander, Sanctuary gets points for degree of difficulty alone, but to do so with its unique brand of propulsive verve is a feat.” https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2022/9/21/tiff-2022-film-review-festival-dispatch monthly 0.5 2024-04-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/b457ae6a-aa45-4d25-a6fe-5fc3662e6af1/TIFF-2022-Film-Review-Festival-Dispatch-The-Whale.jpg Blog - TIFF 2022 Film Review: Festival Dispatch - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/2f94d0a8-459c-4b56-9d1a-f669ef2fa25a/TIFF-2022-Film-Review-Festival-Dispatch-Devotion.jpg Blog - TIFF 2022 Film Review: Festival Dispatch - Devotion A stiff, languid wartime drama carried by the charisma and latent tenderness of its two mega-watt stars, J.D. Dillard’s Devotion will likely see many ill-conceived comparisons to this year’s other fighter pilot actioner, Top Gun: Maverick. But where Maverick is a popcorn-guzzling adrenaline machine, Devotion reveals the true story of a war hero from a forgotten war. Centered around the Navy’s first Black pilot Jesse Brown (Jonathan Majors) and his friendship with wingman Tom Hudner (Glen Powell), the film is an affecting portraiture of male camaraderie, and even sidesteps the many troublesome tropes when it comes to depicting racism and allyship on the big screen. It’s too bad that everything else is such a listless affair: from its fits-and-starts pacing to its weak thrills, Devotion is never really given the chance to leave its hangar. C+ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/8c93af81-8260-47ef-9c17-46d3ea5ecda1/TIFF-2022-Film-Review-Festival-Dispatch-The-Whale-Sadie-Sink.jpg Blog - TIFF 2022 Film Review: Festival Dispatch - The Whale A dark, jagged chamber piece assembled through a near-gawking lens, The Whale just might be Darren Aronofksy’s most literal-minded narrative. Adapted from Samuel D. Hunter’s stageplay of the same name, the film recounts the final throes in the life of a morbidly obese man (Brendan Fraser) as he reconnects with the daughter he abandoned years ago (Sadie Sink). Its themes of guilt, shame, and self-flagellation are conveyed through blatant manipulation and artificial, inorganic pop psychology, but the rays of hope emitted by the barn burner triumvirate of Brendan Fraser, Hong Chau, and Sadie Sink are undeniable. Fraser, in particular, mines authentic pain and genuine warmth from a performance every bit deserving of his laurels. B- https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/806a6250-22f7-41a6-9dd9-a8b490d68b8e/TIFF-2022-Film-Review-Festival-Dispatch-Sick.jpg Blog - TIFF 2022 Film Review: Festival Dispatch - Sick Not even its sack-of-rocks COVID satire can stop John Hyams (Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning) and Kevin Williamson’s (Scream) lean, mean, butchering machine. Chases, guts, and slasher camerawork for the ages, Sick was a blast with the TIFF’s Midnight Madness audience. As a taut exercise in brutality revolving around self-isolating roommates (Gideon Adlon and Bethlehem Million) besieged by a masked killer, many might find the film’s pandemic roots stale or even in bad taste, but Sick’s nasty slasher nuts-and-bolts are so strong that it hardly matters. Clocking in under 90 minutes, Sick makes the most of its runtime to deliver a gauntlet of suspense with sleek tension and a breathlessly entertaining heap of splatter. B+ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/82a94f89-5fc2-4f60-8f6a-5831dd484cb1/TIFF-2022-Film-Review-Festival-Dispatch-Harry-Styles-My-Policeman.jpg Blog - TIFF 2022 Film Review: Festival Dispatch - My Policeman Michael Grandage’s My Policeman, about a man bristling against the social mores of his time with a forbidden romance, is the type of film that lives or dies by the strength of its lead performance. In this case, it’s Harry Styles, who seems hellbent on arriving on the scene as a fully-formed leading man without earning the title; Emma Corin as his beleaguered beard and David Dawson as the sensitive sophisticate who captures his heart do much of the heavy lifting, but Styles is not up to task with a script that leafs through every conceivable gay cinema trope. Flat and uninspired, My Policeman is a movie with shockingly few surprises, and even less conviction. C https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2022/9/19/tiff-2022-film-review-ti-west-mia-goth-pearl monthly 0.5 2024-04-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/14453dee-e603-41d4-9bec-5923b9234c09/TIFF-2022-Film-Review-Ti-West-Pearl.jpg Blog - TIFF 2022 Film Review: Pearl - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/839326c3-bfdd-43cb-a928-7979c437ff2b/TIFF-2022-Film-Review-Pearl-Mia-Goth.jpg Blog - TIFF 2022 Film Review: Pearl - Swirling amidst homage ranging from The Wizard of Oz to Norman Rockwell Americana, Goth ignites a hypnotic fuse counting down to her eventual breaking point. https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2022/9/13/film-review-glass-onion-a-knives-out-mystery monthly 0.5 2024-04-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/add667e8-21ba-4f35-b078-2c31bae71077/Film-Review-Glass-Onion-A-Knives-Out-Mystery.jpg Blog - TIFF 2022 Film Review: Glass Onion - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/7b9ed9dc-0850-4246-9de4-7adc11aba7f5/TIFF-2022-Film-Review-Glass-Onion-Knives-Out-Cast.jpg Blog - TIFF 2022 Film Review: Glass Onion - “…for someone so uninterested in pulling one over on us, [Rian] Johnson is becoming remarkably adept at doing so.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/ec00c202-cc64-407e-99d4-145180ff5590/TIFF-2022-Film-Review-Glass-Onion-Knives-Out-Daniel-Craig.jpg Blog - TIFF 2022 Film Review: Glass Onion - “This may only be his second outing as the perpetually befuddled, genius gumshoe, but Craig slips into crime-solving mode just as easily as he did with James Bond’s tuxedo.” https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2022/9/7/film-review-barbarian monthly 0.5 2024-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/618c1b49-21aa-4d26-b283-f655ae675917/Film-Review-Barbarian.jpg Blog - Film Review: Barbarian - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/04900464-b78d-489f-a913-c254bb61e360/Film-Review-Barbarian-Georgina-Campbell.jpg Blog - Film Review: Barbarian - “…the build-up surrounding Barbarian has been a fruitful exercise in restraint: There’s something sinister - and savage - broiling underground, and it can’t wait to reveal itself to you.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/77056cc8-84e3-41c0-88d7-d58ceae086b7/Film-Review-Barbarian-Justin-Long.jpg Blog - Film Review: Barbarian - “In many respects, Barbarian plays much like last year’s sleeper horror hit Malignant, upending familiar genre convention with an off-the-walls twist and relentless savagery.” https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2022/8/3/film-review-predator-movie-prey monthly 0.5 2024-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/54a9701e-2a34-48b3-b2ed-c40c31e0affb/Film-Review-Predator-Movie-Prey.jpg Blog - Film Review: Prey - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/fae60c6f-6f8b-4e53-8cb0-5b23267d7b46/Film-Review-Predator-Movie-Prey-Amber-Midthunder.jpg Blog - Film Review: Prey - “…Prey finds brutal efficiency within its simple, sanguine formula, telling the story of a young woman’s wit and wile as she faces off with a vicious alien threat.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/0640ec17-b443-4471-a698-9105140692cc/Film-Review-Predator-Movie-Prey-Amber-Midthunder-2.jpg Blog - Film Review: Prey - “Headstrong…but also passionately empathic, Midthunder centers Naru as a compelling lead on the same level as the franchise’s muscled Austrian forefather.” https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2022/8/2/film-review-brad-pitt-bullet-train monthly 0.5 2024-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/c23d8709-0350-43d1-981b-2ff8a66d2fe7/Film-Review-Brad-Pitt-Bullet-Train.jpg Blog - Film Review: Bullet Train - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/4150ab8b-3ff6-4a61-a06a-066deea8d05d/Film-Review-Bullet-Train-Brad-Pitt-Bad-Bunny.jpg Blog - Film Review: Bullet Train - “As with other Leitch-helmed brawlers, the meat is in the action, but it’s everything in between the bare-knuckle brawls and flesh-ripping bullets that feels so hollow…” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/d8dbec27-bad4-4105-a0a2-f5ae496c630c/Film-Review-Bullet-Train-Cinematography.jpg Blog - Film Review: Bullet Train - “Bullet Train is illusory vapor, a hallucination of a good time that dissipates into empty calories.” https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2022/7/20/film-review-jordan-peele-nope monthly 0.5 2024-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/0bba434b-2e80-4604-a1b2-db19fe72da76/Film-Review-Jordan-Peele-Nope.jpg Blog - Film Review: Nope - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/5f044675-41ff-440d-99d3-b5ec88f5525a/Film-Review-Nope-Keke-Palmer.jpg Blog - Film Review: Nope - “…[Nope is] a movie about making movies, the pieces of ourselves we feed into the Hollywood meat grinder, and our indomitable obsession with spectacle and its capture.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/f47efdd3-9fc7-4729-8dd8-0766b2443a0f/Film-Review-Nope-Steven-Yeun.jpg Blog - Film Review: Nope - “Where your typical sci-fi trappings would find our heroes fighting for survival against little green men, Peele deploys a vastly different directive…” https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2022/7/12/film-review-baz-luhrmann-elvis monthly 0.5 2024-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/c41b2a8a-f712-4c2a-8afe-41a6d6d7112e/Film-Review-Baz-Luhrmann-Elvis.jpg Blog - Film Review: Elvis - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/a880367e-f167-4d30-8219-2684755eef56/Film-Review-Baz-Luhrmann-Austin-Butler-Olivia-DeJonge-Elvis.jpg Blog - Film Review: Elvis - “…[Butler] is all sweat and swagger in a way that transcends imitation into pure evocation, matching Luhrmann’s sensationalist rollercoaster with an oozing sex appeal.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/3bdebbf3-b91a-41f6-9f5a-0d88e092b21b/Film-Review-Baz-Luhrmann-Austin-Butler-Elvis-Vegas.jpg Blog - Film Review: Elvis - “With its sanitized lens, Elvis is mostly uninterested in deconstructing Presley the man; instead, Luhrmann strives to convey a myth made flesh and blood.” https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2022/7/5/film-review-thor-love-and-thunder monthly 0.5 2024-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/77b2364b-c88d-4f6a-8924-7acd4a1f5778/Film-Review-Marvel-Thor-Love-and-Thunder.jpg Blog - Film Review — Thor: Love and Thunder - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/48169e59-fad1-4182-aa2a-61179cc4a33a/Film-Review-Marvel-Thor-Love-and-Thunder-Chris-Hemsworth-Natalie-Portman.jpg Blog - Film Review — Thor: Love and Thunder - “Thor: Love and Thunder is essentially Ragnarok redux, for better or worse; after all, it would seem frivolous to toss out a formula already proven so winsome.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/79d2fbcf-2dba-4c45-be3b-35979acf639e/Film-Review-Marvel-Thor-Love-and-Thunder-Chris-Hemsworth.jpg Blog - Film Review — Thor: Love and Thunder - “While the stakes at first glance seem to be as obtusely large as most superhero yarn these days, there’s something refreshing about Love and Thunder relegating its big bad to the sidelines.” https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2022/6/26/film-review-ethan-hawke-the-black-phone monthly 0.5 2024-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/d39fe339-4c3c-4c9d-9b17-ce2612df6cae/Film-Review-The-Black-Phone.jpg Blog - Film Review: The Black Phone - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/996f0304-6f90-4984-9b40-484f79c9df6d/Film-Review-The-Black-Phone-Ethan-Hawke.jpg Blog - Film Review: The Black Phone - “A horror movie as rote, low-impact vapor, The Black Phone lurches forward with a mechanical inelegance that undermines the fleet chills of its source material.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/a8575f33-f219-4c63-8054-bcda8402509b/Film-Review-The-Black-Phone-Mason-Thames.jpg Blog - Film Review: The Black Phone - “Even The Black Phone’s horror elements — completely lacking Derrickson and Cargill’s typically bracing and on-point cleverness — underwhelm.” https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2022/6/14/interview-pachinko-showrunner-soo-hugh monthly 0.5 2024-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/fe4fe0f4-6e39-4113-b8cd-18b0e1121639/Interview-Pachinko-Soo-Hugh.jpg Blog - Interview: Pachinko Showrunner Soo Hugh - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2022/6/7/film-review-crimes-of-the-future monthly 0.5 2024-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/0ecedda2-4c49-48e1-a0a0-f1a7bcfcc5b3/Film-Review-David-Cronenberg-Crimes-of-the-Future.jpg Blog - Film Review: Crimes of the Future - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/b437f32a-fb2e-4b58-a036-9075d303338a/Film-Review-David-Cronenberg-Crimes-of-the-Future-Lea-Seydoux-Kristen-Stewart.jpg Blog - Film Review: Crimes of the Future - “Like festering, techno-organic growths from one of his stories, the ideas behind Crimes of the Future have been gestating in David Cronenberg’s mind for decades.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/abd3be18-af1f-42c1-8ec3-d08ffae8fcac/Film-Review-David-Cronenberg-Crimes-of-the-Future-Ear-Man.jpg Blog - Film Review: Crimes of the Future - “With intricate rungs of world-building and conspiracy, Crimes of the Future rarely holds your hand as it peels back the layers of its dystopia…” https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2022/5/11/film-review-top-gun-maverick monthly 0.5 2024-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/36104cab-dc32-480b-9d5a-9be3dff60a6c/Film-Review-Top-Gun-Maverick.jpg Blog - Film Review — Top Gun: Maverick - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/232b0db5-dadf-4b06-9f89-7f7db53b7024/Film-Review-Top-Gun-Maverick-Tom-Cruise.jpg Blog - Film Review — Top Gun: Maverick - “…by combining its tropes with Tom Cruise’s iron-willed need to entertain us in the most dangerous, analog way possible, this is the rare sequel that leaves its predecessor eating dust.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/a11bd6ae-36df-4fc6-9aae-1089e508a967/Film-Review-Top-Gun-Maverick-Cast.jpg Blog - Film Review — Top Gun: Maverick - “At its core, Maverick is a blistering metaphor for the movie star, or more specifically, Tom Cruise’s hyper-particular brand of death-defying superstardom.” https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2022/5/2/film-review-marvel-doctor-strange-in-the-multiverse-of-madness monthly 0.5 2024-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/31aca012-6e30-496c-919c-d7629c58f421/Film-Review-Doctor-Strange-in-the-Multiverse-of-Madness.jpg Blog - Film Review: Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/a81b399c-237c-4d11-81fd-0293db728bde/Film-Review-Doctor-Strange-in-the-Multiverse-of-Madness-Scarlet-Witch-Elizabeth-Olsen.jpg Blog - Film Review: Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness - “Even with the requisite table-setting and mandated cameo quota, Multiverse of Madness feels uncharacteristically accommodating of the whims of one Sam Raimi…” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/ddbb16e4-aa8b-4714-95d8-e854f97430ea/Film-Review-Doctor-Strange-in-the-Multiverse-of-Madness-Zombie-Doctor-Strange.jpg Blog - Film Review: Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness - “Raimi delivers a bevy of gruesomeness just shy of an R-rating: Brainpans are spectacularly imploded, necks are crunchingly snapped, and fan favorite heroes are bisected with their own weapons.” https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2022/4/22/film-review-robert-eggers-the-northman monthly 0.5 2024-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/be674d86-9b1e-49ad-b59c-33aca15c5d4a/Film-Review-The-Northman.jpg Blog - Film Review: The Northman - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/961eb996-cb6f-4ded-afed-445013b9471b/Film-Review-The-Northman-Alexander-Skarsgard-Anya-Taylor-Joy.jpg Blog - Film Review: The Northman - “Maintaining his meticulous, arresting artistry, [Robert] Eggers constructs a sweeping tale of laser-focused retribution, woven into the alien tapestry of ancient Nordic myth. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/e84bc037-b7cd-4d54-ac21-747c5f40c86b/Film-Review-The-Northman-Alexander-Skarsgard.jpg Blog - Film Review: The Northman - “There’s a purity of purpose within the walls of The Northman, where every decision wholly informs an unquenchable desire for retaliation.” https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2022/4/5/film-review-michael-bay-ambulance monthly 0.5 2024-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/d2575c8c-5b2b-4e57-8d68-8574a0512c66/Film-Review-Michael-Bay-Ambulance.jpg Blog - Film Review: Ambulance - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/2ef22700-15ce-4a20-b18a-5c7bc5e38c9e/Film-Review-Michael-Bay-Ambulance-Yahya-Abdul-Mateen-II-Jake-Gyllenhaal.jpg Blog - Film Review: Ambulance - “…[Ambulance] rips into a [Tony] Scott-esque crackerjack concept, only to explode it into an unhinged, maximalist jaunt.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/845d2db7-661b-4847-8633-b3e8d2d400d4/Film-Review-Michael-Bay-Ambulance-Eiza-Gonzalez.jpg Blog - Film Review: Ambulance - “The question isn’t if you’ll be bored, but if your brain - and eyes - can keep up.” https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2022/4/01/sxsw-2022-film-review-the-unbearable-weight-of-massive-talent monthly 0.5 2024-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/5f4f4497-7df3-4f7a-af0b-94f079e6d334/SXSW-2022-Film-Review-The-Unbearable-Weight-of-Massive-Talent.jpg Blog - SXSW 2022 Film Review: The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/d8fc1126-a0a8-46f1-a1cc-7abd090cf7b3/SXSW-2022-Film-Review-The-Unbearable-Weight-of-Massive-Talent-Nicolas-Cage.jpg Blog - SXSW 2022 Film Review: The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent - “Where the film could have easily punched down with jabs at Cage’s real-life foibles and his animated performances, it instead chooses earnest and fleet reverence.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/ef6efa57-09f9-4071-a68e-4f410ce80655/SXSW-2022-Film-Review-The-Unbearable-Weight-of-Massive-Talent-Info.jpg Blog - SXSW 2022 Film Review: The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent - SXSW 2022 THE UNBEARABLE WEIGHT OF MASSIVE TALENT Directed by: Tom Gormican Country: United States Runtime: 107 Minutes Studio: Saturn Films/Burr! Productions Unfulfilled and facing financial ruin, actor Nick Cage accepts a $1 million offer to attend a wealthy fan's birthday party. Things take a wildly unexpected turn when a CIA operative recruits Cage for an unusual mission. Taking on the role of a lifetime, he soon finds himself channeling his most iconic and beloved characters to save himself and his loved ones. https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2022/3/28/tv-review-marvel-moon-knight monthly 0.5 2024-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/e27d9df6-3a89-4c05-a010-51c6d80676d1/TV-Review-Marvel-Moon-Knight.jpg Blog - TV Review: Moon Knight - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/e2546094-f8fc-492e-8a1f-b0aa1fa057f1/TV-Review-Marvel-Moon-Knight-Oscar-Isaac.jpg Blog - TV Review: Moon Knight - “Moon Knight’s traversal of its tricky tightrope between superheroics and mental illness largely succeeds on account of a committed performance from Oscar Isaac…” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/e0be5246-3462-40e0-863a-b674fe1fbe4b/TV-Review-Marvel-Moon-Knight-Oscar-Isaac-2.jpg Blog - TV Review: Moon Knight - “…the performances are so good that they’re more than enough to distract from the series’ relatively thin and murky storytelling.” https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2022/3/17/sxsw-2022-film-review-festival-dispatch monthly 0.5 2024-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/66f101c7-9cf6-408b-8ec3-e1745da04d51/SXSW-2022-Film-Review-Festival-Dispatch-The-Lost-City.jpg Blog - SXSW 2022 Film Review: Festival Dispatch - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/0d746a0b-63a5-4a13-b509-accd86f35381/SXSW-2022-Film-Review-Festival-Dispatch-The-Lost-City-2.jpg Blog - SXSW 2022 Film Review: Festival Dispatch - The Lost City Precisely what’s labeled on its tin, Adam and Aaron Nee’s The Lost City is the type of mid-budget romcom romp that’s been absent from our screens for much too long. Sandra Bullock and Channing Tatum star as a romance novelist and her cover model, who must escape a billionaire (Daniel Radcliffe) and find the lost ancient city described in one of her books. The Lost City hits every genre trope in the book while enacting an inoffensive pastiche of adventure films such as Romancing the Stone, but Bullock and Tatum’s uproarious chemistry buoys it above standard fare. The perfect WYSIWYG (what you see is what you get) movie. B- https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/50d9a2b1-0529-4ccd-aafc-ff26b53b557f/SXSW-2022-Film-Review-Festival-Dispatch-Deadstream.jpg Blog - SXSW 2022 Film Review: Festival Dispatch - Deadstream SXSW 2022’s resident found footage horror flick, Joseph and Vanessa Winters’ Deadstream delivers its splatstick through thin layers of commentary upon parasitic influencer culture. Disgraced Internet personality Shawn Ruddy (Joseph Winters himself) is planning his comeback: He will livestream a late-night tour of a supposedly haunted house. It isn’t long before he realizes that the haunting is more than just local legend, and that the ghoulies are looking to bury him in buckets of blood and gore. With tinges of Gonjiam: Haunted Asylum and The Evil Dead, Deadstream overcomes its paint-by-numbers plot and obnoxious protagonist with some great effects work and low-fi gumption. A midnight palate cleanser that goes down easy. B- https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/967c27f3-13da-4d27-9f10-22cabe1b906a/SXSW-2022-Film-Review-Festival-Dispatch-The-Cellar.jpg Blog - SXSW 2022 Film Review: Festival Dispatch - The Cellar It’s great to see Elisha Cuthbert back on the big screen, it’s just a shame that it had to be in Brendan Muldowney’s tepid, incoherent The Cellar. When Keira Woods’ (Cuthbert) daughter mysteriously vanishes in the cellar of their new house in the country, she soon discovers there is an ancient and powerful entity within the walls. Padded, listless, and bland, The Cellar squanders its interesting shades of folk horror with a laundry list of tropes that offer nothing new, even passing off some worn-out ground it thinks we’ve never tread upon before. An astoundingly frustrating experience. C- https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/ac61fb5c-1b97-4596-82a7-b89e5dea455b/SXSW-2022-Film-Review-Festival-Dispatch-Jethica.jpg Blog - SXSW 2022 Film Review: Festival Dispatch - Jethica The most pleasant surprise out of SXSW this year, Pete Ohs’ bite-sized ghost story Jethica is a fleet breath of fresh air. Hiding out in New Mexico after a freak accident, Elena (Callie Hernandez) runs into Jessica (Ashley Denise Robinson), an old friend from high school. When Jessica's stalker suddenly shows up at their door, they must seek help from beyond the grave to get rid of him, for good. Living proof that more movies should be 70 minutes long, there isn’t an ounce of fat on this clever, inventive ghost story. A quiet but witty, lean but contemplative metaphor for the horrors of stalking, Jethica mines brilliance out of its simple premise. A minimalist gem. B+ https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2022/3/16/sxsw-2022-film-review-ti-west-x monthly 0.5 2024-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/5da89639-284b-4036-86c7-8492ffef0143/SXSW-2021-Film-Review-Ti-West-X.jpg Blog - SXSW 2022 Film Review: X - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/2b78b2eb-ba7f-49d4-8169-102cb4765452/SXSW-2021-Film-Review-Ti-West-X-Mia-Goth.jpg Blog - SXSW 2022 Film Review: X - “The mutant amalgam of The Texas Chain Saw Massacre and Debbie Does Dallas, X…skewers the soured tropes and sex stereotypes of a certain slasher era.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/c8b4ae92-8110-4d16-8f1f-f43b22469efd/SXSW-2021-Film-Review-Ti-West-X-Info.jpg Blog - SXSW 2022 Film Review: X - SXSW 2022 X Directed by: Ti West Country: United States Runtime: 106 Minutes Studio: Little Lamb/Mad Solar/Bron Studios A group of actors sets out to make an adult film in rural Texas under the noses of their reclusive hosts, but when the elderly couple catches their young guests in the act, the cast finds themselves in a desperate fight for their lives. https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2022/3/13/sxsw-2022-film-review-everything-everywhere-all-at-once monthly 0.5 2024-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/8fac6812-8d83-4540-88bc-cf3dfd57a477/SXSW-2021-Film-Review-Everything-Everywhere-All-at-Once.jpg Blog - SXSW 2022 Film Review: Everything Everywhere All at Once - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/ec293edd-6dae-484d-8592-b0d21c78a47b/SXSW-2021-Film-Review-Everything-Everywhere-All-at-Once-Michelle-Yeoh.jpg Blog - SXSW 2022 Film Review: Everything Everywhere All at Once - “Daniels…has crafted a thoughtful family drama detonated into brain-melting, action sci-fi absurdity.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/b5305672-65ee-4282-9736-be48ae589e24/SXSW-2021-Film-Review-Everything-Everywhere-All-at-Once-Stephanie-Hsu.jpg Blog - SXSW 2022 Film Review: Everything Everywhere All at Once - “The film’s silly, ribald, and irreverent imagery is dialed up to eleven, but there’s a profound sincerity that pulses underneath Everything’s warped exterior.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/2e3ac45c-cc13-4556-adc7-3b93e87fa003/SXSW-2021-Film-Review-Everything-Everywhere-All-at-Once-Info.jpg Blog - SXSW 2022 Film Review: Everything Everywhere All at Once - SXSW 2022 EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE Directed by: Daniels Country: United States Runtime: 139 Minutes Studio: AGBO/Ley Line/IAC Films/Year of the Rat An aging Chinese immigrant is swept up in an insane adventure, where she alone can save the world by exploring other universes connecting with the lives she could have led. Unfortunately, this sweeps her up into an even bigger adventure when she finds herself lost in the infinite worlds of the multiverse. https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2022/3/15/tv-review-pachinko monthly 0.5 2024-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/3e9993cc-a08e-4ee0-89c9-d0dc982d7e5a/TV-Review-Apple-TV-Pachinko.jpg Blog - TV Review: Pachinko - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2022/3/10/sxsw-2022-film-reviews-portal monthly 0.5 2024-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/56146653-b746-457e-8057-7da5f907cb7c/SXSW-2022-Film-Reviews-Portal-Michelle-Yeoh.jpg Blog - SXSW 2022 Film Reviews Portal - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/13ab407d-f938-4eaa-997b-095e8cf06861/SXSW-2022-Film-Reviews-Portal-Everything-Everywhere-All-at-Once.jpg Blog - SXSW 2022 Film Reviews Portal - Everything Everywhere All at Once The Daniels follow up their feature debut of Swiss Army Man with lunatic glee, stretching the limits of visual and kinetic storytelling to its absolute breaking point. Steadied with the incredible - and very game - cast of Michelle Yeoh, Ke Huy Quan, Stephanie Hsu, and James Hong, Everything Everywhere All at Once is the most fun you’ll have at the movies this year. Read the full review here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/44b4030f-81cf-45c9-858b-3642dba163b0/SXSW-2022-Film-Reviews-Portal-Ti-West-X.jpg Blog - SXSW 2022 Film Reviews Portal - X With bloody slasher mayhem unspooling on a porn set, Ti West’s latest slice of brutality brings the nudity and gore, but underneath its vintage horror pastiche lies a sex-positive, beating heart that examines the cutting power of jealousy and the unforgiving cruelty of time. Mia Goth, Brittany Snow, and Jenna Ortega form a new Scream Queen triumvirate. Read the full review here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/d5379a4e-67f6-49de-a820-0258484f2507/SXSW-2022-Film-Reviews-Portal-The-Unbearable-Weight-of-Massive-Talent.jpg Blog - SXSW 2022 Film Reviews Portal - The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent Cage plays Cage in Tom Gormican’s The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent. Plumbing the shallower end of the “meta” pool for an irreverent, sweet-natured action comedy, the film explores the multitudes within the celebrated actor’s storied career. Nicolas Cage delivers crowd-pleasing laughs — working best when sharing the screen with Pedro Pascal — that reminds audiences that he’s always been a movie star. Read the full review here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/5cbc2c9a-e66c-4bed-8c8a-021db967afe0/SXSW-2022-Reviews-Portal-The-Lost-City.jpg Blog - SXSW 2022 Film Reviews Portal - SXSW 2022 Dispatch Welcome to my dispatch from this year’s SXSW Film Festival. As usual, I won’t be writing full reviews of everything I see at the festival, but there are plenty of notable films in this year’s slate that deserve attention. Here are the capsule reviews for SXSW 2022: The Lost City, Deadstream, Jethica, and The Cellar. Read them here. https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2022/2/26/film-review-the-batman monthly 0.5 2024-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/600f2019-e2ff-4ba6-a8aa-82b4423d4226/Film-Review-Matt-Reeves-The-Batman.jpg Blog - Film Review: The Batman - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/5dc612db-7282-448a-a642-362820843e63/Film-Review-Matt-Reeves-The-Batman-Robert-Pattinson-Zoe-Kravitz.jpg Blog - Film Review: The Batman - “It’s the perfect backdrop for a revitalized hero-centric narrative, digging right into Bruce Wayne’s core in a way that hasn’t been seen since 1993’s masterful Mask of the Phantasm.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/e7c982fe-7d22-438e-906d-5b05cd89ef0e/Film-Review-Matt-Reeves-The-Batman-Paul-Dano-The-Riddler.jpg Blog - Film Review: The Batman - “The Batman is a grand mosaic of interlocking pieces that fit together as a refreshing antidote to superhero fatigue.” https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2022/2/10/film-review-steven-soderbergh-kimi monthly 0.5 2024-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/b270ae07-0cf8-4245-a476-4f270f0ae115/Film-Review-Steven-Soderbergh-Kimi.jpg Blog - Film Review: Kimi - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/b77fddf1-b9b3-452a-91e3-4553caa45cbd/Film-Review-Steven-Soderbergh-Kimi-Zoe-Kravitz.jpg Blog - Film Review: Kimi - “…Kimi crackles with paranoid energy and a determined performance from Zoë Kravitz.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/b513ed77-b5fe-4d6d-b28b-579bdef35a96/Film-Review-Steven-Soderbergh-Kimi-Zoe-Kravitz-2.jpg Blog - Film Review: Kimi - “Charmingly abrasive with a captivatingly investigative intelligence, [Zoë] Kravitz is an instant magnet for empathy.” https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2022/2/08/a-year-in-film-2021-a-movie-trailer-mashup monthly 0.5 2024-04-06 https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2022/1/26/sundance-2022-film-review-resurrection monthly 0.5 2024-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/c499b689-ff02-4f05-9c65-d6b6c33bbc5d/Sundance-2022-Film-Review-Resurrection.jpg Blog - Sundance 2022 Film Review: Resurrection - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/f46a4dab-cf04-42fa-93ca-e0db5be93072/Sundance-2022-Film-Review-Resurrection-Rebecca-Hall.jpg Blog - Sundance 2022 Film Review: Resurrection - “Resurrection’s steely construction - which at first apes the stalker conventions of schlocky late-90s to mid-2000s thrillers - is deceptively apt. The movie is a vicious bear trap.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/caee8f3f-acd7-4fd4-88bd-6731f61e84d1/Sundance-2022-Film-Review-Resurrection-Info.jpg Blog - Sundance 2022 Film Review: Resurrection - SUNDANCE 2022 RESURRECTION Directed by: Andrew Semans Country: United States Runtime: 103 Minutes Studio: Square Peg / Secret Engine / Tango Entertainment Margaret (Rebecca Hall) leads a successful and orderly life, perfectly balancing the demands of her busy career and single parenthood to her fiercely independent daughter Abbie. But that careful balance is upended when she glimpses a man she instantly recognizes, an unwelcome shadow from her past. A short time later, she encounters him again. Before long, Margaret starts seeing David (Tim Roth) everywhere — and their meetings appear to be far from an unlucky coincidence. https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2022/1/24/sundance-2022-film-review-festival-dispatch monthly 0.5 2024-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/6d4418e0-e4f2-47b4-8157-b5b869b01a23/Sundance-2022-Film-Review-The-Princess.jpg Blog - Sundance 2022 Film Review: Festival Dispatch - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/43e1cc92-b5d9-40c8-9e81-aa948abcb658/Sundance-2022-Film-Review-The-Princess-Dispatch.jpg Blog - Sundance 2022 Film Review: Festival Dispatch - The Princess Ed Perkins’ Princess Diana documentary, aptly titled The Princess, is built a little differently. Entirely forgoing talking heads and interviews, it’s constructed solely from archival footage of the late royal. It’s an evocatively experimental approach meant to condemn the haranguing media circus that surrounded the Princess of Wales and her marriage all the way up to her untimely death in 1997, but at a certain point, the line between inquisition and perpetuation begins to blur, especially when diving into increasingly voyeuristic muck. The Princess mines plenty of clever pairings between footage and audio, but in the end, it has very little new to offer when it comes to one of the most-scrutinized public figures in human history. C+ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/3bf4a153-37a0-46cd-9452-b9943f57ea7a/Sundance-2022-Film-Review-Fresh-Dispatch.jpg Blog - Sundance 2022 Film Review: Festival Dispatch - Fresh Mimi Cave serves a fine rug-pull with Fresh, an on-the-nose allegory for the horrors of dating with a sinister swerve. After a string of failures dating online, twenty-something Noa (Daisy Edgar-Jones) seemingly ends her rut when she meets charming doctor Steve (Sebastian Stan). A whirlwind romance sweeps her off her feet into a premature getaway, but things take a nasty turn when Steve reveals his true, dark nature. Cave directs the hell out of this thing; from its nimble camerawork to its thumping soundtrack to its late title card á la Drive My Car, Fresh is a stylistic blast, even if it never lives up to its queasy potential or its electric performances. There’s opportunity to lean into its telegraphed grotesqueries and Fresh skirts that line with manic, suspenseful energy, but it’s too often caught up in toothless catharsis. B- https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/199d6606-9ed7-4a51-b3e8-3a397b949b84/Sundance-2022-Film-Review-Master-Dispatch.jpg Blog - Sundance 2022 Film Review: Festival Dispatch - Master Mariama Diallo’s Master has a million different things on its mind, but this harrowing slice of Black horror is as affecting as they come. What could have been another blunt-force lecture on racism is expertly subverted by a terrifying portrait of an institutional miasma stretching back centuries. Through the lens of the prestigious Ancaster College’s new - and first - Black Master (a powerful Regina Hall) and a fresh-faced student (Zoe Renee), Master explores issues such as colorism, racism in academia, and micro-aggressions with a complex brush. Its mix of real-life terror with an unspooling ghost story is at times less than elegant, but its explosive denouement is bracing in its refusal to pull its punches. Master finds immense power where most social horror films can’t or won’t these days: in its own contemplative ambiguity. B+ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/63f877b3-899e-4d84-b673-7e117e17176c/Sundance-2022-Film-Review-Watcher-Dispatch.jpg Blog - Sundance 2022 Film Review: Festival Dispatch - Watcher Chloe Okuno, who directed one of the most batshit segments of last year’s V/H/S/94, returns with her feature debut, Watcher. More technical exercise than full-blooded horror, the film follows a young woman (Maika Monroe) in the throes of existential crisis, having recently relocated to Bucharest with her boyfriend (Karl Glusman). When she discovers a figure (an effectively creepy Burn Gorman) peering at her from the building across the street, her life quickly spirals into your standard narrative of stalking, paranoia, and gaslighting. Okuno proves to be one to watch with artfully creepy compositions reminiscent of Polanski’s great paranoiac thrillers, but Watcher is ultimately undone by its clench-fisted resistance to budge from textbook tropes. Even its ending, which flirts with a subversive edge, walks back its daring with a baffling shrug. C+ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/c3b6c9a8-59f4-47c9-a723-a26f28c50af1/Sundance-2022-Film-Review-Watcher-Dual.jpg Blog - Sundance 2022 Film Review: Festival Dispatch - Dual Those familiar with Riley Stearns’ (The Art of Self-Defense) oeuvre will have no problems vibing with the purposefully stilted awkwardness of Dual. A thoughtfully demented pastiche of “Greek Weird Wave” cinema (think Yorgos Lanthimos), the film centers around a young woman’s (Karen Gillan) decision to clone herself in the wake of a terminal diagnosis. When she’s miraculously cured, she must grapple with a court-mandated duel to the death with her double. Detached, darkly funny performances jangling around in a heightened reality, Dual won’t be for everyone, but its bleak absurdism makes for a refreshing jaunt through its bone-dry humor. B- https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2022/1/21/sundance-2022-film-review-after-yang monthly 0.5 2024-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/8c80a04c-29d0-4a5b-96cd-e62e5b3030e2/Sundance-2022-Film-Review-After-Yang.jpg Blog - Sundance 2022 Film Review: After Yang - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/3b4fc8a9-0c12-4d77-946f-1f2372a4d268/Sundance-2022-Film-Review-After-Yang-Justin-H-Min.jpg Blog - Sundance 2022 Film Review: After Yang - “…[After Yang] highlights our love for technology and our dependence upon it, but it also posits a future where these things may possibly return the same affection.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/a787ccf1-37b6-4abc-8d09-446aac077b5a/Sundance-2022-Film-Review-After-Yang-Info.jpg Blog - Sundance 2022 Film Review: After Yang - SUNDANCE 2022 AFTER YANG Directed by: Kogonada Country: United States Runtime: 96 Minutes Studio: A24 When Yang — a lifelike, artificially intelligent android that Jake and Kyra buy as a companion for their adopted daughter — abruptly stops functioning, Jake just wants him repaired quickly and cheaply. But having purchased Yang “certified refurbished” from a now-defunct store, he’s led first to a conspiracy theorist technician and then a technology museum curator, who discovers that Yang was actually recording memories. Jake’s quest eventually becomes one of existential introspection and contemplating his own life, as it passes him by. https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2022/2/4/sundance-2022-film-festival-reviews-portal monthly 0.5 2024-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/23450c59-0c2c-4ea5-b134-ffde16619334/Sundance-Film-Festival-2022-After-Yang-Portal.jpg Blog - Sundance 2022 Film Reviews Portal - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/a3c7af35-79ee-46dc-83fa-96cbf8424f3b/Sundance-2022-Film-Review-After-Yang-Justin-H-Min.jpg Blog - Sundance 2022 Film Reviews Portal - After Yang In 2017, the pseudonymous Kogonada made waves at Sundance with his intimate character drama, Columbus. Five years later, the prominent video essayist and filmmaker has returned with After Yang, a meditative sci-fi stunner no less affecting than his beautifully-wrought debut. A deeply emotional examination of identity, purpose, and the memory of all things, After Yang tackles its themes — and its surprising thread on what it means to be Asian and Asian American — with grace and craft. Read the review here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/69308d52-d464-47c5-a141-c6d5d385d82d/Sundance-2022-Film-Review-Watcher-Dispatch.jpg Blog - Sundance 2022 Film Reviews Portal - Sundance 2022 Dispatch Welcome to my first dispatch from this year’s Sundance Film Festival. As usual, I won’t be writing full reviews of everything I see at the festival, but there are plenty of great films in this year’s slate that deserve attention. Here are the capsule reviews for Sundance’s cavalcade of one-word titles: The Princess, Fresh, Master, Dual, and Watcher. Read the reviews here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/ae15f1bf-c9f0-408a-a54f-aed9b4a6a29d/Sundance-2022-Film-Review-Resurrection-Rebecca-Hall.jpg Blog - Sundance 2022 Film Reviews Portal - Resurrection A tale about motherhood, hidden pasts, and the limits of control, Andrew Semans’ Resurrection unspools a single mother’s crushing secret in a steely structure that belies its brazen, outrageous horror. Every Sundance has that one Midnight film that lays worms in your brain, and Resurrection is this year’s culprit: a bloody, twisted ride with shocking revelations. Read the review here. https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2022/1/12/film-review-scream monthly 0.5 2024-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/3e14a5e4-17f5-4843-96e8-e646be5c2ead/Film-Review-Scream-2022.jpg Blog - Film Review: Scream - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/9ef33c68-1799-4943-9002-e3a72cbe4aa5/Film-Review-Scream-2022-Jenna-Ortega.jpg Blog - Film Review: Scream - “Helmed by Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett , 2022’s Scream finds a nastier edge while paying faithful tribute to the late master of horror, Wes Craven.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/8346f67e-2cff-42a8-95e3-c8ea45cf33f3/Film-Review-Scream-2022-Ghostface.jpg Blog - Film Review: Scream - “There are plenty of laughs to be had, but 25 years after the original and five films into the franchise, its ouroboros funhouse feels more like lampshades hung than tropes subverted.” https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2021/12/31/the-best-films-of-2021 monthly 0.5 2024-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1e684aa2-d1c5-4c0a-b34e-6e5b36fa4144/The-Best-Films-of-2021-Strange-Harbors.jpg Blog - The Best Films of 2021 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/9dc89c9a-a51b-4bca-858b-73888b5c4f60/Strange-Harbors-The-Best-Films-of-2021-The-Empty-Man.jpg Blog - The Best Films of 2021 - 12. The Empty Man Technically a 2020 release hobbled by poor test screenings and a buried release mid-pandemic, David Prior’s little-seen horror movie didn’t pick up steam until 2021, where it quickly became a cult favorite. Don’t let its generic, creepypasta title fool you, The Empty Man quickly transforms its detective-hunts-bogeyman tale into pure ontological dread and cosmic terror, buoyed by its confident visuals and pulsating score. Residing in the haunted, unexplored nooks and crannies of less thoughtful genre fare, The Empty Man is textured, crafted horror that begs the question: “How on earth did they allow this to be made?” Thought plus concentration plus time equals flesh. Long live The Empty Man. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/6370014c-4228-4e2a-9bb9-9c75c79cb1fd/Strange-Harbors-The-Best-Films-of-2021-Saint-Maud.jpg Blog - The Best Films of 2021 - 11. Saint Maud Saint Maud is yet another 2020 release pushed to 2021. Centered around a young palliative care nurse (Morfydd Clark) in the throes spiritual crisis, director Rose Glass’ searingly taut debut warps religious tension into sharpened body horror as Maud weaponizes her fervent faith to “save” her charge: a retired dancer riddled with lymphoma (Jennifer Ehle). A cutting two-hander that effortlessly clears the standard devotion vs. delusion tropes, Saint Maud uses its lean economy to command your attention in its unrelenting psychological gauntlet. Come for Morfydd Clark and Jennifer Ehle’s bracing performances, stay for the unforgettable, unshakable ending. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/eb22804c-9fbd-4ab3-af92-9b98d0cc36d9/Strange-Harbors-The-Best-Films-of-2021-Woodlands-Dark-and-Days-Bewitched.jpg Blog - The Best Films of 2021 - 10. Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched Film programmer and horror scholar Kier-La Janisse’s sublime Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched acts as a mesmerizing education in a bottle. A three-hour-plus treatise on folk horror examining the power of storytelling and tales inherited, Woodlands Dark spans from the 1960s until present day, exploring twisted folklore from at least four different continents. Diving deep into modern favorites such as Robert Eggers’ The Witch all the way to deep cuts like England’s Witchfinder General and Blood on Satan’s Claw, the film finds the perfect balance and rhythm to convey the depths of Janisse’s knowledge. From my SXSW review this year: “As a true History of Folk Horror, Woodlands is a rich and dizzying tome of information, but never inaccessible.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/580c5ff7-41f7-4e54-8136-ee4f9bba6564/Strange-Harbors-The-Best-Films-of-2021-Benedetta.jpg Blog - The Best Films of 2021 - 9. Benedetta Even before its release, Paul Verhoeven’s Benedetta was labelled as “that lesbian nun movie,” but leave it to Hollywood’s resident satirist to deliver something much more than “nunsploitation.” A prodding rebuke of Puritanism, Catholic hypocrisy, and the shackles we place upon women’s bodies, Benedetta serves up one of the most uproarious - yet incisive - films of the year, anchored by a calculating and poised Virginie Efira. Caught in power plays and the throes of sapphic passion as she climbs the ranks of her convent, Benedetta is a classic Verhoeven heroine utilizing her equanimity against a time and place that won’t have her. A mish-mash of tones and ideas that has no business working as well as it does, Benedetta pulls off a high-wire act that only Verhoeven knows how to navigate. Read my full review from NYFF here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/f6583b43-37a0-48a4-9af8-09e978711a02/Strange-Harbors-The-Best-Films-of-2021-The-Matrix-Resurrections.jpg Blog - The Best Films of 2021 - 8. The Matrix Resurrections Lana Wachowski’s passionate reclamation of a cultural touchstone, The Matrix Resurrections is a signature big swing that connects in a very big way. In my review last month, I called it “a bare-knuckle haymaker across the dome of our obsession with nostalgia and Hollywood’s reboot complex.” A potent tonic against the very concept of legacy sequels, The Matrix Resurrections is intimate and defiant filmmaking exploring the core that has always hummed at the center of the franchise: love. Exploring themes of creator vs. destroyer, revival, and the illusion of choice in an expansive new context, it’s Lana Wachowski’s meditation on why she didn’t want do another Matrix movie…via another Matrix movie - and it’s better than anything we could have hoped for, even if not everyone will agree. Read my full review here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/0f05c12f-177c-49b4-8be6-d858711bdef4/Strange-Harbors-The-Best-Films-of-2021-The-Last-Duel.jpg Blog - The Best Films of 2021 - 7. The Last Duel “The truth does not matter. Only the power of men.” Ridley Scott returns to the medieval action drama that has long been his greatest strength, this time bolstered by an excellent screenplay by Ben Affleck, Matt Damon, and Nicole Holofcener. A Rashomon-style account of the final, real-life judicial duel allowed in France, the story conveys the weaponization of chivalry, romance, and codes of honor against women. Layered with bleak, bloody combat and thoughtful subjectivity, The Last Duel finds Matt Damon and Adam Driver in carefully wrought scumbag roles, while Jodie Comer delivers some of the best work of her career. A testament to craft that its repeating structure never tires, The Last Duel re-shapes its perspectives through subtle shifts in performance. One of the few films this year that applies heavy, felt gravity to its stakes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/4375cade-c945-4a59-b7db-c86fdb90d2a2/Strange-Harbors-The-Best-Films-of-2021-Kristen-Stewart-Spencer.jpg Blog - The Best Films of 2021 - 6. Spencer Kristen Stewart is Diana in this haunting work caught between the vapors of a dream and a nightmare. Pablo Larraín’s Spencer is the last movie I expected to appeal to my horror-obsessed sensibilities, but even more so than 2016’s Jackie, it captures an icon’s unraveling spirit through a psychological guantlet. Portraying three hellish days at the Queen’s Sandringham estate, Spencer forgoes historical specificity in favor of powerful evocation with one of the year’s most haunting performances, perfectly encapsulating Princess Diana’s isolation wrought by a loveless marriage and a smothering royal station. Combined with Jonny Greenwood’s discordant score and Claire Mathon’s expressive photography, Spencer offers refreshing deliverance from the tepid biopic formula. Read my full review here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/05bbda2b-3a51-41a0-897c-7d194f0229c6/Strange-Harbors-The-Best-Films-of-2021-Benedict-Cumberbatch-The-Power-of-the-Dog.jpg Blog - The Best Films of 2021 - 5. The Power of the Dog Filmmaker Jane Campion’s first film in over a decade, The Power of the Dog captivates with hidden teeth and seeping venom, upending the rawhide masculinity of turn-of-the-century Montana with a career-best performance from Benedict Cumberbatch. Full-on proof that Cumberbatch should be playing more layered, magnificent bastards, the film simmers with shifting power dynamics and unpredictable tension. “A mix of sweet, bitter, angry, and humane into a caustic - yet delectable - poison, it balances its environment and its pent-up emotions upon a knife’s edge.” Read my full NYFF review here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/cf9bbbec-cd6c-4f31-a898-9c9b4f811124/Strange-Harbors-The-Best-Films-of-2021-Licorice-Pizza.jpg Blog - The Best Films of 2021 - 4. Licorice Pizza There’s nothing quite like the shaggy, freewheeling brilliance of Paul Thomas Anderson’s Licorice Pizza. Perhaps the esteemed director’s most fleet and accessible film, it marks a third trip to chronicle Los Angeles in the 1970s, this time with sensational performances from Alana Haim and Cooper Hoffman. Caught on opposite ends between adolescence and adulthood, Licorice Pizza’s awkward, elusively chaste romance frames two connected souls - and hustlers - just trying to figure things out. Hilarious, stirringly emotional, and as messy and hazy as the reality it simulates, Licorice Pizza proves that there’s no one out there like Paul Thomas Anderson when it comes to creating a world and those who inhabit it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/584672da-3c72-482d-82c6-52aab29548f2/Strange-Harbors-The-Best-Films-of-2021-Nicolas-Cage-Pig.jpg Blog - The Best Films of 2021 - 3. Pig “We don’t get a lot of things to really care about.” There are so many impressive things about Michael Sarnoski’s directorial debut, Pig, but perhaps the most startling of all is how the film weaponizes our expectations. From its “where is my pig” marketing, to the casting of Nicolas Cage, to its revenge-tinted premise - a reclusive chef hunts down the people responsible for the disappearance of his beloved truffle pig - Pig seemed to be fully poised as a bugnuts John Wick clone. And that’s not what it is at all. A beautiful, melancholy treatise on the permanence of love, the mystery of loss, and the power of food, Pig finds empathy and soulfulness in defiance of the expectation of violence. Nicolas Cage at his very, very best. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/30b81cee-b32f-44cc-9bfa-f41368cf64ed/Strange-Harbors-The-Best-Films-of-2021-Dev-Patel-The-Green-Knight.jpg Blog - The Best Films of 2021 - 2. The Green Knight The type of medieval epic we almost never see anymore, The Green Knight thoughtfully tangles with the tensions between Christian honor and primordial pagan magic amidst a classic hero’s journey. Cerebral, deliberate, and visually splendid, David Lowery’s latest rises above its sword and sorcery as true poetry in motion. The Green Knight is an act of resurrection: Scholarly, demanding, and utterly transportive, it is a cinematic masterstroke in an industry and landscape that frowns upon its kind. There are no easy thrills within The Green Knight’s cavernous and threatening walls, but those willing to surrender to its talking animals, to its fevered surrealness, and to its Old World myth-weaving will be thoroughly rewarded with one of the year’s best films. Read my full review here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/13667c08-ee22-4d40-b820-ede616f65ba6/Strange-Harbors-The-Best-Films-of-2021-Titane.jpg Blog - The Best Films of 2021 - 1. Titane There’s no one doing it like Julia Ducournau. A follow-up to 2016’s cannibalism body horror flick Raw, Titane is an equally transgressive portrait painted with grease, motor oil, and rent flesh. And it won the Palme d’Or at Cannes this year. It’s easy to pigeonhole Titane with its most outlandish conceit - a woman has sex with a car resulting in the world’s strangest pregnancy - but to do so would belie its surprising tenderness and jolting sweetness. With phenomenal performances from Vincent Lindon and newcomer Agathe Rousselle, there’s a soft, beating heart underneath Titane’s hood that interrogates the societal lenses we place upon gender, sexuality, and human connection that fully transcends its wince-inducing body horror. Read my full review here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/a5751252-12ba-40a2-98f3-aee65cdbeb6c/Strange-Harbors-The-Best-Movies-of-2021-The-Suicide-Squad.jpg Blog - The Best Films of 2021 - Other 2021 Favorites The Suicide Squad C’mon C’mon Luca The Tragedy of Macbeth Mass Beyond the Infinite Two Minutes Dune The Card Counter West Side Story The Novice Malignant Saloum Raging Fire https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2021/12/21/film-review-the-matrix-resurrections monthly 0.5 2024-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/58a05e66-ab47-4ab1-b6fd-f42efb4a51df/Film-Review-The-Matrix-Resurrections.jpg Blog - Film Review: The Matrix Resurrections - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/f971a657-95ee-4f8d-bed4-037eca846246/Film-Review-The-Matrix-Resurrections-Trinity.jpg Blog - Film Review: The Matrix Resurrections - “…The Matrix Resurrections inspects its own place in pop history while thumbing its nose at the very system that birthed it.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/485eadc7-a799-415e-a424-71b8f3687188/Film-Review-The-Matrix-Resurrections-Neo-Trinity.jpg Blog - Film Review: The Matrix Resurrections - “Watching The Matrix Resurrections, it’s obvious that Lana Wachowski is wholly uninterested in revisiting The Matrix through the lens of a legacy sequel.” https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2021/12/16/film-review-spider-man-no-way-home monthly 0.5 2024-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/9e49c728-6cb6-4d04-b02c-1f9f4b1396ea/Film-Review-Marvel-Spider-Man-No-Way-Home.jpg Blog - Film Review: Spider-Man: No Way Home - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/73d7d5f7-b5bd-4de7-afe3-e2da02849a77/Film-Review-Spider-Man-No-Way-Home-Tom-Holland.jpg Blog - Film Review: Spider-Man: No Way Home - “…No Way Home overflows with messy nostalgia and pandering that not even this coldhearted critic can fully resist.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/54dd1986-8de9-42b2-8872-2e70716fe3f4/Film-Review-Spider-Man-No-Way-Home-Alfred-Molin-Doctor-Octopus.jpg Blog - Film Review: Spider-Man: No Way Home - “Even amidst all the punching and kicking, we’re reminded that superheroics — for once — isn’t all about the punching and kicking…” https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2021/9/23/nyff-2021-film-review-benedetta monthly 0.5 2024-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1632407587821-QCHHGMBFBTFITGV8F4YL/NYFF-2021-Film-Review-Benedetta.jpg Blog - NYFF 2021 Film Review: Benedetta - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/123533a8-03ca-4668-8767-0d1e5f31694a/Film-Review-Benedetta-Virginie-Efira-Daphne-Patakia.jpg Blog - NYFF 2021 Film Review: Benedetta - “[Paul] Verhoeven, whose recent career leg has almost exclusively focused upon portraits of complicated women, knows exactly what he’s doing: [Virginie] Efira is excellent.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/0afd1915-78d3-4288-a96b-68f45ed21b42/Film-Review-Benedetta-Virginie-Efira.jpg Blog - NYFF 2021 Film Review: Benedetta - “Of course, Verhoeven is as lurid and irreverent as ever…but there’s much more to the film than mere provocation.” https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2021/11/30/film-review-west-side-story monthly 0.5 2024-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/acf224ef-0d29-481b-a9c4-323cdcddc856/Film-Review-Steven-Spielberg-West-Side-Story.jpg Blog - Film Review: West Side Story - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/3b86c0a6-2eb7-40f6-a776-c98ded44fc8e/Film-Review-West-Side-Story-Ariana-DeBose.jpg Blog - Film Review: West Side Story - “…2021’s West Side Story traffics in a simple, visceral pleasure: watching a master filmmaker, at the top of his game, work his magic with a stunning cast that can sing, act, and dance.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/aaace887-ff34-476f-bf52-df661f4fea6a/Film-Review-West-Side-Story-Ansel-Elgort-Rachel-Zegler.jpg Blog - Film Review: West Side Story - “Spielberg’s vision, with distinct 2021 sensibilities, mixes elegy with vibrancy - its city of decay more doleful, its race divides deeper and more felt.” https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2021/11/21/film-review-kristen-stewart-diana-spencer monthly 0.5 2024-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/07f4d6e2-0aa0-4d2e-8d49-1fde7a2643ae/Film-Review-Kristen-Stewart-Spencer.jpg Blog - Film Review: Spencer - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/2599f693-c1b1-4f18-a5a7-21c5284a17c4/Film-Review-Spencer-Kristen-Stewart.jpg Blog - Film Review: Spencer - “Like [Pablo] Larraín’s Neruda and Jackie before it, Spencer captures its subject in a sliver of pivotal upheaval.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/ec7aeb82-9539-436f-af42-6c1b9bdde25a/Film-Review-Spencer-Kristen-Stewart-Princess-Diana.jpg Blog - Film Review: Spencer - “Completely disappearing into character, [Kristen] Stewart deftly evokes the shaky dichotomy of a princess in private and in public, and the toll such a tightrope exacts.” https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2021/11/15/2021-fall-tv-review-roundup monthly 0.5 2024-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/e4db795c-4eb7-46c7-91ab-866823d700d4/TV-Review-Fall-Roundup-Cowboy-Bebop.jpg Blog - 2021 Fall TV Review Roundup - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/f48cf72e-4e0a-43e0-9904-f461721b4cd6/TV-Review-Fall-Roundup-Cowboy-Bebop-John-Cho.jpg Blog - 2021 Fall TV Review Roundup - Cowboy Bebop Taking a page out of the Wachowskis’ playbook, Netflix’s Cowboy Bebop attempts to construct a live-action adaptation out of one of the most iconic anime series of all time. But where Speed Racer embraced every over-the-top aspect of its source material with sincerity, verve, and spirit, Cowboy Bebop seems ashamed of its roots at all turns. Detailing the adventures of a cadre of spacefaring bounty hunters (John Cho, Mustafa Shakir, Daniella Pineda), this iteration of Cowboy Bebop strips its animated counterpart of its melancholy soul and of all its color. Every trace of character and style is defaced through exposition, winks, and lampshades hung - even the anime’s airtight 25-minute episodes are stretched into interminable hourlong husks. Cowboy Bebop doesn’t trust its audience, but worst of all, it doesn’t trust its own namesake. C- https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/06c0c6f7-eff7-425f-b1e0-1cc61720469f/TV-Review-Fall-Roundup-Netflix-Hellbound.jpg Blog - 2021 Fall TV Review Roundup - Hellbound What if divine judgment was real, tangible, and brutally violent? What if you knew exactly when punishment for your sins would be dispensed? This is the premise for Netflix’s Hellbound, created by Yeon Sang-ho (Train to Busan). The opening moments of the first episode finds a nervous man being viciously dragged to hell by a trio of CGI monstrosities, and it would be easy for Hellbound to extrapolate its horrors into empty-brained spectacle, but the series has much more humanist concerns on its mind. A gripping supernatural yarn that pits detective vs. demagogue, faith vs. doubt, sin vs. purity, Hellbound finds a tricky moral tightrope underneath its phantasmagoria - a meticulously crafted and surprisingly introspective chiller even when it stumbles in its thematic juggling act. B+ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/d134fc1f-9c0f-429c-9314-d6d13a9fc958/TV-Review-Fall-Roundup-Showtime-Yellowjackets.jpg Blog - 2021 Fall TV Review Roundup - Yellowjackets The mutant, three-headed offspring of Lost, Lord of the Flies, and Wrong Turn, Showtime’s Yellowjackets is as promising as its mashup sounds. Featuring the murderers’ row of Melanie Lynskey, Tawny Cypress, Juliette Lewis, and Christina Ricci, Yellowjackets shuttles between past and present, centered around a high school girls’ soccer team and their adult counterparts as they grapple with the formative trauma of their lives: a harrowing plane crash that turned them into ritualistic cannibals for 19 months before their rescue. When an unknown blackmailer threatens to reveal their secrets, the adult women must band together amidst a web of deceit, lies, and murder. A killer hook cemented by killer performances and one of the best pilots in recent years, Yellowjackets is a twisty and macabre thrill ride you won’t soon forget. A https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/232b0e0b-98f9-4979-a99a-f421611736df/TV-Review-Fall-Roundup-Showtime-Dexter-New-Blood.jpg Blog - 2021 Fall TV Review Roundup - Dexter: New Blood What can only be construed as an attempt at redemption after a truly wretched final season and series finale eight years earlier, Dexter: New Blood returns with original showrunner Clyde Phillips and a new, snowy locale for Dexter Morgan. Now going by Jim Lindsay, Dexter has put his killing ways behind him with a sheriff girlfriend and an incognito cover, but it isn’t long before the past - and his murderous urges - come knocking. A far cry from its final season awfulness, Michael C. Hall is as solid as ever, and Jennifer Carpenter makes a welcome return as a ghostly Deb, but this new Dexter is mostly like old Dexter: killing scumbags while a bigger bad lurks in the shadows. There’s nothing really new under the hood other than the comfort of nostalgia. C+ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/f5db1224-f3a6-47e9-a111-68a5d12ee643/TV-Review-Fall-Roundup-Syfy-Chucky.jpg Blog - 2021 Fall TV Review Roundup - Chucky Continuing the saga of Charles Lee Ray for a new generation, Syfy’s Chucky finds a new unassuming host for the killer doll (once again played by Brad Dourif) in 14 year-old Jake Wheeler (Zackary Arthur). At first glance, Chucky is yet another installment of the titular murderer slashing his way through thinly-drawn fodder, but as the series goes on, it adds layers of shading to its teen characters - as well as Chucky’s past - to deliver something much more thoughtful than its gory veneer lets on. Touching upon themes of identity, coming out, and volatile teen urges, Chucky - with the aid of longtime franchise steward Don Mancini - expands modern perspective to a beloved slasher franchise. B+ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/c150f415-4069-466c-a678-5623e7836629/TV-Review-Fall-Roundup-Apple-TV-Invasion.jpg Blog - 2021 Fall TV Review Roundup - Invasion It’s easy to see what Apple TV’s new sci-fi thriller Invasion is going for. A slow burn, first contact narrative that focuses on the humans rather than the aliens, Invasion wants to deliver a meditation on the human condition and our scattered response to apocalyptic catastrophe, but everything just comes off as opaque. Moving at a glacial pace, not even the likes of Sam Neill or Golshifteh Farahani can inject a pulse into its wholly uninteresting subplots - from bullied kids to domestic squabbles, Invasion is invested more in its flavorless wheelspinning than the curiosity, fear, and panic that should come from an alien invasion. By the time the extraterrestrials finally show up in the sixth episode, it’s far too little, far too late. C https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2021/10/29/film-review-eternals monthly 0.5 2024-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/fed70d46-0e24-4e63-97d4-960f15524b9a/Film-Review-Marvel-Eternals+copy.jpg Blog - Film Review: Eternals - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/f138f2c4-2f5e-402e-b1f3-c7f3400ac064/Film-Review-Marvel-Eternals-Ikaris-Sersi.jpg Blog - Film Review: Eternals - “…Eternals doesn’t have a Chloé Zhao problem, it has a Marvel problem.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/7bb895fd-fe9e-4057-9121-3de2c1128854/Film-Review-Marvel-Eternals-Angelina-Jolie-Thena.jpg Blog - Film Review: Eternals - “The Eternals themselves are portrayed by a murderers’ row of talent, rarely used at full potential because of one simple fact: there are too many of them.” https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2021/11/1/film-review-last-night-in-soho monthly 0.5 2024-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1635789157049-JPX2NRVFTDT5MXF8Q2Z6/Film-Review-Last-Night-in-Soho.jpg Blog - Film Review: Last Night in Soho - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1635885844651-8Y8UYT7ARX03XHM1W1L0/Film-Review-Last-Night-in-Soho-Thomasin-Mackenzie.jpg Blog - Film Review: Last Night in Soho - “Soho [is]…anchored by deft performances and a sumptuous palette, only to fly off a cliff when its dutiful and intoxicating reverence sours into ineffectual pastiche.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1635972008757-5MYEI0B9GKG9M1LE57D7/Film-Review-Last-Night-in-Soho-Anya-Taylor-Joy-Matt-Smith.jpg Blog - Film Review: Last Night in Soho - “…Wright has always delighted in the marriage of the sonic and visual. Last Night in Soho is no different.” https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2021/10/27/10-deep-cut-horror-movies-you-can-stream-right-now monthly 0.5 2024-04-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/af3ebcce-425d-43f4-88e8-017ecc59bd7c/10-Deep-Cut-Horror-Movies-You-Can-Stream-Right-Now.jpg Blog - 10 Deep Cut Horror Movies You Can Stream Right Now - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/271edadb-6492-4ea7-983c-362e712adbf7/10-Deep-Cut-Horror-Movies-Wisconsin-Death-Trip.jpg Blog - 10 Deep Cut Horror Movies You Can Stream Right Now - Wisconsin Death Trip (1999) Starting off the list with the deepest of cuts, Wisconsin Death Trip is a 1999 docudrama - stay with me here - adapted from a book based on a series of black and white photos taken by Charles Van Schaick in the late 19th Century. A catalog of the weird, macabre, and violent, Wisconsin Death Trip is real-life American gothic that snaps a portrait of bleak, rural life in the cursed Black River Falls. Daguerreotypes of corpses, bizarro news clippings, and tales of murder - all real - feature heavily in this James Marsh (Man on Wire, The Theory of Everything) documentary-style dramatization. Fascinatingly creepy. Watch now on YouTube https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/c57527e4-f5cb-4511-a72b-e0f4a2721c40/10-Deep-Cut-Horror-Movies-Possum.jpg Blog - 10 Deep Cut Horror Movies You Can Stream Right Now - Possum (2018) A sparse, claustrophobic study of a man unraveling, Possum finds a disgraced and emotionally stunted puppeteer, Philip (a fantastically subdued Sean Harris), returning to his childhood home and his abusive uncle. Along for the ride? A horrifying spider-like marionette dubbed “Possum” that Philip keeps inside a duffel bag. Repeated attempts at disposing of the grotesque puppet fail, and it always finds its way back. Oppressive atmosphere and unrelenting dread make Possum a nasty little work, with its fleet 85-minute runtime packed to the brim with harrowing squirminess - a discomfiting ode to low-budget, 70s British horror. Streaming on Tubi https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/d36012fc-9167-4b20-bd4f-eb96ccef5a2e/10-Deep-Cut-Horror-Movies-Impetigore.jpg Blog - 10 Deep Cut Horror Movies You Can Stream Right Now - Impetigore (2019) Indonesian filmmaker Joko Anwar has graced our horror lists before with the terrifying Satan’s Slaves (2017), and now he’s back with the delirious and bloody Impetigore. With a conceit as gruesome as it is fresh, the film centers around a young woman (Tara Basro) who returns to her childhood village to claim her inheritance, but unbeknownst to her, the community has been longing to murder her to end a decades long curse. Sanguine in its brutality and uncompromising in its ruthlessness, Impetigore is horror with some real teeth. Streaming on Shudder https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/0e56d302-0d73-4c75-acf6-1f4e09d5b670/10-Deep-Cut-Horror-Movies-The-Empty-Man.jpg Blog - 10 Deep Cut Horror Movies You Can Stream Right Now - The Empty Man (2020) One of the most unfairly buried horror films of the last decade, The Empty Man holds the record for fastest ascent to cult classic status. Whether it was COVID, its own distribution woes, or its unappealingly generic title, David Prior’s sprawling cosmic haunter was released with zero fanfare, only to be uncovered gradually by discerning genre enthusiasts. From its 20-minute opening ghost story to its expansive scope of creeping, ontological terror, The Empty Man swings for multiple fences with a confidence you just don’t see anymore. Thought plus concentration plus time equals flesh - The Empty Man is one of the most audacious genre thrillers of the last decade, and perhaps my favorite of this list. Available for rent on Apple TV Plus https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/187d4f7c-6d90-4571-88fd-e719e257ca20/10-Deep-Cut-Horror-Movies-Cure.jpg Blog - 10 Deep Cut Horror Movies You Can Stream Right Now - Cure (1997) A string of grisly, seemingly unrelated murders committed by different people mysteriously share the same modus operandi. At the center of these killings? An enigmatic amnesiac (Masato Hagiwara) who has come into contact with each of the alleged killers. Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s Cure is the very best of 90s J-Horror, a gripping procedural that paints a haunting portrait of psychopathy and existential dread that builds and builds and builds. One of the most incisive deconstructions of the nature of evil, all culminating in a sublime final act that proves Kurosawa as a master of his craft. Streaming on The Criterion Channel https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/311b44cd-6fff-4d36-8e50-b03e6d411315/10-Deep-Cut-Horror-Movies-The-Night-House.jpg Blog - 10 Deep Cut Horror Movies You Can Stream Right Now - The Night House (2021) Another release that came and went this year without much fanfare, David Bruckner’s The Night House is now available for rent. Flipping the script on haunted abodes with chilling efficiency and powered by a singular, searing performance from Rebecca Hall, The Night House explores the spaces between terrifying, grief-fueled dreamscapes. Taking the cheapest and most tired genre convention - the jump scare - and turning it into a powerful metaphor for the seizing unpredictability of grief, the film weaves a harrowing tale that marries potent terror with a powerful performance. One of the best horror surprises of the year. Available for rent on HBO Max https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/d4ba19a8-ede7-4174-9974-04503aac9a1a/10-Deep-Cut-Horror-Movies-The-Dark-and-the-Wicked.jpg Blog - 10 Deep Cut Horror Movies You Can Stream Right Now - The Dark and the Wicked Bleak. Bleak. Bleak. Director Bryan Bertino follows up 2008’s The Strangers with a different kind of a home invasion. Centered around a nerve-fraying performance by Marin Ireland, the film is rife with effective scares and blistering violence that become increasingly heavy as a malevolent presence begins dismantling a family from within. Not quite as sharp or taut as The Strangers, but The Dark and the Wicked is an exacting gauntlet of fear that’s got more than its fair share of tricks. Streaming on Shudder https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/bca7e754-fb9d-42ce-88cc-266a9854d75f/10-Deep-Cut-Horror-Movies-Point-of-View.jpg Blog - 10 Deep Cut Horror Movies You Can Stream Right Now - Point of View (2015) This year, we’re throwing a short film into the mix. Justin Harding’s eight-minute chiller from 2015, which liberally and cleverly borrows the conceit from Doctor Who’s monstrous Weeping Angels, finds a “tired coroner stalked by the living dead - but only when she’s isn’t looking!” One of my favorite horror shorts in recent memory, Point of View is a bite-sized blast of fun, filled with clever editing and some truly gnarly practical effects. Watch now on YouTube https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/ea059bea-9c5a-4de2-be1f-133691bc8e81/10-Deep-Cut-Horror-Movies-Session-9.jpg Blog - 10 Deep Cut Horror Movies You Can Stream Right Now - Session 9 (2001) What can only be described as a cerebral, headier precursor to haunted sanitarium yarn such as Grave Encounters and Gonjiam: Haunted Asylum, 2001’s Session 9 has been described by some as one of the scariest films ever. A story of mounting tension as a crew of asbestos cleaners clear out an abandoned asylum, Session 9 focuses on a series of chilling tapes that slowly uncovers a gruesome crime. A simmering cauldron of psychological horror that eventually boils over with nary a jump scare, it mines maximum creep factor out of rot, decay, and the ghosts of the past. Available for rent on Apple TV and Amazon https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/5b77cf7d-5278-49e0-b61b-e28133f542c9/10-Deep-Cut-Horror-Movies-One-Cut-of-the-Dead.jpg Blog - 10 Deep Cut Horror Movies You Can Stream Right Now - One Cut of the Dead (2017) What’s a Halloween movie night without some horror comedy? Revolving around a hack director’s (Takayuki Hamatsu) low-budget zombie film as it’s invaded by the real undead, One Cut of the Dead has a pretty simple premise; it doesn’t sound like much, but the less you know about it, the better. Brilliantly clever, surprisingly wholesome, and meticulously crafted, One Cut of the Dead is recursive zombie fun that mines new, exciting, and hilarious material out of a tired subgenre. Go into this one blind. Streaming on Shudder https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2021/10/20/nyff-2021-film-review-dune monthly 0.5 2024-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/13853fec-e502-4c8d-92a8-1afd2e97da37/NYFF-2021-Film-Review-Dune.jpg Blog - NYFF 2021 Film Review: Dune - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1634764116145-LU56RQLGBO64AR4PC0KN/NYFF-2021-Film-Review-Dune-Oscar-Isaac-Josh-Brolin.jpg Blog - NYFF 2021 Film Review: Dune - “Now, decades later, Denis Villeneuve has set out to dispel the Dune curse, finagling a pathway through Herbert’s source material deemed too vast to be contained on celluloid.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1634826495881-SPX6W0GJB69SOKSVS6HA/NYFF-2021-Film-Review-Dune-Rebecca-Ferguson.jpg Blog - NYFF 2021 Film Review: Dune - “Purists might balk at the film’s excision of its more esoteric and ponderous elements, but the deft script doles out exposition naturally and carefully…” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1634836601446-41KN2E27RON7XRIEKG7H/NYFF-2021-Film-Review-Dune-Jason-Momoa.jpg Blog - NYFF 2021 Film Review: Dune - “Dune’s scope is immense to match Herbert’s maximalist prose, and it features a stunning marriage between cinematography and production design.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1634838283497-59HDG5LDGX1Q05BNOA86/NYFF-2021-Film-Review-Dune-Info.jpg Blog - NYFF 2021 Film Review: Dune - NYFF 2021 DUNE Directed by: Denis Villeneuve Country: United States Runtime: 156 Minutes Studio: Legendary Pictures, Villeneuve Films A mythic and emotionally charged hero’s journey, Dune tells the story of Paul Atreides, a brilliant and gifted young man born into a great destiny beyond his understanding, who must travel to the most dangerous planet in the universe to ensure the future of his family and his people. As malevolent forces explode into conflict over the planet’s exclusive supply of the most precious resource in existence—a commodity capable of unlocking humanity’s greatest potential—only those who can conquer their fear will survive. https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2021/10/11/nyff-2021-film-review-the-power-of-the-dog monthly 0.5 2024-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1634006178977-JBX5XMMUMT225WLI6OLN/NYFF-2021-Film-Review-The-Power-of-the-Dog.jpg Blog - NYFF 2021 Film Review: The Power of the Dog - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1634144581327-GY8JBUZD9MQ9UQ0U5EIK/NYFF-2021-Film-Review-The-Power-of-the-Dog-Kodi-Smit-McPhee.jpg Blog - NYFF 2021 Film Review: The Power of the Dog - “Haunting and evocative, The Power of the Dog is a poetic cross-section of masculinity and subdued tenderness.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1634154880701-LH3RWFOE2E3SPDUED385/NYFF-2021-Film-Review-The-Power-of-the-Dog-Benedict-Cumberbatch.jpg Blog - NYFF 2021 Film Review: The Power of the Dog - “Benedict Cumberbatch has become so adept and prolific at inhabiting brilliant-but-damaged heroes that his heel-turn in The Power of the Dog is nothing short of revelatory.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1634219449476-QO3Z2CEZY50E44IZKCID/NYFF-2021-Film-Review-The-Power-of-the-Dog-Kirsten-Dunst.jpg Blog - NYFF 2021 Film Review: The Power of the Dog - NYFF 2021 THE POWER OF THE DOG Directed by: Jane Campion Country: Australia/New Zealand Runtime: 127 Minutes Studio: See-Saw Films, Bad Girl Creek, Max Films International, Brightstar, New Zealand Film Commission, Cross City Films, BBC Films Jane Campion reaffirms her status as one of the world’s greatest—and most gratifyingly eccentric—filmmakers with this mesmerizing, psychologically rich variation on the American western. Adapted from a 1967 cult novel by Thomas Savage notoriously ahead of its time in depicting repressed sexuality, The Power of the Dog excavates the emotional torment experienced at a Montana cattle ranch in the 1920s. https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2021/10/5/film-review-vhs94 monthly 0.5 2024-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1633451838076-JKPMW49HCLV8O8QXDUND/Film-Review-Shudder-VHS-94.jpg Blog - Film Review: V/H/S/94 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1633535928973-9OCMPF4UCICGFBAHALQE/Film-Review-Shudder-VHS-94-2.jpg Blog - Film Review: V/H/S/94 - “…the filmmakers approach their respective vignettes with glee and gumption - which range from creature features, to gore-fueled sci-fi, to gruesome hauntings - is a breath of fresh air.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1633536919179-3BPY42BHCQ54QEA6TQ82/Film-Review-Shudder-VHS-94-3.jpg Blog - Film Review: V/H/S/94 - “…Timo Tjahjanto directed the wildest installment of V/H/S/2, “Safe Haven,” so it’s only fitting that he would return for V/H/S/94’s most balls-to-the-wall segment.” https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2021/10/4/film-review-james-bond-007-no-time-to-die monthly 0.5 2024-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1633445395067-XTXHY7NXFA1FGDH5ZL74/Film-Review-No-Time-to-Die.jpg Blog - Film Review: No Time to Die - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1633744414571-OCPTOCU9WKOFIRX0X5ID/Film-Review-No-Time-to-Die-007.jpg Blog - Film Review: No Time to Die - “In many ways, No Time to Die is a perfect microcosm of the Craig films: parts of it are undeniably great, but it’s also wildly uneven and frustratingly tepid in places.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1633744563308-2SWN780902RU86J73RVQ/Film-Review-No-Time-to-Die-Rami-Malek-Safin.jpg Blog - Film Review: No Time to Die - “[Rami] Malek, whistling through his lines with a thick layer of artifice, leaves little impression…” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1633744646263-VEXVN2MA7O3OFSOLNSFP/Film-Review-No-Time-to-Die-Ana-de-Armas-Paloma.jpg Blog - Film Review: No Time to Die - “[Ana] de Armas, in particular, comes close to stealing the entire show in the single, brief scene she has.” https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2021/9/27/nyff-2021-film-review-titane monthly 0.5 2024-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1632780540643-HUBLAGRW4ZNNEXV9KXOG/NYFF-2021-Film-Review-Titane.jpg Blog - NYFF 2021 Film Review: Titane - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1632930884290-T65H7VE278NB7J76Q1L4/NYFF-2021-Film-Review-Titane-2.jpg Blog - NYFF 2021 Film Review: Titane - “Ducournau’s followup to 2016’s Raw navigates the horrorscapes of the New Flesh, exploring gender, sex, violence, and the enveloping desire for human connection.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1632944685038-DOIBH54FDMCJSYT219AS/NYFF-2021-Film-Review-Titane-3.jpg Blog - NYFF 2021 Film Review: Titane - “…switches gears in a reversal so astonishing, it would give you whiplash if it weren’t so elegantly executed.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1632951929305-9TF7AQZ9TFKEFY7XOC2J/NYFF-2021-Film-Review-Titane-info.jpg Blog - NYFF 2021 Film Review: Titane - NYFF 2021 TITANE Directed by: Julia Ducournau Country: France Runtime: 108 Minutes Studio: Kazak Productions, Frakas Productions, Arte France Cinéma, VOO, BeTV The winner of the 2021 Cannes Film Festival’s prestigious Palme d’Or, Titane is a thrillingly confident vision from Julia Ducournau that deposits the viewer directly into its director’s headspace. Moving with the logic of a dream—and often the force of a nightmare—the film begins as a kind of horror movie, with a series of shocking events perpetrated by Alexia (Agathe Rouselle, in a dynamic and daring breakthrough), a dancer with a titanium plate in her skull following a childhood car accident. https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2021/9/24/nyff-2021-film-review-the-tragedy-of-macbeth monthly 0.5 2024-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1632511179367-3BBLEVGLBZX3F0M9NLVQ/NYFF-2021-Film-Review-The-Tragedy-of-Macbeth.jpg Blog - NYFF 2021 Film Review: The Tragedy of Macbeth - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1632517035969-1XCYPEW7VRXL1TG2CARS/NYFF-2021-Film-Review-The-Tragedy-of-Macbeth-Denzel-Washington.jpg Blog - NYFF 2021 Film Review: The Tragedy of Macbeth - “…with Joel Coen’s The Tragedy of Macbeth, there’s vivid proof that life still pumps through the doomed Scottish king’s veins.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1632529592686-FWVMW72TO70EMAB14MX7/NYFF-2021-Film-Review-The-Tragedy-of-Macbeth-Weird-Sisters.jpg Blog - NYFF 2021 Film Review: The Tragedy of Macbeth - “With stark, gorgeous visuals and dynamic performances, The Tragedy of Macbeth finds crevices and spaces unexplored in a familiar story.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1632587099117-410XMRULV7AECBHI1X7H/NYFF-2021-Film-Review-The-Tragedy-of-Macbeth-Info.jpg Blog - NYFF 2021 Film Review: The Tragedy of Macbeth - NYFF 2021 THE TRAGEDY OF MACBETH Directed by: Joel Coen Country: United States Runtime: 105 Minutes Studio: Mike Zoss Productions, IAC Films A work of stark chiaroscuro and incantatory rage, Joel Coen’s boldly inventive visualization of The Scottish Play is an anguished film that stares, mouth agape, at a sorrowful world undone by blind greed and thoughtless ambition. In meticulously world-weary performances, a strikingly inward Denzel Washington is the man who would be king and an effortlessly Machiavellian Frances McDormand is his Lady, a couple driven to political assassination—and deranged by guilt—after the cunning prognostications of a trio of “weird sisters” (a virtuoso physical inhabitation by Kathryn Hunter). https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2021/9/22/nyff-2021-film-reviews-portal monthly 0.5 2024-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1632319853098-S9XU3JCPKCH6HNNJO722/NYFF-2021-Film-Review-Portal.jpg Blog - NYFF 2021 Film Reviews Portal - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1633367875876-SG4Q57M2KG615I4L4BC0/NYFF-2021-Film-Review-The-Tragedy-of-Macbeth-Denzel-Washington.jpg Blog - NYFF 2021 Film Reviews Portal - The Tragedy of Macbeth My coverage of this year’s New York Film Festival begins with Joel Coen’s The Tragedy of Macbeth. An abridged, yet faithful, adaptation of William Shakespeare’s famed play, Coen’s black and white stunner gives captivating reason for its own existence. With stark, gorgeous visuals and dynamic performances, The Tragedy of Macbeth finds crevices and spaces unexplored in a familiar story. Read my full review here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1633368108574-NIQCEU1DGAHFZBCD86JM/NYFF-2021-Film-Review-Titane-2.jpg Blog - NYFF 2021 Film Reviews Portal - Titane The New York Film Festival lineup is full of winners this year, but even in a field of remarkable cinema, Julia Ducournau’s Titane stands out. A film that contains multitudes, Ducournau’s followup to 2016’s Raw navigates the horrorscapes of the New Flesh, exploring gender, sex, violence, and the enveloping desire for human connection. Titane is shocking, sweet, and shockingly sweet - one of the year’s best films. Read my full review here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1634220006762-8YUH0XFLJMWTZZUY77L0/NYFF-2021-Film-Review-The-Power-of-the-Dog-Benedict-Cumberbatch.jpg Blog - NYFF 2021 Film Reviews Portal - The Power of the Dog Jane Campion’s first film in over a decade, The Power of the Dog, is making waves at the New York Film Festival. A simmering domestic drama amidst the rolling mountains of cowboy country, Campion’s welcome return to cinema delivers poetry in motion and Benedict Cumberbatch’s career-best performance. Upending the rawhide masculinity of turn-of-the-century Montana, The Power of the Dog’s seeping venom sneaks up on you in an arresting slow burn. Read the full review here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/a02e9f8f-7841-477f-8bdc-66017a57667c/NYFF-2021-Film-Review-Dune-Rebecca-Ferguson.jpg Blog - NYFF 2021 Film Reviews Portal - Dune Dune is finally here. Capturing the majesty and scope of Frank Herbert’s tome of myth, Denis Villeneuve’s vision is faithfully immense, transportive, and most importantly, accessible. Like its title states, this is very much a Part One, so any review or evaluation rests upon provision, but it’s difficult to defy the gravitational pull of Dune’s meticulous world-building and gorgeous craft, even as it keeps its characters in the shadows of its sprawling grandeur. Read the full review here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/edd74fff-c781-46ad-957f-18864e7b5472/Film-Review-Benedetta-Virginie-Efira.jpg Blog - NYFF 2021 Film Reviews Portal - Benedetta Long-delayed and eagerly anticipated, Paul Verhoeven’s incisive take on “nunsploitation” is finally here. There will be many to point out Benedetta’s racy sex scenes and its high lesbian camp, but the film is so much more than that. A provocative clapback against Puritanism, Catholic hypocrisy, and the shackles we place upon women’s bodies, Benedetta once again proves Verhoeven’s directorial mettle as cinema’s resident satirist. Read the full review here. https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2021/9/19/tv-review-midnight-mass monthly 0.5 2024-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1632074556103-IM34APKSPVP1WHAJY671/TV-Review-Midnight-Mass.jpg Blog - TV Review: Midnight Mass - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1632103037004-9F2BZXLQTK1BQDXOMUM7/TV-Review-Midnight-Mass-Hamish-Linklater.jpg Blog - TV Review: Midnight Mass - “[Midnight Mass delves] deep into the muck of morality and mortality, and how religion can be weaponized and warped into zealotry and extremism.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1632143255900-OHDBWFO3FPRZ2F443A2T/TV-Review-Midnight-Mass-Kate-Siegel.jpg Blog - TV Review: Midnight Mass - “…the affecting monologues and the depth afforded to each of its characters is second to none; when the blood starts flowing and the bodies start piling up, your hearts will break.” https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2021/9/17/tiff-2021-film-review-saloum monthly 0.5 2024-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1631933299137-8K7HOVLNXWIUV1FFEL8F/TIFF-2021-Film-Review-Saloum.jpg Blog - TIFF 2021 Film Review: Saloum - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1632070247823-3SJT14N0D135CLGQSFSO/TIFF-2021-Film-Review-Saloum-2.jpg Blog - TIFF 2021 Film Review: Saloum - “Instantly transportive with stylish verve while barreling through a bevy of genres, Saloum shifts effortlessly from gangland action caper to revenge thriller to folk horror.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1632073355450-8F8WW93NTSQTUAL9ZCGN/TIFF-2021-Film-Review-Saloum-Info.jpg Blog - TIFF 2021 Film Review: Saloum - TIFF 2021 SALOUM Directed by: Jean Luc Herbulot Country: Senegal Runtime: 84 Minutes Studio: Lacme Studios Amidst Guinea-Bissau’s coup d’état of 2003, Bangui’s Hyenas, an elite trio of mercenaries, skillfully extract a drug dealer and his bricks — both gold and narcotic — from the chaos and make tracks for Dakar, Senegal. But when their escape plan is unexpectedly waylaid, the Hyenas find themselves and their bounty stranded in the Sine-Saloum Delta, a coastal river realm speckled with insulated island communities and steeped in myth and mystery. https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2021/9/16/tiff-2021-film-review-the-rescue monthly 0.5 2024-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1631823774351-46WSKAN7VGHBEG0GXXZ3/TIFF-2021-Film-Review-The-Rescue.jpg Blog - TIFF 2021 Film Review: The Rescue - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1631896587050-DX8FJHX6SAKFNDCW2ANR/TIFF-2021-Film-Review-The-Rescue-2.jpg Blog - TIFF 2021 Film Review: The Rescue - “[The Rescue] is a rousing tale of humanity that crescendoes into an unbelievable climax of selfless individuals coming together.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1631907125767-AUOH70ER9UIGHWQ5AZCJ/TIFF-2021-Film-Review-The-Rescue-3.jpg Blog - TIFF 2021 Film Review: The Rescue - “…The Rescue resists the urge to railroad its interviewees into a pure recounting; in turn, it never loses sight of the unique personalities of these disparate samaritans.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1631909214881-TTKRDK0D9VV83XBNE1HB/463487830b8aa3bf65847ed1a5d7cae0.jpg Blog - TIFF 2021 Film Review: The Rescue - TIFF 2021 THE RESCUE Directed by: Jimmy Chin and Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi Country: United States Runtime: 114 Minutes Studios: Ventureland, Storyteller Productions, Little Monster Films, Passion Pictures When 12 young soccer players and their coach were trapped by monsoon floods inside a cave in Thailand, the world watched for 16 days as reporters gave updates from outside the rescue zone. Now we gain a perspective that no reporter could ever capture, through the eyes of the Thai and international rescue divers and never-before-seen footage from their cameras. https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2021/9/14/tiff-2021-film-review-festival-dispatch monthly 0.5 2024-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1631629124777-PHD9JDRQ7YR5LH1I80GF/TIFF-2021-Film-Review-Festival-Dispatch-The-Guilty.jpg Blog - TIFF 2021 Film Review: Festival Dispatch - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1631720153868-H72FHFCVTSSTM3USHMIX/TIFF-2021-Film-Review-Festival-Dispatch-Encounter.jpg Blog - TIFF 2021 Film Review: Festival Dispatch - Encounter Michael Pearce’s Encounter is a nifty little sci-fi jaunt completely caught between two disparate halves, neither of which come together cogently. Coming off a banner year with Sound of Metal and Mogul Mowgli, Riz Ahmed plays Malik Khan, a PTSD-riddled marine who kidnaps his own children (Aditya Geddada, Lucian-River Chauhan) to deliver them from an unseen alien invasion. Encounter attempts a paranoid sci-fi thriller embedded in a commentary on mental illness and how we treat our veterans, but both are severely undercooked. Ahmed is game as always as the film’s saving grace, but it’s a performance galaxies outside of the film’s caliber. There are fascinating ideas at play here, but it’s all saddled with a generic, saccharine crescendo and a severely underutilized Octavia Spencer. C+ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1631721710873-H2OCR74RJC74ZTOFMD9M/TIFF-2021-Film-Review-Festival-Dispatch-The-Guilty-Jake-Gyllenhaal.jpg Blog - TIFF 2021 Film Review: Festival Dispatch - The Guilty It’s so easy to bristle against The Guilty’s very existence as an American remake, but if you’re going to remake something, then Antoine Fuqua’s effort here is the way to do it. Hewing closely to the 2018 Danish film, demoted LAPD officer Joe Baylor (Jake Gyllenhaal) is working the dispatch when he receives a call from a distraught woman (Riley Keough with a voice performance for the books). Soon after, he’s guiding her through her nightmare while also wrestling his own personal and professional failings. If you’ve seen the excellent original, The Guilty won’t give you many reasons to relish this new version, especially when it hits all of the same beats, but Fuqua - along with writer Nic Pizzolatto - injects a distinctly American flavor, and a gripping Jake Gyllenhaal brings a whole different energy to the film than Jakob Cedergren. B https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1631733772609-V6SDUHBPLNYF512KPIX3/TIFF-2021-Film-Review-Festival-Dispatch-Lakewood.jpg Blog - TIFF 2021 Film Review: Festival Dispatch - Lakewood Naomi Watts wailing on an iPhone and limping through the forest for 80 minutes is a pretty good metaphor for the grueling viewing experience that is Phillip Noyce’s woefully manipulative school shooting thriller, Lakewood. The film attempts to ape single-location potboilers such as Locke, The Guilty (see above), and Buried, but mostly comes off tired, dull, and - at its worst - exploitative. Starring Watts as a woman who is desperately racing to save her child after police notify her of an active shooter incident at her son’s school, Lakewood really has nothing tasteful to say about this nation’s virulent trend of mass shootings. With an overbearing score and its overwrought hand-wringing, the film is crafted with an almost insulting presumption on how we’re supposed to feel on the subject matter. Awful. D https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2021/9/13/tiff-2021-film-review-dashcam monthly 0.5 2024-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1631546755852-F54Z9XJJHD2DDFH6KTZD/TIFF-2021-Film-Review-DASHCAM.jpg Blog - TIFF 2021 Film Review: DASHCAM - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1631577779084-EMOBXS9PBZA0GAEGFGLS/TIFF-2021-Film-Review-DASHCAM-info.jpg Blog - TIFF 2021 Film Review: DASHCAM - TIFF 2021 DASHCAM Directed by: Rob Savage Country: United Kingdom Runtime: 77 Minutes Studio: Blumhouse Framed within a livestream, an indie-rock musician portrays a self-consciously obnoxious exaggeration of her own polarizing online persona. Exasperated and depressed by her pandemic lifestyle in Los Angeles, she breaks quarantine for London, England, and the hospitality of a former bandmate. But when her fringe beliefs and selfish behaviour incite contempt from her progressive friends, her response inadvertently propels her (and her online audience) into a perilous and profane high-wire horror chase through an increasingly foreboding English countryside. https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2021/9/13/tiff-2021-film-reviews-portal monthly 0.5 2024-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/dbad03c9-c67f-4521-a8e2-d9cf6d7c5100/TIFF-2021-Film-Review-Portal-The-Guilty.jpg Blog - TIFF 2021 Film Reviews Portal - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1631625714849-3T0RCQQO0QNBO6HFIMKJ/TIFF-2021-Film-Review-DASHCAM-Portal.jpg Blog - TIFF 2021 Film Reviews Portal - DASHCAM Kicking off this year’s Midnight Madness slate is Rob Savage’s followup to his 2020 “screenlife” hit, Host. Extrapolating COVID found footage beyond just a Zoom lobby, DASHCAM doubles down on pandemic horror to very mixed results. Ramping up the scope and intricacy - but not the ingenuity - of Host, the film gets wildly uneven mileage out of its grating protagonist and its everything-but-the-kitchen-sink terrors. Read the full review here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1631821069508-9MHEZKSW3OVF3574NJK0/TIFF-2021-Film-Review-Encounter.jpg Blog - TIFF 2021 Film Reviews Portal - TIFF 2021 Dispatch I may be missing the big headliners of TIFF, but that only gives me more time to cover Midnight Madness and the festival’s less splashy titles. My first review roundup from this year’s TIFF includes an alien invasion road trip with Riz Ahmed, Jake Gyllenaal in a remake of a Danish hidden gem, and Naomi Watts in a misguided school shooting thriller. Here are the capsule reviews for Encounter, The Guilty, and Lakewood. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1632073807805-4WP11UM2Y7BV4S36285M/TIFF-2021-Film-Review-The-Rescue-3.jpg Blog - TIFF 2021 Film Reviews Portal - The Rescue Kicking off TIFF’s documentary slate is Jimmy Chin and Elizabeth Chai Vaserhelyi’s The Rescue, a deeper look at the daring mission to save 12 children and their soccer coach from a flooded cave in Thailand. A film naturally picking up the mantle of the filmmakers’ Oscar-winning Free Solo, it’s a rousing tale of humanity that crescendoes into an unbelievable climax of selfless individuals coming together. Read the full review here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1632074095313-6CGIZFZAGYC8RL6MIDIQ/TIFF-2021-Film-Review-Saloum-Info.jpg Blog - TIFF 2021 Film Reviews Portal - Saloum Congolese filmmaker Jean Luc Herbulot’s Saloum is a confident genre mashup. Part Spaghetti Western, part crime thriller, part folk horror, the film packs a potent cocktail of tones within its brisk 84-minute runtime. With tinges of Robert Rodriguez and John Carpenter, coupled with a crackling performance from Yann Gael, Saloum is a lean, breakneck journey into the terrifying unknown and the wildest surprise at TIFF this year. Read the full review here. https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2021/9/10/film-review-james-wan-malignant monthly 0.5 2024-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1631283233314-1XQ0FHU4TGVVIPGYTLOG/Film-Review-James-Wan-Malignant.jpg Blog - Film Review: Malignant - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1631290137440-2UAM25296UMW506KRPWL/Film-Review-James-Wan-Malignant-2.jpg Blog - Film Review: Malignant - “From its murder mystery to its flickering neons to its wide-eyed, fragile protagonist, Malignant is first-and-foremost an ode to Italian giallo.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1631296086856-9BGM74RU9WFYPB10WGBW/Film-Review-James-Wan-Malignant-3.jpg Blog - Film Review: Malignant - “Behind the film’s surrounding reticence? A nasty, nasty secret. Malignant’s third act careens into one of the gnarliest, bloodiest swerves in modern horror.” https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2021/8/27/fantasia-festival-2021-film-review-beyond-the-infinite-two-minutes monthly 0.5 2024-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1630095575420-8I0OJY7H73VE7AREKO72/Fantasia-Film-Festival-2021-Film-Review-Beyond-the-Infinite-Two-Minutes.jpg Blog - Fantasia Festival 2021 Film Review: Beyond the Infinite Two Minutes - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1630110514784-ZLQXN3Q92G4C762G0PDV/Fantasia-Film-Festival-2021-Film-Review-Beyond-the-Infinite-Two-Minutes-2.jpg Blog - Fantasia Festival 2021 Film Review: Beyond the Infinite Two Minutes - “…Beyond the Infinite Two Minutes is zero percent fat, but within its abbreviated runtime, it conveys fully-formed characters careening through a gauntlet of sub-genres…” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1630174095961-CVWFXAY5UXN1T2U10LGL/Fantasia-Film-Festival-2021-Film-Review-Beyond-the-Infinite-Two-Minutes-Info.jpg Blog - Fantasia Festival 2021 Film Review: Beyond the Infinite Two Minutes - FANTASIA FESTIVAL 2021 BEYOND THE INFINITE TWO MINUTES Directed by: Junta Yamaguchi Country: Japan Runtime: 70 Minutes Studio: Tollywood Café owner Kato discovers that his PC monitor shows what will happen two minutes in the future. Another screen downstairs in his café shows the past of two minutes ago. His friends decide to place the two mysterious devices opposite each other, which creates a loop to see into the future. Naturally, chaos ensues. https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2021/8/24/fantasia-festival-2021-film-review-the-sadness monthly 0.5 2024-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1629821105951-G7Y1Z3XZ31OOF13UA8YW/Fantasia-Film-Festival-2021-Film-Review-The-Sadness.jpg Blog - Fantasia Festival 2021 Film Review: The Sadness - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1631209920392-GL9VD0SS77BIJQU9NA2W/Fantasia-Film-Festival-2021-Film-Review-The-Sadness-2.jpg Blog - Fantasia Festival 2021 Film Review: The Sadness - “Crossing lines and spilling copious amounts of blood, [Rob] Jabbaz’s feature-length debut strikes at the heart of our depraved, animal nature.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1631232249988-ZTE8HJ7P8WN6UHLSISAM/Fantasia-Film-Festival-2021-Film-Review-The-Sadness-3.jpg Blog - Fantasia Festival 2021 Film Review: The Sadness - Fantasia Festival 2021 THE SADNESS Directed by: Rob Jabbaz Country: Taiwan Runtime: 99 Minutes Studio: Machi Xcelsior Studios After a year of combating a pandemic with relatively benign symptoms, a frustrated nation finally lets its guard down. This is when the virus spontaneously mutates, giving rise to a mind-altering plague. The streets erupt into violence and depravity, as those infected are driven to enact the most cruel and ghastly things they can think of. Murder, torture, rape and mutilation are only the beginning. A young couple is pushed to the limits of sanity as they try to reunite amid the chaos. The age of civility and order is no more. There is only “The Sadness.” https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2021/8/21/film-review-shang-chi monthly 0.5 2024-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1629630384950-VWKC0QFWL4T5A5F4CU62/Film-Review-Marvel-Shang-Chi.jpg Blog - Film Review: Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1629680415650-BKMQVP82S8DTTV1P60Q0/Film-Review-Marvel-Shang-Chi-Tony-Leung-Fala-Chen.jpg Blog - Film Review: Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings - “In a swerve uncharacteristic of superhero films, which have become increasingly sexless and puritanical, Shang-Chi’s prologue cranks up the sexiness and romance…” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1629728172213-VBR58DHZ2VYPD6J7KKNC/Film-Review-Marvel-Shang-Chi-Simu-Liu.jpg Blog - Film Review: Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings - “…Shang-Chi’s thread on filial expectations is a potent one - one that will undoubtedly spark pangs of familiarity in second-generation children of immigrants.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1629731975013-DIDBE5VPUZ6M08NQM9JB/Film-Review-Marvel-Shang-Chi-3.jpg Blog - Film Review: Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings - “Simu Liu balances charm, pathos, and ferocity effortlessly; he moves and acts like a genuine movie star, so adding him into the Avengers roster is a no-brainer.” https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2021/8/19/fantasia-festival-2021-film-review-the-night-house monthly 0.5 2024-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1629401471114-AWWAETMHB8CMITKC58OT/Fantasia-Film-Festival-2021-Film-Review-The-Night-House.jpg Blog - Fantasia Festival 2021 Film Review: The Night House - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1629492874109-PCWG7PB3OGEBPZNCVPTZ/Fantasia-Film-Festival-2021-Film-Review-The-Night-House-Rebecca-Hall.jpg Blog - Fantasia Festival 2021 Film Review: The Night House - “Pitting a phenomenal Rebecca Hall against the dark spaces of empty architecture and an unseen tormentor, The Night House is this year’s answer to The Invisible Man” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1629496543137-X54HNRJMO19K9NS8J7J8/Fantasia-Film-Festival-2021-Film-Review-The-Night-House-Rebecca-Hall-2.jpg Blog - Fantasia Festival 2021 Film Review: The Night House - “…combined with Elisha Christian’s glacial cinematography, Bruckner allows the the camera to linger, breathe, and soak before scaring the pants off of you with a well-constructed scare.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1629498617844-S88WUHKUETL14B7KKRZT/Fantasia-Film-Festival-2021-Film-Review-The-Night-House-Info.jpg Blog - Fantasia Festival 2021 Film Review: The Night House - FANTASIA FESTIVAL 2021 THE NIGHT HOUSE Directed by: David Bruckner Country: United States Runtime: 110 Minutes Studio: Searchlight Pictures Reeling from the unexpected death of her husband, Beth (Rebecca Hall) is left alone in the lakeside home he built for her. She tries as best she can to keep together-but then the dreams come. Disturbing visions of a presence in the house call to her, beckoning with a ghostly allure. But the harsh light of day washes away any proof of a haunting. Against the advice of her friends, she begins digging into his belongings, yearning for answers. https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2021/8/11/fantasia-festival-2021-film-review-raging-fire monthly 0.5 2024-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1628697285972-WN92Q4I9V545FK71IXJ8/Film-Review-Fantasia-Film-Festival-2021-Raging-Fire-1.jpg Blog - Fantasia Festival 2021 Film Review: Raging Fire - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1628819370480-KEWWQJ6IZCNF4YN4OQEF/Film-Review-Fantasia-Film-Festival-2021-Raging-Fire-Donnie-Yen.jpg Blog - Fantasia Festival 2021 Film Review: Raging Fire - “If all of this sounds trope-y and predictable, it is, and it’s probably by design: Chan, with his swan song, has crafted an ode to the ‘heroic bloodshed’ genre of Hong Kong action cinema.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1628823426626-1F1CC48Q1AD62K7Q0D9T/Film-Review-Fantasia-Film-Festival-2021-Raging-Fire-Nicholas-Tse.jpg Blog - Fantasia Festival 2021 Film Review: Raging Fire - FANTASIA FESTIVAL 2021 RAGING FIRE Directed by: Benny Chan Country: Hong Kong Runtime: 127 Minutes Studio: Tencent Pictures Havoc reigns in Hong Kong! A disgraced former cop has returned for vengeance against his former mentor Shan, the decorated hero of the police force. He has assembled a wild bunch of merciless assassins to generate death and destruction till his vendetta is fully satisfied. Shan, notorious for his stubbornness, will not yield to any demands, and will stop his former protégé at all costs. https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2021/8/11/fantasia-festival-2021-coverage-portal monthly 0.5 2024-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1628864433622-11A7C92BD4KSUUM5Y9Z7/FantasiaFest2021.jpg Blog - Fantasia Film Festival 2021 Film Reviews Portal https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1628864603374-6FETXLRJ0YM2C6JOCUF6/Film-Review-Fantasia-Film-Festival-2021-Raging-Fire-Portal.jpg Blog - Fantasia Film Festival 2021 Film Reviews Portal - Raging Fire Hong Kong action maestro Benny Chan’s final film, Raging Fire, kicks things off with an injection of adrenaline. The tale of two men on opposite sides of the law barreling towards a bloody, knives-out confrontation, Chan’s swan song is a throwback to old-school action cinema - even its rote story and sleepy lead performance can’t stop the barrage of brutal, steel-fisted violence. Read my full review here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1629039418097-0IGN0Y5Y2E9G44BCQO2A/Film-Review-Fantasia-Film-Festival-2021-Woodlands-Dark-Days-Bewitched-Portal.jpg Blog - Fantasia Film Festival 2021 Film Reviews Portal - Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched I reviewed Kier-La Janisse’s masterful three-plus-hour documentary on folk horror earlier this year, but it’s worth emphasizing that it’s one of the brightest highlights of 2021’s Fantasia Festival. A deep, dark rabbit hole that examines the power of storytelling and tales inherited, Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched is more than a mere documentary, it’s an essential text - an education in a bottle. Read my full review here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1629548640034-EQH9R90Z5CGZE0OXAF5N/Film-Review-Fantasia-Film-Festival-2021-The-Night-House.jpg Blog - Fantasia Film Festival 2021 Film Reviews Portal - The Night House The Night House flips the script on haunted abodes with chilling efficiency. Powered by a singular, wrenching performance from Rebecca Hall, director David Bruckner’s latest explores the spaces between terrifying, grief-fueled dreamscapes. Read my full review here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1631232668184-0J10VJ35VROMW23LMZ1D/Fantasia-Film-Festival-2021-Film-Review-The-Sadness-3.jpg Blog - Fantasia Film Festival 2021 Film Reviews Portal - The Sadness A cynical, rage-fueled film carried by its no-holds-barred violence, gore, and depravity, Rob Jabbaz’s The Sadness is the most difficult watch of 2021’s Fantasia Festival. Crossing lines and spilling copious amounts of blood, Jabbaz’s feature-length debut strikes at the heart of our depraved, animal nature. For better or worse, The Sadness is like no zombie movie you’ve seen before. Read the full review here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1630174612537-P95CCEHKL1YE5JA4RZ12/Fantasia-Film-Festival-2021-Film-Review-Beyond-the-Infinite-Two-Minutes-Portal.jpg Blog - Fantasia Film Festival 2021 Film Reviews Portal - Beyond the Infinite Two Minutes Junta Yamaguchi’s brilliantly clever Beyond the Infinite Two Minutes is my favorite film of Fantasia 2021 so far. A high-concept, single-take masterwork that melds small stakes sci-fi with lighthearted sweetness, it spins intricate gears inside a deceptively simple framework. Beyond the Infinite Two Minutes pushes lo-fi, low-budget filmmaking to its absolute limit. Read the full review here. https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2021/8/9/tv-review-marvel-studios-what-if monthly 0.5 2024-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1628525238149-ZNR2SOXC4BH6P25WVS27/TV-Review-Marvel-Studios-What-If.jpg Blog - TV Review: Marvel Studios' What If...? - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1628598638992-YYHBRZ4D7HNBPW26UUVI/TV-Review-Marvel-Studios-What-If-Captain-Carter.jpg Blog - TV Review: Marvel Studios' What If...? - “…it’s a clear testament to Marvel Studios’ meticulous world-building and far-reaching recognizability that it can even introduce its own version of What If…?” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1628616307234-Q6DU34QK59GCIM0YBQMO/TV-Review-Marvel-Studios-What-If-TChalla-Drax.jpg Blog - TV Review: Marvel Studios' What If...? - “The mishmash quality of the voice acting persists, but [episodes two and three] as a whole find better footing in the concept of What If…? and its boundless potential.” https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2021/7/27/film-review-the-suicide-squad monthly 0.5 2024-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1627413706720-6T85FSKXRKKHJNJQZHDB/Film-Review-DCEU-James-Gunn-The-Suicide-Squad.jpg Blog - Film Review: The Suicide Squad - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1627478659013-YFTCVHDPGS9UOUMV5YAJ/Film-Review-DCEU-James-Gunn-The-Suicide-Squad-2.jpg Blog - Film Review: The Suicide Squad - “More Troma film than Guardians of the Galaxy, The Suicide Squad marries Ostrander’s Task Force X with Gunn’s signature humor, heart, and ultra-violent grotesqueries.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1627479870523-1RCSCK9KBNT7F4FCJ5HN/Film-Review-DCEU-James-Gunn-The-Suicide-Squad-Margot-Robbie.jpg Blog - Film Review: The Suicide Squad - “But James Gunn also knows that behind every tidal wave of blood is a beating heart; character deaths mean nothing if you don’t care about them.” https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2021/7/25/film-review-a24-the-green-knight monthly 0.5 2024-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1627253759342-7W6HY65CNF48OM6MN9KA/Film-Review-A24-The-Green-Knight.jpg Blog - Film Review: The Green Knight - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1627326264665-LIK7V8SNGY8DWK6Y1XTA/Film-Review-A24-The-Green-Knight-Ralph-Ineson.jpg Blog - Film Review: The Green Knight - “The Green Knight…[conveys] a flawed hero’s journey as the burgeoning Christian concepts of honor, justice, and order sprout through the chaos of the old pagan ways.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1627336085645-L05SR8J3Z5GHVE9JK1AX/Film-Review-A24-The-Green-Knight-Dev-Patel.jpg Blog - Film Review: The Green Knight - “The Green Knight is an act of resurrection: Scholarly, demanding, and utterly transportive, it is a cinematic masterstroke in an industry and landscape that frowns upon its kind.” https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2021/7/22/m-night-shyamalan-film-review-old monthly 0.5 2024-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1626963308425-P0XRFHOIQQTC0BY9XL04/Film-Review-M-Night-Shyamalan-Old.jpg Blog - Film Review: Old - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1626969512192-FTTDJHMURX7T18P1UTYM/Film-Review-M-Night-Shyamalan-Old-2.jpg Blog - Film Review: Old - “Existential horror told through baffling dialogue, stilted exposition, and an underwhelming reveal, Old isn’t The Visit or Split, it’s The Happening all over again.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1626977619937-WUHRQ52JRLJXOS3XT1VH/Film-Review-M-Night-Shyamalan-Old-Rufus-Sewell.jpg Blog - Film Review: Old - “…for the most part, Old skates upon the surface of its deeper themes and its horrors. “ https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2021/7/15/film-review-netflix-the-fear-street-trilogy monthly 0.5 2024-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1626402161807-QTSPNGUYE3ZABAYU7H34/Film-Review-Netflix-Fear-Street-Trilogy.jpg Blog - Film Review: The Fear Street Trilogy - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1626470244839-UO1EYI07EB3B5R2UDTBE/Film-Review-Netflix-Fear-Street-1994.jpg Blog - Film Review: The Fear Street Trilogy - “…blurring the lines between film and TV with an arsenal of homages and callbacks, Fear Street carves a mini-franchise out of its source material - and to varying degrees of success.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1626719359613-YHF6WEJGT2P98265VLN4/Film-Review-Netflix-Fear-Street-1978-Camp-Nightwing-Killer.jpg Blog - Film Review: The Fear Street Trilogy - “Everything that feels off and algorithmic about 1994 is course-corrected in the leaner, more streamlined 1978…” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1626722716736-P7WBV32T64RKH51EYKDK/Film-Review-Netflix-Fear-Street-1666.jpg Blog - Film Review: The Fear Street Trilogy - “But there’s something actually astounding about the second half of 1666: it begins to build a touching, satisfying ending with all of Fear Street’s disparate, inconsistent pieces.” https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2021/6/28/film-review-marvel-black-widow monthly 0.5 2024-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1624893409454-AFMO8TMX6G938C56IPZT/Film-Review-Marvel-Black-Widow.jpg Blog - Film Review: Black Widow - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1624976083601-0ILN2P1AJ2CU6KTJR3LF/Film-Review-Marvel-Black-Widow-Florence-Pugh.jpg Blog - Film Review: Black Widow - “…[Black Widow] seems less like an essential text and more like a standalone adventure plucked straight from the MCU’s Phase Two.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1624979350369-J25RCWCCT4Q5EAFRYPJG/Film-Review-Marvel-Black-Widow-Taskmaster.jpg Blog - Film Review: Black Widow - “After the intergalactic threat of Thanos in Infinity War and Endgame, it’s refreshing to get a Black Widow film that focuses more on intimate stakes and grounded espionage.” https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2021/6/18/film-review-disney-pixar-luca monthly 0.5 2024-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1624025115831-5HBZ1KP7WL3COX51NE7H/Film-Review-Disney-Pixar-Luca.jpg Blog - Film Review: Luca - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1624042508032-F4KKVTAK6MTFLZ231J5K/Film-Review-Disney-Pixar-Luca-2.jpg Blog - Film Review: Luca - “In a break from Pixar tradition, Luca leaves behind existential ponderings for an intimate story about underdogs, friendship, and acceptance…” https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2021/6/7/tv-review-loki monthly 0.5 2024-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1623097187719-DJ29X9BC3RIX0EO87NMQ/TV-Review-Loki.jpg Blog - TV Review: Loki - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1623166170915-D6JWLGB8HK7ENJXWE2ZO/TV-Review-Loki-2.jpg Blog - TV Review: Loki - “Loki is perhaps darker and more pensive - rife with explorations of determinism, fatalism - than you would expect.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1623172003289-1LC6GDMHWS0S8C7QGZTZ/TV-Review-Loki-3.jpg Blog - TV Review: Loki - “Loki is divorced from the ubiquitous fallout of Infinity War and Endgame, and the series dares to expand the walls of the MCU beyond what’s known to give us a closer look at its cosmic underpinnings.” https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2021/5/31/film-review-the-conjuring-the-devil-made-me-do-it monthly 0.5 2024-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1622479726237-OKKLJ3Z7QRSOVQE77ULG/Film-Review-The-Conjuring-3-The-Devil-Made-Me-Do-It.jpg Blog - Film Review: The Conjuring 3 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1622560444357-DMNEZS49XK8X9ICZIF7E/Film-Review-The-Conjuring-3-The-Devil-Made-Me-Do-It-2.jpg Blog - Film Review: The Conjuring 3 - “The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It… is clearly starting to reap some diminishing returns on the horror front, but the Warrens are stronger than ever.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1622563855688-UO5XLIFWXCDFS1P1F6HL/Film-Review-The-Conjuring-3-The-Devil-Made-Me-Do-It-3.jpg Blog - Film Review: The Conjuring 3 - “The horrors of The Devil Made Me Do It are hit-or-miss, but the film’s chilling occult procedural is given heft from a singular source: Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga’s performances as the Warrens.” https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2021/5/14/film-review-army-of-the-dead monthly 0.5 2024-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1621004147314-FB1I2ZXO6W3APR9P21II/Film-Review-Zack-Snyder-Army-of-the-Dead.jpg Blog - Film Review: Army of the Dead - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1622047112494-J6ZS9E6ZTCFJ7YK45ND8/Film-Review-Army-of-the-Dead-Zack-Snyder-Zombies.jpg Blog - Film Review: Army of the Dead - “…Army of the Dead does its most to highlight its filmmaker’s strengths rather than weaknesses.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1622249496896-E0775MZOKMTZ2VZSTF6H/Film-Review-Army-of-the-Dead-Omari-Hardwick-Vanderohe.jpg Blog - Film Review: Army of the Dead - “Army of the Dead features a sprawling, unwieldy cast made up of thin archetypes, but through performances, clever shading, and sheer force of will, its characters maintain an illusion of depth.” https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2021/5/18/film-review-a-quiet-place-part-ii monthly 0.5 2024-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1621346232454-AEM6C7C0607XZI39UGS1/Film-Review-A-Quiet-Place-Part-II.jpg Blog - Film Review: A Quiet Place Part II - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1621347534011-TSKWVEXBXRPP3HDZ5I8U/Film-Review-A-Quiet-Place-Part-II-Millicent-Simmonds.jpg Blog - Film Review: A Quiet Place Part II - “A Quiet Place Part II wisely focuses on what made its predecessor so great: uncompromising suspense and the performance of the series’ shining star, Millicent Simmonds” https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2021/5/10/film-review-those-who-wish-me-dead monthly 0.5 2024-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1620667409291-06AYX352APJJGZOI7V49/Film-Review-Those-Who-Wish-Me-Dead.jpg Blog - Film Review: Those Who Wish Me Dead - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1620763359102-VAQ1ASGEXT0QEI018KR6/Film-Review-Those-Who-Wish-Me-Dead-Angelina-Jolie-Finn-Little.jpg Blog - Film Review: Those Who Wish Me Dead - “Whether it’s the sweltering Southwest heat of Sicario and Hell or High Water or the biting frigidity of Wyoming inWind River, Sheridan’s stages are often as interesting as his characters.” Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2021/5/11/film-review-spiral monthly 0.5 2024-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1620781664567-ESOP1OP4KC3KVFLOMDPN/Film-Review-Spiral-From-the-Book-of-Saw.jpg Blog - Film Review: Spiral - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1620783489177-LM69Z0E5T9S49VMZDED9/Film-Review-Spiral-From-the-Book-of-Saw-Chris-Rock.jpg Blog - Film Review: Spiral - “Spiral wisely chooses to ditch its thick tome of continuity, telling a new story that only requires a passing knowledge of Jigsaw and his crimes.” Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2021/5/6/film-review-wrath-of-man monthly 0.5 2024-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1620318893495-OWS4FSARC66CRMQ7FTLI/Film-Review-Wrath-of-Manjpg.jpg Blog - Film Review: Wrath of Man https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1620330669965-4BYS1FR6AXEYBANQZ1TX/Film-Review-Wrath-of-Man-Jason-Statham.jpg Blog - Film Review: Wrath of Man - “Keeping only the things that he seemingly can’t leave behind - namely, byzantine time-jumps, stylized shoot 'em ups, and Jason Statham - Ritchie has crafted his leanest film yet, even if it isn’t his best.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1620337277289-FQAFAZF0N4IIBDJ1V6XM/Film-Review-Wrath-of-Man-Heist.jpg Blog - Film Review: Wrath of Man - “One really wonders why Wrath of Man was chosen as the new title when the original Cash Truck is much more apt in conveying the film’s blunt appeal…” https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2021/4/27/the-lost-disastrous-gambit-of-the-2021-oscars monthly 0.5 2024-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1619528642186-KSE8PAGUU08G4FU6P7R6/Oscars-2021-Lost-Gambit-Disaster.jpg Blog - The Disastrous, Lost Gambit of the 2021 Oscars https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1619808352949-AGQIB9I2TZQWNHRC2FJJ/Oscars-2021-Lost-Gambit-Disaster-Anthony-Hopkins-The-Father.jpg Blog - The Disastrous, Lost Gambit of the 2021 Oscars - “…the 93rd Academy Awards was riddled with more than mistakes, it was characterized by ignorant and incompetent acts of self-sabotage.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1619812004979-R4JBW0CIAX8J71OGGXJK/Oscars-2021-Lost-Gambit-Disaster-Chadwick-Boseman-NFT.jpg Blog - The Disastrous, Lost Gambit of the 2021 Oscars - “Telegraphed by a grotesque NFT of Boseman’s head in the swag bags and a rushed “In Memoriam” segment that landed on Boseman’s face, things would only get worse from there.” https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2021/4/21/film-review-mortal-kombat monthly 0.5 2024-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1619019685326-4JC5YI6TJR7EGLPNQLA1/Film-Review-Mortal-Kombat-1.jpg Blog - Film Review: Mortal Kombat https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1619127312840-E32D7MQV2CJ0Q2KJTAEC/Film-Review-Mortal-Kombat-Hiroyuki-Sanada-Scorpion.jpg Blog - Film Review: Mortal Kombat - “This new Mortal Kombat has plenty of issues, but its framing device - the blood feud between fan-favorite ninjas Scorpion and Sub Zero - is largely excellent…” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1619132564794-10QTQV4P6SQWEL3U8DEN/Film-Review-Mortal-Kombat-Goro.jpg Blog - Film Review: Mortal Kombat - “Flash-forward 25 years and more than a decade in production limbo, [Mortal Kombat] is finding rebooted life in Simon McQuoid’s directorial debut. And it’s mostly disappointing.” https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2021/3/30/film-review-godzilla-vs-kong monthly 0.5 2024-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1617124357930-UCYGTVG5WE04TIOPCRDT/Film-Review-Godzilla-vs-Kong-Adam-Wingard.jpg Blog - Film Review: Godzilla vs. Kong https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1618171612267-K5QC2JAER110C334SU5L/Film-Review-Godzilla-vs-Kong-Adam-Wingard-2.jpg Blog - Film Review: Godzilla vs. Kong - “…this giant monster showdown - with its slammin’ tails and swingin’ axes - is one that delivers the goods. But the journey to actually there? That’s a different story altogether.” https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2021/3/19/tv-review-invincible monthly 0.5 2024-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1616160268712-5HE0O4P53Q85DQ22M7IY/TV-Review-Amazon-Robert-Kirkman-Invincible.jpg Blog - TV Review: Invincible https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1616710613905-QTALQLJ1ZR7HAZ09ES7R/TV-Review-Amazon-Robert-Kirkman-Invincible-2.jpg Blog - TV Review: Invincible - “Invincible takes many of its cues from its 2003 source material, and it most definitely feels beholden to it, for better or worse.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1616721282375-JD3XM7J9YGN5SO5AT7H6/TV-Review-Amazon-Robert-Kirkman-Invincible-3.jpg Blog - TV Review: Invincible - “…pulled straight from the pages of the Kirkman’s comics almost two decades ago, Invincible’s shocking swerve remains one of the best of all time.” https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2021/3/24/sxsw-2021-film-review-woodlands-dark-and-days-bewitched monthly 0.5 2024-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1622676760611-JMQI9CPBCPDUTUTR8EAS/SXSW-2021-Film-Review-Woodlands-Dark-and-Days-Bewitched.jpg Blog - SXSW 2021 Film Review: Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1622683458006-Z27JS2JEF0BY1X68AJSD/SXSW-2021-Woodlands-Dark-and-Days-Bewitched-Wicker-Man.jpg Blog - SXSW 2021 Film Review: Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched - “Woodlands covers a wide swath of storytelling, spanning from the 1960s until present day, exploring twisted and warped folklore from at least four different continents.” https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2021/3/23/sxsw-2021-film-review-jakobs-wife monthly 0.5 2024-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1622594034727-U2QAK4CUJAAFR0ODXKDC/SXSW-2021-Film-Review-Jakobs-Wife.jpg Blog - SXSW 2021 Film Review: Jakob's Wife - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1622663754674-B6VE93UQLQ4MDSVCTRAR/SXSW-2021-Film-Review-Jakobs-Wife-2.jpg Blog - SXSW 2021 Film Review: Jakob's Wife - “Jakob’s Wife embraces its B-movie charms with bloody effervescence…for a fresh spin on the vampire tale.” https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2021/3/23/sxsw-2021-film-reviews-portal monthly 0.5 2024-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1622743463552-IYKSWGUWB9PHLWTLJHCJ/SXSW-2021-Film-Review-Portal.jpg Blog - SXSW 2021 Film Reviews Portal https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1622743688537-J890NEPABCZXXWD49YEG/SXSW-2021-Film-Review-Portal-Jakobs-Wife.jpg Blog - SXSW 2021 Film Reviews Portal - Jakob’s Wife Horror legend Barbara Crampton takes the spotlight in Travis Stevens’ sanguine vampire comedy, Jakob’s Wife. Embracing its B-movie trappings, the film tackles its themes of empowerment with the subtlety of a stake to the heart, but Crampton makes everything work with a hypnotic, career-best performance. Jakob’s Wife is camp horror brought to rousing life with blood spilled and guts strewn, and the fun everyone is having is infectious. Read my full review here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1622743856984-QKTY7YUVBL6W5FOEODIB/SXSW-2021-Film-Review-Woodlands-Dark-and-Days-Bewitched.jpg Blog - SXSW 2021 Film Reviews Portal - Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched Ambitious, exhaustive, and utterly entrancing, Kier-La Janisse’s three-hour-plus treatise on folk horror is an education in a bottle. A deep, dark rabbit hole that examines the power of storytelling and tales inherited, Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched is more than a mere documentary, it’s an essential text. Read my full review here. https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2021/3/18/tv-review-the-falcon-and-the-winter-soldier monthly 0.5 2024-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1616086957193-SQKJYQ11YJURSOSYOTSX/TV-Review-Marvel-The-Falcon-and-the-Winter-Soldier.jpg Blog - TV Review: The Falcon and the Winter Soldier https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1616090640126-RCRBWAPECZG9VM7GLHQY/TV-Review-Marvel-The-Falcon-and-the-Winter-Soldier-Sam-Wilson.jpg Blog - TV Review: The Falcon and the Winter Soldier - “But where the series will surprise you is in its quieter moments, with both of its protagonists carrying heavy emotional baggage that the show promises to explore.” https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2021/3/14/film-review-zack-snyders-justice-league monthly 0.5 2024-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1615776376468-0EHSR63FO186N8M81ATW/Film-Review-Snyder-Cut-Zack-Snyders-Justice-League.jpg Blog - Film Review: Zack Snyder's Justice League https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1615827737332-L2VB12ITDJ9VSLMQOYWU/Film-Review-Snyder-Cut-Zack-Snyders-Justice-League-2.jpg Blog - Film Review: Zack Snyder's Justice League - “Painstakingly crafted and teeming with heart and substance typically left on [Snyder]’s cutting room floor, Justice League earns its indulgence.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1615832658045-IIG3E1STG7PN364LL5ZB/Film-Review-Snyder-Cut-Zack-Snyders-Justice-League-Darkseid-3.jpg Blog - Film Review: Zack Snyder's Justice League - “While the Snyder Cut fixes much of the film’s structural instability, it still suffers from uninteresting and generic plotting: In the end, Justice League is still about the dull hunt for some magic boxes.” https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2021/3/1/film-review-disney-raya-and-the-last-dragon monthly 0.5 2024-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1614652470746-WBWRJS0QRPFJD983DTQI/Film-Review-Disney-Raya-and-the-Last-Dragon.jpg Blog - Film Review: Raya and the Last Dragon https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1614620485912-XTTT0KOMN9PNIEWUFV66/Film-Review-Disney-Raya-and-the-Last-Dragon-2.jpg Blog - Film Review: Raya and the Last Dragon - “As an animation studio, Disney has always pushed the envelope when it comes to its technical prowess, and Raya is no different; to put it simply, the film is just plain gorgeous.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1614647834743-R5KB0X2CEAMCFHWMND6Q/Film-Review-Disney-Raya-and-the-Last-Dragon-3.jpg Blog - Film Review: Raya and the Last Dragon - “Raya embodies a potent marriage between its world-building and performances, but its use of Southeast Asian culture to craft its universe isn’t flawless.” https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2021/2/24/film-review-cherry monthly 0.5 2024-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1614224117465-IZ0LKQH89IBF2PEYEL0N/Film-Review-Cherry.jpg Blog - Film Review: Cherry https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1614269987180-9WMC498QSIQZLDT9LXXA/Film-Review-Cherry-Tom-Holland.jpg Blog - Film Review: Cherry - “…if the Russos’ comic book fare represents supermassive popcorn entertainment, then [Cherry] is an overcorrection of the most egregious kind.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1614274832234-C3JQ0IK7C1YLO4SXPYH4/Film-Review-Cherry-Tom-Holland-Ciara-Bravo.jpg Blog - Film Review: Cherry - “Over-stylized and overstuffed to a fatal fault, Cherry takes its source material’s aware self-loathing and transforms it into a shallow music video” https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2021/2/22/film-review-netflix-i-care-a-lot monthly 0.5 2024-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1614034945581-KVT48ECNPNE7YXY2V4MB/Film-Review-I-Care-a-Lot.jpg Blog - Film Review: I Care a Lot https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1614190516488-5HO2ZSAFRV27JIMWVFNF/Film-Review-I-Care-a-Lot-2.jpg Blog - Film Review: I Care a Lot - “Rosamund Pike revels in the opportunity to turn her heels once again, and it’s her deliciously ruthless performance - along with Blakeson’s clever script - that buoys I Care a Lot.” https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2021/2/19/sundance-2021-film-review-in-the-earth monthly 0.5 2024-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1613766784359-95JMN6YJ8IL2EY9HG33E/Sundance-2021-Film-Review-In-the-Earth.jpg Blog - Sundance 2021 Film Review: In the Earth https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1613777244981-CBYT9B026U98DJF6T5BX/Sundance-2021-film-review-in-the-earth-2.jpg Blog - Sundance 2021 Film Review: In the Earth - “In the Earth…[transcends] the current societal situation to become the first great film of the pandemic era that serves as a testament to the collective creative spirit.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1613777405458-LQGJIYGAWVTCM7X8ANM8/Sundance-2021-film-review-in-the-earth-3.jpg Blog - Sundance 2021 Film Review: In the Earth - “Wheatley’s screenplay manages to be one of the rare pandemic-adjacent scripts that employs its timely themes through subtle world-building…” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1613780538607-H3ZTK22JCPGS46L37PFR/Sundance-2021-film-review-in-the-earth-4.jpg Blog - Sundance 2021 Film Review: In the Earth - SUNDANCE 2021 IN THE EARTH Directed by: Ben Wheatley Country: United States/United Kingdom Runtime: 107 Minutes Studio: Neon As a deadly virus ravages the world, Dr. Martin Lowery embarks on a mission to reach test site ATU327A, a research hub deep in the Arboreal Forest. The arduous journey, guided by park scout Alma, is set back by a nighttime attack that leaves the two bruised and shoeless. When they run into Zach, a man living off the grid, they gratefully accept his help. Zach’s intentions aren’t exactly what they seem, however, and a path out of the forest and into safety quickly fades as the line between myth and science blurs. https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2021/2/12/sundance-2021-dispatch monthly 0.5 2024-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1613515514517-6JEYWYDFN6KXCOTQXDFG/Sundance-Genre-Film-Roundup.jpg Blog - Sundance 2021 Film Review: Festival Dispatch https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1613423345979-OYZIXIRN07RUJ26E0PT2/Sundance-2021-Film-Review-Mayday.jpg Blog - Sundance 2021 Film Review: Festival Dispatch - Mayday Ana (Grace Van Patten) is stuck at a dead-end catering job when she’s inexplicably sucked into an alternate universe and conscripted into a never-ending war against men. Led by the charismatic Marsha (Mia Goth), the all-female squadron specializes in laying “damsel-in-distress” traps for unsuspecting targets, using their perceived vulnerability as bait. Van Patten and Goth are standouts in Karen Cinorre’s directorial debut, but Mayday’s world-building ranges from non-existent to flimsy, and its wartime fantasy is remarkably tensionless and inert. The film touches upon issues of gender, self-harm, and the pangs of youth, but there’s a real lack of connective tissue within its scattered narrative. C https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1613443481346-HMGYW7LW6QM2H0HFRFSW/Sundance-2021-Film-Review-How-It-Ends.jpg Blog - Sundance 2021 Film Review: Festival Dispatch - How It Ends What would you do if you knew the world was ending tomorrow? Zoe Lister-Jones directs and stars in How It Ends, a note-perfect representation of Sundance genre comedy. Lister-Jones plays Liza, a young malcontent traversing L.A. the day before an asteroid is due to collide with the planet. Joined by the manifestation of her younger self (Cailee Spaeny, The Craft: Legacy, Devs), Liza aims to tie up loose ends before making her way to an end-of-the-world party. Lister-Jones and Spaeny share a palpable chemistry - their rapport is one that carries the entire film and delivers its best moments, but How It Ends is ultimately brought down by its interminable celebrity cameos. Painfully unfunny and exceedingly grating, the parade of surprise guests is nothing more than a distraction from its striking post-pandemic parallel. C+ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1613447398085-IN2UTMRBRUZIYWPPQ8Q0/Sundance-2021-Film-Review-Censor.jpg Blog - Sundance 2021 Film Review: Festival Dispatch - Censor The leanest and meanest of this year’s Midnight selections, Censor is effective horror that perfectly marries its themes, aesthetics, and atmosphere. Writer-director Prano Bailey-Bond tells the story of Enid (Niamh Algar), a tightly wound censor in the 80s - when British authorities were cracking down on exploitative “video nasties” - whose sanity starts to unravel when a new film eerily echoes a personal trauma from her own past. More than just gorgeous facsimile of the types of films it’s commenting upon, Censor has plenty to say - through gore, visuals and a wallop of an ending - about difficult art and its place in society. B+ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1613506536966-DCFRJMP52KLM8RCOIN9V/Sundance-2021-Film-Review-Knocking.jpg Blog - Sundance 2021 Film Review: Festival Dispatch - Knocking In the aftermath of a staggering loss, Molly (Cecilia Milocco) moves into a new apartment, but soon afterwards, her sanity begins to fray as an incessant knocking begins to haunt her isolated living. Her neighbors dismiss her as crazy, but Molly perseveres in her belief that something is amiss on the other side of her wall. Knocking takes a simple horror conceit and transforms it into a harrowing treatise on gaslighting and mental illness, but even at a brisk 78 minutes, the film still comes across as padded. Director Frida Kempff has impressive command of Knocking’s mounting dread and Milocco carries what is essentially a one-woman show, but it’s difficult to shake that this might have been better off as a short film. B- https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1613508481952-0KKQECXY8JAKBG550DGX/Sundance-2021-Film-Review-Eight-For-Silver.jpg Blog - Sundance 2021 Film Review: Festival Dispatch - Eight for Silver From its vengeance-fueled hunter to its dated Romani curse trope, there isn’t a single werewolf cliché that doesn’t make an appearance in Eight for Silver. A gorgeously realized but generically overwrought horror thriller, Sean Ellis’ (Arthropoid, Metro Manila) latest finds a 19th century French town besieged by vicious creatures of the lycanthrope variety. Doused with gore, lousy CGI, and largely predictable horror beats, Eight for Silver suffers from its conventional scares and baffling narrative structure, even if it does give us one of the gnarliest werewolf transformations in recent memory - it’s a gruesome testament to the strength of practical effects, but it still doesn’t rescue this film from its less-than-frightful mediocrity. C https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1613511974992-JBUEMHY5FEI7PDJ8VSDZ/Sundance-2021-Film-Review-Coming-Home-in-the-Dark.jpg Blog - Sundance 2021 Film Review: Festival Dispatch - Coming Home in the Dark James Ashcroft’s white-knuckle Coming Home in the Dark explores not ghosts, not ghouls, but the very real and earthly evils of man. Hoaggie Hoaganraad (Erik Thomson) and his wife Jill (Miriama McDowell) are in the midst of an idyllic getaway with their sons when their trip is suddenly hijacked by a pair of psychopaths (Daniel Gillies and Matthias Luafutu). It seems like a random act at first, but soon after, the encounter puts Hoaggie on a collision course with a harrowing act of violence from his past. Coming Home in the Dark is nasty and ruthless business, even if it isn’t entirely successful in balancing its penchant for cartoonish villainy with its genuinely gripping suspense. But look past the veneer of torture porn on this one and you just might find some meaning in its relentless noir. B https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2021/2/9/sundance-2021-film-review-on-the-count-of-three monthly 0.5 2024-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1612882639848-J8PV6UE10XXYMGRBELYE/On-the-count-of-three-sundance-2021-film-review.jpg Blog - Sundance 2021 Film Review: On the Count of Three https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1612879591859-TSYMEIY6G05K2EOBP9TP/On-the-count-of-three-sundance-2021-film-review-2.jpg Blog - Sundance 2021 Film Review: On the Count of Three - “Acknowledging mental health is a serious problem within the Black community…It’s great to see this explored in On the Count of Three through the character of Val…” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1612880750581-WVFGCPDJBO4DQEHLA6OP/On-the-count-of-three-sundance-2021-film-review-info.jpg Blog - Sundance 2021 Film Review: On the Count of Three - Sundance 2021 ON THE COUNT OF THREE Directed by: Jerrod Carmichael (pictured) Country: United States Runtime: 84 Minutes Studio: Valparaiso Pictures Val (Jerrod Carmichael) has reached a place where he feels the only way out is to end things. But he considers himself a bit of a failure — his effectiveness lacking — so he figures he could use some help. As luck would have it, Val’s best friend, Kevin (Christopher Abbott), is recovering from a failed suicide attempt, so he seems like the perfect partner for executing this double suicide plan. But before they go, they have some unfinished business to attend to. https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2021/2/8/sundance-2021-film-review-prisoners-of-the-ghostland monthly 0.5 2024-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1612798743879-7U4GH78FS2EODDJRXKY0/Prisoners-of-the-Ghostland-Sundance-Film-Review.jpg Blog - Sundance 2021 Film Review: Prisoners of the Ghostland https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1612801069807-BI4UJMZ7XTXAAOH4EI32/Prisoners-of-the-Ghostland-Sundance-Film-Review-Nicholas-Cage.jpg Blog - Sundance 2021 Film Review: Prisoners of the Ghostland - “An unapologetic film with nothing to say and no moral high ground to preach, Prisoners emphasizes pure chaotic bliss, surrounded by its filmmaker’s signature flair” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1612801457293-4Y9QJD2LK6CLL76DHGJA/Prisoners-of-the-Ghostland-Sundance-Film-Review-Info.jpg Blog - Sundance 2021 Film Review: Prisoners of the Ghostland - SUNDANCE 2021 PRISONERS OF THE GHOSTLAND Directed by: Sion Sono Country: United States Runtime: 103 Minutes Studio: XYZ Films In the treacherous frontier city of Samurai Town, a ruthless bank robber (Nicolas Cage) is sprung from jail by wealthy warlord The Governor (Bill Moseley), whose adopted granddaughter Bernice (Sofia Boutella) has gone missing. The Governor offers the prisoner his freedom in exchange for retrieving the runaway. Strapped into a leather suit that will self-destruct within five days, the bandit sets off on a journey to find the young woman — and his own path to redemption. https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2021/2/3/sundance-2021-film-review-a-glitch-in-the-matrix monthly 0.5 2024-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1612364415451-246MHEJEEO59NB3P92AO/A-Glitch-in-the-Matrix-Sundance-Film-Review.jpg Blog - Sundance 2021 Film Review: A Glitch in the Matrix https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1612568505993-M8BS0HT2ZC1FHG86RA67/A-Glitch-in-the-Matrix-Sundance-Film-Review-2.jpg Blog - Sundance 2021 Film Review: A Glitch in the Matrix - “A Glitch in the Matrix takes the tedious navel-gazing of Room 237 - Ascher’s cult account on hidden meanings within Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining - and cranks it up to eleven.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1612582546707-K5BOECX16EG750D7P5K9/A-Glitch-in-the-Matrix-Sundance-Film-Review-Info.jpg Blog - Sundance 2021 Film Review: A Glitch in the Matrix - SUNDANCE 2021 A GLITCH IN THE MATRIX Directed by: Siân Heder Country: United States Runtime: 108 Minutes Studio: Campfire Documentary filmmaker Rodney Ascher tackles the question "are we living in a simulation?" with testimony, philosophical evidence and scientific explanation in his quest for the answer. https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2021/2/3/sundance-2021-film-review-john-and-the-hole monthly 0.5 2024-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1612367863589-KWB4MXX40XJ8DEZCENRR/John-and-the-Hole-Sundance-2021-Film-Review.jpg Blog - Sundance 2021 Film Review: John and the Hole https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/d40bc4df-3879-4b99-8a0b-749b357c1a96/Sundance-2021-Film-Review-John-and-the-Hole-2.jpg Blog - Sundance 2021 Film Review: John and the Hole - “John and the Hole…simply refuses to let go of its tedious arthouse sensibilities.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1ee3328e-c8b2-405b-9054-09bb195177cb/Sundance-2021-Film-Review-John-and-the-Hole-Info.jpg Blog - Sundance 2021 Film Review: John and the Hole - SUNDANCE 2021 JOHN AND THE HOLE Directed by: Pascual Sisto (pictured) Country: United States Runtime: 103 Minutes Studio: Mutressa Movies John and the Hole is a coming-of-age psychological thriller that plays out the unsettling reality of a teenage boy who holds his family captive in a hole in the ground. https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2021/1/29/sundance-2021-film-review-coda monthly 0.5 2024-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1611964054853-7J54HGIF6NKN4XN64E9M/Coda-Sundance-2021-Film-Review-Strange-Harbors.jpg Blog - Sundance 2021 Film Review: CODA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1612204842800-SXHUQPN1GHCZEA9GY3BY/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Sundance 2021 Film Review: CODA - “There isn’t a single trope that CODA doesn’t mine for pulls of the heartstrings, but Heder’s deft scripting creates fresh and affecting avenues for intra-family tension.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1612216976132-P48W66ZBB8MP46RAEWU0/Coda-Sundance-Info-Strange-Harbors.jpg Blog - Sundance 2021 Film Review: CODA - SUNDANCE 2021 CODA Directed by: Siân Heder Country: United States Runtime: 111 Minutes Studio: Vendôme Pictures and Pathé Films CODA follows 17-year-old Ruby, the only hearing child in a deaf family, as she finds herself torn between pursuing her love of music and her family's reliance on her as their interpreter and connection to the hearing world. https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2021/1/29/sundance-2021-film-reviews-portal monthly 0.5 2024-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1611961842204-7ZLCRJFKUPW3G0TA41XI/Sundance-Banner.jpg Blog - Sundance 2021 Film Reviews Portal https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1612217529860-0FYGBOXPVN3HT57XGNBU/Coda-Film-Review-Sundance-Portal.jpg Blog - Sundance 2021 Film Reviews Portal - CODA Siân Heder’s heartfelt curtain-raiser kicks off this year’s program, a radiantly warm tale of a teenage girl navigating the tension-filled territory between individuality and the bonds of family. An American adaptation of the French dramedy La famille Béllier, CODA wears its coming-of-age tropes on its sleeve, but its confident construction and tender performances strike at the heart of what makes convention so effective. Read my full review here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1612374625466-IYDPSJT0TS3Z44VCPR97/John-and-the-Hole-Sundance-2021-Portal.jpg Blog - Sundance 2021 Film Reviews Portal - John and the Hole Our coverage of Sundance continues with Pascual Sisto’s John and the Hole, an arthouse thriller with a style that heavily outweighs its substance. A selection from the festival’s U.S. Dramatic Competition, the film has a unique premise and a disquieting atmosphere, but they aren’t enough to save the it from its thin main character and plot. Read contributor Carolyn Hinds’ review here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1612584217640-V5NKDS0DGKV4TSVWM1LK/A-Glitch-in-the-Matrix-Sundance-Film-Review-2.jpg Blog - Sundance 2021 Film Reviews Portal - A Glitch in the Matrix A film that amplifies all of Ascher’s most grating tendencies as a documentarian, A Glitch in the Matrix takes the tedious navel-gazing of Room 237 - Ascher’s cult account on hidden meanings within Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining - and cranks it up to eleven. Largely ignoring a storied bibliography of research, philosophy, and the logical complexities on the subject of simulation theory, A Glitch in the Matrix instead finds satisfaction in a glib slinging of memes and crackpot theories. Read my full review here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1612817408459-GM5KXLHOF1288VJW5AE9/Prisoners-of-the-Ghostland-Sundance-Film-Review-Nicholas-Cage.jpg Blog - Sundance 2021 Film Reviews Portal - Prisoners of the Ghostland A refreshing respite from a festival full of heavier fare, Sion Sono’s Prisoners of the Ghostland forms a marriage of its cult sensibilities with the American master of cult performances: Nicolas Cage. A whirlwind of wild violence, candy-colored dystopia, and a plot light on logic but heavy with style, Prisoners of the Ghostland is a cult classic in the making. Read contributor Valerie Thompson’s review here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1612882757829-7NEPO8DDAM3Z3WPDJ3NL/On-the-count-of-three-sundance-2021-film-review-2.jpg Blog - Sundance 2021 Film Reviews Portal - On the Count of Three With strong performances and impressive construction, On the Count of Three is deft at combining melancholy with levity, but not all of its humor lands. Our contributor DarkSkyLady reviews Jerrod Carmichael’s directorial debut. Trigger warning: discussions of suicide/attempted suicide. Read the full review here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1613777100486-C7VX6DF4UJASKY46KNFM/Coming-Home-in-the-Dark-sundance-2021-film-review-2.jpg Blog - Sundance 2021 Film Reviews Portal - Sundance 2021 Dispatch Whether it’s the gala premieres or its NEXT and Midnight titles, there’s plenty of genre fare to go around at Sundance. I watched a ton of films at the festival this year, and even though I would like to, it’s impossible for me to write full-length reviews for everything. So, here’s a special edition of Strange Harbors Capsule Reviews, covering the wide range of this year’s genre films at Sundance. Read the reviews here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1613784235864-B3DHWV0UZ19E6GI8X4KC/Sundance-2021-film-review-in-the-earth-4.jpg Blog - Sundance 2021 Film Reviews Portal - In the Earth After a much-maligned turn remaking Alfred Hitchcock’s Rebecca for Netflix, filmmaker Ben Wheatley returns to form with the brutal and psychedelic In the Earth. Lush and violent with tinges of Annihilation and Wicker Man, Wheatley’s latest is a harrowing meditation on man and nature. Contributor Diego Andaluz reviews the latest from Sundance 2021. Read the full review here. https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2021/1/27/a-year-in-film-2020-a-movie-trailer-mashup monthly 0.5 2024-04-06 https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2021/1/15/tv-review-marvel-wandavision monthly 0.5 2024-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1610730390305-GT6RKVY2A3FT7ZLI133F/TV-Review-Marvel-WandaVision.jpg Blog - TV Review: WandaVision https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1611178830156-LVQL33RM3QVYDGMX1PTT/image-asset.jpeg Blog - TV Review: WandaVision - “Inspired and creative, WandaVision upends the tried-and-true Marvel formula by combining loving - and at times wacky - homage with some disturbingly sinister undertones.” https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2020/12/31/the-best-films-of-2020 monthly 0.5 2024-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1609445358888-TTPKKP6B6DW3OYBPS1TA/Strange-Harbors-Best-Films-of-2020-Minari-Header.jpg Blog - The Best Films of 2020 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/6ea21917-e2b0-47c0-a544-89ed54549a2a/Best-Films-of-2020-The-Invisible-Man.jpg Blog - The Best Films of 2020 - 10. The Invisible Man Who would have thought a salvage from the ruins of Universal’s beleaguered Dark Universe would make it onto my top ten list? Leigh Whannell’s The Invisible Man recontextualizes a classic monster into a modern examination of abuse, toxicity, and gaslighting that is truly frightening. With impeccable spatial awareness, gripping soundscapes, and an unforgettable performance from Elisabeth Moss, The Invisible Man isn’t just one of 2020’s best horror movies, it’s one of its best films, period. Read my full review here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1609471891468-MPQEROA13N7ZHZCH0RPX/Best-Films-of-2020-Da-5-Bloods.jpg Blog - The Best Films of 2020 - 9. Da 5 Bloods A war film told through a bloody treasure hunt, Spike Lee’s prescient and incisive Da 5 Bloods focuses on a sliver of injustice that has largely slipped away from the public consciousness - the complex and difficult relationship between Black soldiers and war. Overflowing with passion, there’s a lot going on in Lee’s latest joint, but Da 5 Bloods feels frantic, vital, and urgent in a rare way. With an unforgettable ensemble that gives Delroy Lindo the best performance of his long and storied career, Spike Lee gives his anguished, funny, and cutting take on the Treasure Of The Sierra Madre. Read my review here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1609471111272-U62TF5NOKVCPIUQODIQ5/Best-Films-of-2020-She-Dies-Tomorrow.jpg Blog - The Best Films of 2020 - 8. She Dies Tomorrow After we climb out of the 2020 hellscape, it’s hard to say how She Dies Tomorrow will stand the test of time, but no other film encapsulated the dread and irrationality of the current zeitgeist quite like Amy Seimetz’s surreal thriller. The story of a woman who is contagious with the sudden feeling of her impending death, She Dies Tomorrow is a gripping fever dream of a narrative, and the film taps so much into the emotional core of the fractured public consciousness and the current global panic that it might as well have been crafted yesterday. Bold, experimental, and anchored by one hell of a performance by Kate Lyn Shiel, it’s prescient cinema at its finest. Read my review here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1609471298173-ZC30BDJWO5O7NSPXTHW0/image-asset.jpeg Blog - The Best Films of 2020 - 7. Possessor Cold, steely, sci-fi horror with a dash of ultraviolence, Possessor takes the Cronenberg name in a frightening new direction. The younger Cronenberg - Brandon - strips the tongue-in-cheek away from his namesake and crafts a body-hopping nightmare in his own style. Centered around corporate espionage, assassination, and dizzying gore, Possessor tells the tale of Tasya Vos (Andrea Riseborough), a hitwoman who executes her victims by jumping into the bodies of those they trust most. When a job goes horribly awry, she enters a grueling metaphysical battle with her target (Christopher Abbott). There are no safe spaces within the blood-splattered walls of Possessor, and it’s the kind of unflinching horror that has been absent from our screens for far too long. Read my review here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1609472954019-K0PM5MSY6CTVZ8J7JAAI/image-asset.jpeg Blog - The Best Films of 2020 - 6. One Night in Miami Regina King’s feature-length debut comes out swinging. An adaptation of Kemp Powers’ intimate stage play of the same name, One Night in Miami is a dialogue-driven triumph grounded by evocative performances, powerful debate, and a gripping timeliness. Miami weaves a fictional extrapolation of the real-life meeting among Cassius Clay (Eli Goree), Jim Brown (Aldis Hodge), Malcolm X (Kingsley Ben-Adir), and Sam Cooke (Leslie Odom, Jr.) on the eve of Clay’s momentous boxing victory over Sonny Liston in 1964. Anchored by four incredible performances, the film breathes renewed life into these powerful historical figures; with stirring human drama and a sobering meditation on the weight of Black celebrity, One Night in Miami is a knockout that deserves every bit of its praise. Read my review here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1609473355903-WI3B9E8AEC0JADISI80M/image-asset.jpeg Blog - The Best Films of 2020 - 5. Relic Within the rotting, grotesque walls of Natalie Erika James’ staggering debut lies a surprising undertone of tenderness and compassion. Relic tells the story of a deteriorating Edna (Robyn Nevins), whose concerning bouts of confusion spur her daughter (Emily Mortimer) and granddaughter (Bella Heathcote) to move into her labyrinthine home. Relic is undeniably effective horror with its creeping dread and dark spaces, but underneath it all is an all-too-real examination of mortality, the ones we leave behind, and the ones we let go. Read my review here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1609513275866-PGPP39Q8VBEIIHSNX1QW/Best-Films-of-2020-Small-Axe-Mangrove.jpg Blog - The Best Films of 2020 - 4. Small Axe: Mangrove Small Axe: Mangrove is what The Trial of the Chicago Seven wants to be. Precise, fiery, historical courtroom drama that never descends into treacle or finger-wagging invectives, Steve McQueen’s very first entry in his Small Axe anthology is a rousing spark of revolution. Putting systemic racism in a vice of revelation, Mangrove tells the story of a West Indian restaurant in Black Notting Hill besieged by racially motivated police raids, and the subsequent trial that exposed the anti-Black racism within London's Metropolitan Police. Letitia Wright, Shaun Parkes, and Malachi Kirby burst with electricity, and director Steve McQueen showcases some of his sharpest and most sensitive filmmaking with this exposé on prejudice from across the pond. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1609533804186-ICUHQ9HOTRFV09WF03YC/Best-Films-of-2020-Nomadland.jpg Blog - The Best Films of 2020 - 3. Nomadland Breathtaking, humble filmmaking that mixes fiction with documentary, Chloé Zhao’s enthralling Nomadland captures a lost sliver of American life. Adapted from Jessica Bruder’s book, Nomadland leaves behind melodrama and traditional narrative tensions, choosing instead to explore life on the road with lightly-fictionalized versions of real-life nomads. Frances McDormand gives one of the best performances of the year as the understated, melancholy Fern, painting the portrait of a woman who forges her own path on the outskirts of a system that has forgotten her. In 2020, there’s nothing quite like the empathic lens of Nomadland, and it easily joins Zhao’s The Rider as another standard for the American western. Read my review here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1609537073802-YQCVPDVLQE62JNQF9H3U/Best-Films-of-2020-Sound-of-Metal.jpg Blog - The Best Films of 2020 - 2. Sound of Metal Director Darius Marder’s riveting Sound of Metal gives us the absolute best performance of the year. Riz Ahmed owns the role of Ruben Stone, a volatile drummer on the cusp of losing his hearing. What happens when a disability threatens to obliterate your entire identity? Sound of Metal answers the question with delicate nuance and a surprisingly tender touch that is both raw and intimate. With its thoughtful examination of the deaf community - including a moving performance from real-life metalhead and ASL advocate Paul Raci - and its gripping soundscapes, the film breathes new life into a conventional narrative, delivering a remarkably sensitive cinematic experience. Read my review here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1609540059839-OCC659OLNIOHPNX846GI/Best-Films-of-2020-Minari.jpg Blog - The Best Films of 2020 - 1. Minari Every once in a while, a movie will come along and put your entire life in a new perspective. This year, Lee Isaac Chung’s devastating and tender Minari is that film. A depiction of a universally recognizable struggle threaded with wistful cultural specificity, Chung’s semi-autobiographical tearjerker is cinematic balm for difficult times. Following a Korean American family adjusting to rural life in Arkansas, Minari imbues the chase for the American dream with lived-in details and magnificent performances. Steven Yeun gives an unforgettable performance, but its Alan S. Kim who shines brightest as David, the family’s young son who spends much of the movie grappling with his heritage and his grandmother (the indelible Youn Yuh-jung). Read my review here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/dd264a09-01a1-41e1-a568-d3dcc0cba0e5/still_First-Cow-Kelly-Reichardt.jpg Blog - The Best Films of 2020 - Other 2020 Favorites Small Axe: Lovers Rock Soul The Lodge The Mortuary Collection His House Borat Subsequent Moviefilm Palm Springs First Cow The Vast of Night Bad Education Yes, God, Yes https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2020/12/27/film-review-wonder-woman-1984 monthly 0.5 2024-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1609092117188-R8YUHYUCLUXA6G123HIC/Film-Review-Wonder-Woman-1984.jpg Blog - Film Review: Wonder Woman 1984 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1609189459821-P2Q35CL687Z9TT7V2HSZ/Film-Review-Wonder-Woman-1984-Diana-Prince-Armor.jpg Blog - Film Review: Wonder Woman 1984 - “Wonder Woman 1984 seeks to recapture much of the magic that made the first film special by (unwisely) bringing back the dead Steve Trevor (Chris Pine), but it falls drastically short of its predecessor.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1609279346228-CPOAOLIBM2S3DUIY2O4Y/Film-Review-Wonder-Woman-1984-Maxwell-Lord.jpg Blog - Film Review: Wonder Woman 1984 - “…with Steve Trevor, Barbara Minerva, and Maxwell Lord taking up a lot of the narrative real estate, Diana feels much like a supporting character in her own film, sapped of agency and power.” https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2020/12/18/film-review-minari monthly 0.5 2024-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1608312752947-G8STG8NC31XV5YKBX9UE/Film-Review-Minari-Strange-Harbors.jpg Blog - Film Review: Minari https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1608588353307-WDAV62PBNJHYZZ8FM0KG/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Film Review: Minari - “A universally recognizable struggle threaded with a wistful cultural specificity, Minari is cinematic balm, and my favorite film of the year.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1608674302354-ATNADVMEZD4OVQ0RDKEC/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Film Review: Minari - “Grandma is an instant presence within Minari, and [Youn Yuh-jung] undoubtedly gives the film its most impassioned performance.” https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2020/12/11/tv-review-the-expanse-season-5 monthly 0.5 2024-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1607709431944-063Q871KFGJHPLVBHC9R/Expanse-Season-5-TV-Review.jpg Blog - TV Review: The Expanse Season 5 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1607804137600-WR8TLSVVIRN8NO1B0CHJ/The-Expanse-Season-5-TV-Review-Marco-Inaros.jpg Blog - TV Review: The Expanse Season 5 - “The Expanse’s fifth season finds its winning streak unbroken, with its tight pacing and deep character work on full display as it careens towards its endgame.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1607967138605-PFSFXOTV9E11C4KJNN4W/The-Expanse-Season-5-TV-Review-Cast.jpg Blog - TV Review: The Expanse Season 5 - “Expertly balancing intimate stakes with macro science fiction and galaxy-spanning political maneuvering, The Expanse’s fifth season juggles its numerous narratives with a deft hand.” https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2020/11/27/film-review-sound-of-metal monthly 0.5 2024-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1606484175210-30EF29C6SHRUSMGV99GQ/Sound-of-Metal-Film-Review-1.jpg Blog - Film Review: Sound of Metal https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1607106649558-9FS08ILJ2KIPFQYLQU6Y/Sound-of-Metal-Film-Review-2.jpg Blog - Film Review: Sound of Metal - “…[Sound of Metal] deftly leaves behind treacly sentimentality and condescending pity - which are so very prevalent in these types of stories - to deliver one of the year’s most affecting narratives.” https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2020/11/20/film-review-run monthly 0.5 2024-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1605908143744-O28U80YS4PARTCSP9BCN/Film-Review-Run.jpg Blog - Film Review: Run https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1606327045671-H5FWOV5VOW2CMUZ5DTAU/Film-Review-Run-2.jpg Blog - Film Review: Run - “…Run’s no-frills execution never quite reaches the brilliant levels of its predecessor, but there’s something admirable about it’s fat-free storytelling.” https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2020/11/6/tv-review-the-queens-gambit monthly 0.5 2024-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1604718133733-Z2BQ65XTRSKW59VET8LV/TV-Review-The-Queens-Gambit.jpg Blog - TV Review: The Queen's Gambit https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1605411193890-SJ8IQS4Z0EHOIDTOS5JL/TV-Review-The-Queens-Gambit-Anya-Taylor-Joy.jpg Blog - TV Review: The Queen's Gambit - “The Queen’s Gambit combines the sensibilities of a period drama with rousing competitive suspense to form a narrative that is perfectly engaging, even if it’s not quite as deep as appearances let on. “ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1605550810715-6GBK916D948MT6COHMCL/image-asset.jpeg Blog - TV Review: The Queen's Gambit - “Even for viewers who can’t tell the difference between a bishop and a knight…the gamestate is not only easy to follow, it’s downright exciting…” https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2020/10/30/capsule-reviews-shudders-61-days-of-halloween monthly 0.5 2024-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1604062636907-KXZYF3MCUJWZOAG3S306/Shudder-61-Days-of-Halloween-Film-Review.jpg Blog - Capsule Reviews: Shudder's 61 Days of Halloween https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1604100568409-WTJPJDIVW42Y9PKIP3YC/61-days-of-halloween-shudder-color-out-of-space-review.jpg Blog - Capsule Reviews: Shudder's 61 Days of Halloween - Color Out of Space Between 2018’s Panos Cosmatos fever dream of Mandy and now Richard Stanley’s Color Out of Space, Nicolas Cage has seemingly cornered the market on unhinged, neon-soaked terror. Adapted from H.P. Lovecraft’s short story of the same name, Color Out of Space finds Nathan Gardner (Cage) and his family fighting for their lives when an alien meteorite turns the neighborhood into a mutating, technicolor hellscape. Psychedelic, cosmic dread with a dash of gnarly body horror, Stanley’s first feature in decades is a gonzo rollercoaster bolstered by off-the-walls performances and hypnotic cinematography. B+ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1604108540634-PSOTSTG7IGSYXIA513M2/61-days-of-halloween-shudder-spiral-review.jpg Blog - Capsule Reviews: Shudder's 61 Days of Halloween - Spiral Breathing rarified air as a horror film with a gay, interracial couple at its center, Kurtis David Harder’s Spiral is a simmering powder keg of cult terror that explores America’s never-ending cycle of hate. Malik (an excellent Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman) has just moved to the suburbs with his boyfriend Aaron (Ari Cohen) and Aaron’s teenage daughter (Jennifer Laporte), but something isn’t quite right. Haunted by past trauma, a series of microaggressions, and a shocking act of homophobic vandalism, Malik begins suspecting that there’s something sinister afoot in his new neighborhood, eventually uncovering a sinister conspiracy trafficking in a broad spectrum of prejudice. With its on-the-nose messaging, Spiral isn’t exactly subtle, but its harrowing and bloody denouement will leave you reeling. B- https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1604111407627-G6VFFC749151HTOQ9O46/61-days-of-halloween-shudder-verotika-review.jpg Blog - Capsule Reviews: Shudder's 61 Days of Halloween - Verotika Don’t get me wrong, Glen Danzig’s Verotika is awful, but it’s a special breed of awful. First played in front of a bewildered audience at the Cinepocalypse Film Festival last year, Verotika elicited howls of unintentional - yet entertained - laughter. Aptly described as The Room of horror cinema, Danzig’s directorial debut is clearly a labor of love, even if it is awash with nonsense and incompetence. With dumpster-level production quality, bad acting that must be seen to be believed, and more than a few notes of soft-core pornography, Verotika is Ed Wood and Tommy Wiseau gone berserk. Watching it alone, Verotika is sure to be an excruciating slog, but seeing it with friends, it just might be the uproarious communal viewing experience you’re looking for. F? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1604155912704-BNVS69ZQOY229E2B40CV/61-days-of-halloween-shudder-scare-me-review.jpg Blog - Capsule Reviews: Shudder's 61 Days of Halloween - Scare Me A low budget horror anthology with an ingeniously clever conceit, Scare Me finds two writers (Aya Cash and Josh Ruben) trading scary stories in a remote cabin during a power outage. What may seem like a framing device for a series of ghoulish tales instead turns into a skewering deconstruction of genre that never leaves the living room: Aided by lighting, tricks of the camera, and some rip-roaring sound design, Scare Me transforms simple conversation into a fun horror romp. Cash and Ruben are excellent in their dialogue-driven performances, but there’s also considerable strain in sustaining the film’s novelty - its 103-minute runtime is just a little too long. Nevertheless, Scare Me is ambitious filmmaking and a spooky acting showcase. B https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1604158273407-5RLL16AMNHW2LF5AL650/61-days-of-halloween-shudder-the-cleansing-hour-review.jpg Blog - Capsule Reviews: Shudder's 61 Days of Halloween - The Cleansing Hour A modestly efficient take on the demonic possession subgenre, Damian LeVeck’s The Cleansing Hour harkens back to early 2000s horror grunge with its aesthetics and tech-infused premise. There isn’t anything revolutionary under its hood, but the film elevates itself with a refreshing self-awareness and a handful of convincing performances. Centered around a group of internet hucksters that get more than they bargain for when one of their fake exorcisms suddenly turn real, The Cleansing Hour leafs through the trope book with a demonically straight face. It’s bloody, mindless fun, and it doesn’t pretend to be anything else. C+ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1604161688079-43KU747YXJW4SBH72QJZ/61-days-of-halloween-shudder-the-mortuary-collection-review.jpg Blog - Capsule Reviews: Shudder's 61 Days of Halloween - The Mortuary Collection One of my favorite films from this year’s Fantasia Festival makes its way to Shudder. A haunting love letter to vintage horror and the pulp comics that inspire it, Ryan Spindell’s The Mortuary Collection delightfully reaches back to recall the frightful morality plays of Tales from the Crypt and Creepshow. An extrapolation of Spindell’s festival favorite short, The Babysitter Murders, The Mortuary Collection adds three more tales of Lovecraftian beasties, harrowing body horror, and bloody slasher violence. Expertly crafted and gorgeous to boot, The Mortuary Collection is perfect Spooky Season viewing, and a film that will likely be a Halloween mainstay for years to come. A- https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1604163509328-10DFFWLTOUVC3QGUSD7Q/61-days-of-halloween-shudder-32-malasana-street-review.jpg Blog - Capsule Reviews: Shudder's 61 Days of Halloween - 32 Malasaña Street 32 Malasaña Street is gorgeously atmospheric horror that teems with potential, but it ultimately hobbles itself with a misguided third act reveal. Set in 1976 Madrid, the story focuses on the Olmedo family, who move from the countryside into the titular city apartment. Struggling to make ends meet, the family’s problems are compounded by phenomena in their new home that gradually escalate from strange to malevolent. Churning out jump scare after jump scare, 32 Malasaña Street is buoyed by creepy imagery and Daniel Sosa Segura’a lush photography, but its final twist is more than just a misstep - it’s borderline offensive. However well-intentioned, 32 Malasaña Street ends up squandering its good will with dated and problematic depictions of disabled and transgender people. C https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1604173696343-MQ8RTSAZBWCBYIFJ9KN2/61-days-of-halloween-shudder-may-the-devil-take-you-too.jpg Blog - Capsule Reviews: Shudder's 61 Days of Halloween - May the Devil Take You Too There’s no other filmmaker today that delivers the visceral gauntlet quite like Timo Tjahjanto. An adept architect of bloody horror and action, Tjahjanto - director of films such as Headshot and The Night Comes for Us - rarely delves into deep, character-driven storytelling; instead, he opts adrenaline-fueled spectacle. May the Devil Take You Too, a sequel to 2018’s May the Devil Take You, continues the story of Alfie Wijaya (Chelsea Islan), once again drawn into battle with demonic forces. While its predecessor was a love letter to the works of Sam Raimi, this installment ups its patronage to deranged homage, complete with flying POV cameras and cellar door spooks. If you can forgive its thin characterizations and some flimsy CGI, May the Devil Take You Too is sure to fill that Evil Dead-sized hole in your heart. B- https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2020/10/19/film-review-welcome-to-the-blumhouse monthly 0.5 2024-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1603896186141-XQZI1496EC2FGLAM1EM1/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Film Review: Welcome to the Blumhouse https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1603745654157-2PSPNMF4LFSAM10CNGY3/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Film Review: Welcome to the Blumhouse - “Most of the [Welcome to the Blumhouse] entries feel like projects that couldn’t pass muster for theatrical release, coming across instead as messy productions relegated to a streaming dumping ground.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1603848863328-GGVZGNZIUD7JD86QTK04/Welcome-to-the-Blumhouse-Evil-Eye-Review.jpg Blog - Film Review: Welcome to the Blumhouse - “[Evil Eye squanders] the potential of its able cast and its cultural specificity with a riff on stalker horror so generic that the film would fit in much better as a Lifetime movie.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1603896404483-7KM3O3SY2KCNOST7UH2I/Welcome-to-the-Blumhouse-Nocturne-Review.jpg Blog - Film Review: Welcome to the Blumhouse - “…with its macabre imagery and Argento-inspired colorscapes, Nocturne is quite successful at painting a portrait of mounting dread.” https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2020/10/10/nyff-2020-dispatch monthly 0.5 2024-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1629826394236-YG9LSA5M24MAHC1EPWKT/NYFF-2020-Film-Review-Round-Up.jpg Blog - NYFF 2020 Film Review: Festival Dispatch - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1629831508044-4RQY1T033ZRBAMMU70O9/NYFF-2020-Film-Review-Roundup-Malmkrog.jpg Blog - NYFF 2020 Film Review: Festival Dispatch - Malmkrog In Cristi Puiu’s Malmkrog, a series of sprawling philosophical debates rage on in a turn-of-the-century Transylvanian manor. A finely-crafted assemblage of parley, with florid and demanding treatises on religion, morality, and history, the film attempts to adapt the philosophy texts of Vladimir Solovyov into compelling drama. Is it successful? Not really. Malmkrog is far from impenetrable, and at times even gripping with its colorful cast of pontificating blowhards, but at three-and-a-half hours long, it’s a gauntlet. There’s flirtation with some sort of boiling point, but Malmkrog is too self-involved with the sound of its own voice to give the satisfaction. C https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1630016996206-GQYJ03150YEHP2YNJKLS/NYFF-2020-Film-Review-Roundup-Lovers-Rock.jpg Blog - NYFF 2020 Film Review: Festival Dispatch - Small Axe: Lovers Rock Joyousness as protest. A brief, 68-minute respite from the rest of his Small Axe entries, Steve McQueen’s Lovers Rock is a celebration of Blackness - the ultimate hangout movie tangential to the cutting historical significance of Mangrove and Red, White and Blue. Unfolding over the course of a single Saturday in West Indian London during the 1980s, Lovers Rock hums vibrantly with dancing, flirting, and feasting as McQueen captures every facet of a Black sanctuary. Tyranny and oppression are right on the outskirts in the form of jeering white faces, but Lovers Rock persists with its sensuous vibe. Steve McQueen doesn’t exercise a light touch often, but Lovers Rock proves that its a lane where he shines brightly. B+ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1629833595548-9VMT6LEM2ZGZOWE8WHVY/NYFF-2020-Film-Review-Roundup-Mangrove.jpg Blog - NYFF 2020 Film Review: Festival Dispatch - Small Axe: Mangrove Small Axe: Mangrove is what The Trial of the Chicago Seven wants to be. Precise, fiery, historical courtroom drama that never descends into treacle or finger-wagging invectives, Steve McQueen’s very first entry in his Small Axe anthology is a rousing spark of revolution. Putting systemic racism in a vice of revelation, Mangrove tells the story of a West Indian restaurant in Black Notting Hill besieged by racially motivated police raids, and the subsequent trial that exposed the anti-Black racism within London's Metropolitan Police. Letitia Wright, Shaun Parkes, and Malachi Kirby burst with electricity, and director Steve McQueen showcases some of his sharpest and most sensitive filmmaking with this exposé on prejudice from across the pond. A- https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1629854826371-PEKW65FTGUQ0R7VAVAMY/NYFF-2020-Film-Review-Roundup-Swimming-Out-Till-The-Sea-Turns-Blue.jpg Blog - NYFF 2020 Film Review: Festival Dispatch - Swimming Out Till the Sea Turns Blue Jia Zhangke has always been the keeper of China’s change - a dynamic, living ledger of the country as it’s shaped by time and turmoil. Comprised mostly of talking heads, Swimming Out Till the Sea Turns Blue still manages to capture the sprawl of Jia’s narrative features of Platform or Ash Is Purest White. What at first seems like a dry chronicle of a literature festival in his hometown - examining the cross-generational works of writers Jia Pingwa, Yu Hua, Liang Hong, and the late Ma Feng - slowly becomes a meditation on China’s relationship with literature as it undergoes rapid, radical change. A dense, niche documentary made accessible through compelling framing; as moving as it is enlightening. B+ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1630006825312-XIT570QUUDVNDUS6YTHG/NYFF-2020-Film-Review-Roundup-On-the-Rocks.jpg Blog - NYFF 2020 Film Review: Festival Dispatch - On the Rocks Undoubtedly Sofia Coppola’s most conventional, facile film, On the Rocks grinds Rashida Jones into the familiar throes of a midlife crisis. Lacking the hazy mystique of Lost in Translation, the bite of Marie Antoinette, or the devastation of The Virgin Suicides, On the Rocks is featherweight comedy that is nevertheless charming. The chemistry between Jones and Bill Murray that oscillates from bitter to tender and back again elevates the film’s more trope-y elements. The story of a stale marriage under threat of collapse and a furtive investigation into a husband’s extra-marital activities is as generic as it comes, but add in Coppola’s handle on New York City and Murray and Jones careening through traffic in a classic sportscar, and On the Rocks is just agreeable enough. B- https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2020/10/11/nyff-2020-film-review-french-exit monthly 0.5 2024-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1612976138135-36MUUAD1T9RBXVS0D2D1/French-Exit-NYFF-2020-Film-Review.jpg Blog - NYFF 2020 Film Review: French Exit https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1602682389566-ZPPX5E8QX65QIR6CIJDD/NYFF-Film-Review-French-Exit-2.jpg Blog - NYFF 2020 Film Review: French Exit - “Even with Pfeiffer’s wickedly funny performance, an eclectic supporting cast, and deWitt’s own screenplay, French Exit wobbles in a scattered capriciousness that’s difficult to shake.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1602696329650-803L3B8W1SI50JG12PZP/image-asset.jpeg Blog - NYFF 2020 Film Review: French Exit - NYFF 2020 FRENCH EXIT Directed by: Azazel Jacobs Country: United States Runtime: 110 Minutes Studio: Sony Pictures Classics A widowed New York socialite and her aimless son move to Paris after she spends the last of her husband's inheritance. https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2020/10/7/nyff-2020-film-review-the-human-voice monthly 0.5 2024-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1602075996224-76L62T0O6EGLFP8WFKPD/The-Human-Voice-Almodovar-Film-Review.jpg Blog - NYFF 2020 Film Review: The Human Voice https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1602204843633-U81250VJ3C28E8LYB4B2/The-Human-Voice-Almodovar-Film-Review-2.jpg Blog - NYFF 2020 Film Review: The Human Voice - “A metamorphosis of Jean Cocteau’s text into an explosive new configuration, The Human Voice is every bit as bold and colorful as the stage it rests upon.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1602364643153-1NGRNY5ZDOP0FVW81YD3/NYFF-Film-Review-The-Human-Voice-Info.jpg Blog - NYFF 2020 Film Review: The Human Voice - NYFF 2020 THE HUMAN VOICE Directed by: Pedro Almodóvar Country: Spain Runtime: 30 Minutes Studio: Sony Pictures Classics Tilda Swinton swallows up the screen as a woman traumatized by the end of a relationship in Pedro Almodóvar’s new short film. An impeccably designed yet combustible adaptation of Jean Cocteau’s 1930 play The Human Voice, it marks the Spanish director’s English-language debut. https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2020/9/30/nyff-2020-reviews-portal monthly 0.5 2024-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1601471770632-80NUK1HDNX11F4J36IXC/In-the-Mood-for-Love-Wong-Kar-Wai-NYFF.jpg Blog - NYFF 2020 Film Reviews Portal https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1602368240208-H0OWL0ATSRE5SBONS6XO/image-asset.jpeg Blog - NYFF 2020 Film Reviews Portal - The Human Voice Acclaimed Spanish filmmaker Pedro Almodóvar makes his English-language debut with The Human Voice. A raw and emotional one-hander starring Tilda Swinton, the short film expertly combines an exquisitely staged production with a fiery element, breathing cinematic life into Jean Cocteau’s stage play. A mesmerizing cross section of Almodóvar’s directorial style, Swinton’s artful performance, and Cocteau’s monodrama, The Human Voice is a tour de force on multiple levels. Read my full review here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1602700612509-YPIRIJZKLU6746YQVLAF/NYFF-Film-Review-French-Exit-2.jpg Blog - NYFF 2020 Film Reviews Portal - French Exit Azazel Jacobs directs a memorably salty Michelle Pfeiffer in his adaptation of Patrick deWitt’s acclaimed novel, French Exit. The story of a wealthy heiress who moves to Paris with her son in the wake of financial insolvency, the film hews closely to its source material, but has difficulty accessing the text’s spirit. Even with Pfeiffer’s wickedly funny performance, an eclectic supporting cast, and deWitt’s own screenplay, French Exit wobbles in a scattered capriciousness that’s difficult to shake. Read my full review here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1630008564702-1YTFX87H5L13B6Z3BOMC/NYFF-2020-Film-Review-On-the-Rocks-Portal.jpg Blog - NYFF 2020 Film Reviews Portal - NYFF 2020 Dispatch Because of COVID-19 pandemic this year, it was impossible for me to write full-length reviews for everything I saw at NYFF. So, here’s a special edition of Strange Harbors Capsule Reviews, covering an epic philosophical debate, the premiere of director Steve McQueen’s Small Axe anthology, and new films from Jia Zhangke and Sofia Coppola. Read the capsule reviews here. https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2020/10/1/film-review-possessor monthly 0.5 2024-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1601588668506-B4KIML9CDKPXB9ZT7QTT/Possessor-Film-Review.jpg Blog - Film Review: Possessor https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1601668294477-41DRI4ZEYB1J6QFM9RGZ/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Film Review: Possessor - “It may not have the economy to tackle the issues it invokes, but Possessor is unparalleled when it comes to its primary objective: to turn its body-swapping assassinations into the stuff of ghastly nightmares.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1601763053400-7DGU0G2545F70Y4PEEY3/Possessor-Film-Review-3.jpg Blog - Film Review: Possessor - “Abbott’s portrayal of Tate is a simmering powder keg, astonishingly conveying the ineffable sensation that someone else is living within his skin, on the verge of explosive violence at all times.” https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2020/9/23/tiff-2020-film-review-nomadland monthly 0.5 2024-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1600913990544-J3NKZYBU5EP3NBISUBUH/TIFF-2020-Film-Review-Nomadland.jpg Blog - TIFF 2020 Film Review: Nomadland https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1601088582419-Y08CBPK5L8PE3CYPZQC4/TIFF-2020-Film-Review-Nomadland-2.jpg Blog - TIFF 2020 Film Review: Nomadland - “[Chloe] Zhao…paints a layered and complex picture of a forgotten America, reflecting the vagabond ethos with all its somberness, vibrancy, and optimism.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1601238846280-NBRO4FW84ELHN98A1LB5/TIFF-2020-Film-Review-Nomadland-3.jpg Blog - TIFF 2020 Film Review: Nomadland - “For these wayward Americans, Zhao paints with a brush that strokes in neither pity nor exaltation, alternatively offering a depiction that captures both the loneliness and freedom of nomad life.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1601242308379-88J6ZA13UEK6NHZBINZW/TIFF-2020-Film-Review-Nomadland-Info.jpg Blog - TIFF 2020 Film Review: Nomadland - TIFF 2020 NOMADLAND Directed by: Chloé Zhao Country: United States Runtime: 107 Minutes Studio: Searchlight Pictures Frances McDormand explores the vast landscape of the American West, in Chloé Zhao’s wise and intimate portrayal of life as a modern-day nomad. https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2020/9/20/tiff-2020-film-review-shadow-in-the-cloud monthly 0.5 2024-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1600617852923-PRMSUTPOWM88OH9VWHPJ/TIFF-2020-Film-Review-Shadow-in-the-Cloud.jpg Blog - TIFF 2020 Film Review: Shadow in the Cloud https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1600889527610-Y6G9XIWYKSTPXUNF066H/TIFF-2020-Film-Review-Shadow-in-the-Cloud-2.jpg Blog - TIFF 2020 Film Review: Shadow in the Cloud - “With its nonsensical story, unlikeable characters, and tawdry effects, Shadow in the Cloud is a flight better off grounded.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1600895419897-I7XHAZOJX68WTWEWQHQ5/TIFF-2020-Film-Review-Shadow-in-the-Cloud-Info.jpg Blog - TIFF 2020 Film Review: Shadow in the Cloud - TIFF 2020 SHADOW IN THE CLOUD Directed by: Roseanne Liang Country: United States, New Zealand Runtime: 83 Minutes Studio: Four Knights A female WWII pilot traveling with top secret documents on a B-17 Flying Fortress encounters an evil presence on board the flight. https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2020/9/17/tiff-2020-film-review-violation monthly 0.5 2024-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1600378979824-0ECX4JYI5Z1DSQXPIJ7M/TIFF-2020-Film-Review-Violation.jpg Blog - TIFF 2020 Film Review: Violation https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1600479001101-6UEH9KKWH9JVCPLU12IL/TIFF-2020-Film-Review-Violation-2.jpg Blog - TIFF 2020 Film Review: Violation - “ With its nonlinear narrative, baroque soundscapes, and unflinching bloodletting, Violation challenges the very ideas of guilt, vengeance, and human nature.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1600551091269-YHRWTWMU54VBWFN03KOT/TIFF-2020-Film-Review-Violation-Info.jpg Blog - TIFF 2020 Film Review: Violation - TIFF 2020 VIOLATION Directed by: Madeleine Sims-Fewer and Dusty Mancinelli Country: Canada Runtime: 107 Minutes Studio: One Plus One In Madeleine Sims-Fewer and Dusty Mancinelli’s deeply disturbing debut feature, a traumatic betrayal drives a woman towards a vengeful extremity. https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2020/9/14/tiff-2020-film-review-pieces-of-a-woman monthly 0.5 2024-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1600120502715-JKNLIEAO49Y8PEO3TE8I/TIFF-2020-Film-Review-Pieces-of-a-Woman.jpg Blog - TIFF 2020 Film Review: Pieces of a Woman https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1600221837151-OS77VIUGZ5GJJLSD9YQW/TIFF-2020-Film-Review-Pieces-of-a-Woman-2.jpg Blog - TIFF 2020 Film Review: Pieces of a Woman - “…[Pieces of a Woman] is undeniably powerful, but it spends much of its 125-minute runtime attempting to match the velocity and bravura of its stunning oner, to extremely mixed results.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1600274191011-91WD1JCXZQDDN6WYR1P4/pieces-of-a-woman.jpg Blog - TIFF 2020 Film Review: Pieces of a Woman - TIFF 2020 PIECES OF A WOMAN Directed by: Kornél Mundruczó Country: United States Runtime: 126 Minutes Studio: BRON When a home birth goes tragically awry, a grieving woman is thrust into an emotional inner journey by trying to come to terms with her loss while also dealing with the ramifications in her interpersonal relationships with her husband and estranged mother. https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2020/9/11/tiff-2020-film-review-one-night-in-miami monthly 0.5 2024-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1599858746690-X6LG3BD0FN3X7R8CU8IW/TIFF-2020-Film-Review-One-Night-in-Miami.jpg Blog - TIFF 2020 Film Review: One Night in Miami https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1600027730039-AXSI5ZNY2LI8Q3QI0MFO/TIFF-2020-Film-Review-One-Night-in-Miami-2.jpg Blog - TIFF 2020 Film Review: One Night in Miami - “…with stirring human drama and a sobering meditation on the weight of Black celebrity, One Night in Miami is a knockout that deserves every bit of its praise.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1600043938921-JPM5WQWQ6F8KRYBLGN7N/TIFF-2020-Film-Review-One-Night-in-Miami-Info.jpg Blog - TIFF 2020 Film Review: One Night in Miami - TIFF 2020 ONE NIGHT IN MIAMI Directed by: Regina King Country: United States Runtime: 110 Minutes Studio: Amazon Studios One Night in Miami imagines a night in February 1964, when real-life friends Cassius Clay, Jim Brown, Sam Cooke, and Malcolm X gather to celebrate Clay's win over Sonny Liston, which made him the heavyweight champion of the world. https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2020/9/11/tiff-2020-reviews-portal monthly 0.5 2024-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1599857331862-Q5WWWX1WOTWFBUCRPNKP/TIFF-2020-Review-Portal.jpg Blog - 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Regina King, in her first full-length feature, crafts a dialogue-driven triumph grounded by evocative performances, powerful debate, and a gripping timeliness. Following four Black icons of the 20th Century as they navigate the winds of change in a semi-fictional meeting of the minds, One Night in Miami hews close to its stage play roots, translating Kemp Powers’ theater into rousing, intimate cinema. Read my full review here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1600279204854-MNE5Z8EOUHTMNF92FQMJ/image-asset.jpeg Blog - TIFF 2020 Film Reviews Portal - Pieces of a Woman Vanessa Kirby shines in Kornél Mundruczó’s and Kata Wéber’s Pieces of a Woman, a devastating drama that details the act of living in the wake of unimaginable tragedy. The film finds considerable buoyancy in its awards-worthy performances, but struggles to escape the shadow of its searing single-take opening scene. Unable to commit to its most powerful thread, Pieces of a Woman flounders in its scattered and callow narratives. Read my full review here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1600617480506-VRJX13WGMJOGI8THD4T9/image-asset.jpeg Blog - TIFF 2020 Film Reviews Portal - Violation One of only three titles in TIFF’s Midnight Madness slate this year, Madeleine Sims-Fewer and Dusty Mancinelli’s Violation is a haunting and disturbing deconstruction of the rape-revenge genre. Exacting to watch and remarkably complex, the film eschews formula and withholds catharsis to chilling effect, delivering a horror experience that is as harrowing as it is challenging. Read my full review here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1600913845829-XIQ4H87TGO0L3HM7U1VI/TIFF-2020-Film-Review-Shadow-in-the-Cloud-2.jpg Blog - TIFF 2020 Film Reviews Portal - Shadow in the Cloud With its nonsensical story, unlikeable characters, and tawdry effects, Shadow in the Cloud is a flight better off grounded. Chloë Grace Moretz does her best to anchor this installment of TIFF’s Midnight Madness, but it’s mostly a weightless and messy endeavor that squanders its potential. Read my full review here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1601242584373-JTC09BJ638FNLZBKJK80/TIFF-2020-Film-Review-Nomadland-2.jpg Blog - TIFF 2020 Film Reviews Portal - Nomadland A vérité mix of fiction and documentary, Chloé Zhao’s enthralling Nomadland captures a lost sliver of American life. Frances McDormand is astounding as the understated Fern, bringing a quiet dignity to one of the most soulful performances of the year. Nomadland jettisons melodrama and traditional narrative tensions, choosing instead to explore life on the road with lightly-fictionalized versions of real-life nomads. A graceful elegy and a hopeful portrait, Nomadland - like Zhao’s The Rider before it - is a new standard for the American western. Read my full review here. https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2020/9/9/fantasia-festival-2020-film-review-the-dark-and-the-wicked monthly 0.5 2024-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1599700909946-35UR6PCJLJ7LKG8ZGN03/Fantasia-Festival-2020-Film-Review-The-Dark-and-the-Wicked.jpg Blog - Fantasia Festival 2020 Film Review: The Dark and the Wicked https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1599788368209-RE491WXC2Y6G6M3BF9VX/Fantasia-Festival-2020-Film-Review-The-Dark-and-the-Wicked-Marin-Ireland.jpg Blog - Fantasia Festival 2020 Film Review: The Dark and the Wicked - “And while [Bertino’s] new story lacks the simple elegance and taut brutality of his first effort, there’s still plenty to love for fans of grueling, punishing horror.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1599850265007-VEAZ8F4EORBL4LPY776P/Fantasia-Festival-2020-Film-Review-The-Dark-and-the-Wicked-Info.jpg Blog - Fantasia Festival 2020 Film Review: The Dark and the Wicked - FANTASIA FESTIVAL 2020 THE DARK AND THE WICKED Directed by: Bryan Bertino Country: United States Runtime: 93 Minutes Studio: RLJE Films Plagued by waking nightmares, two siblings suspect that something evil is taking over their family at an isolated farmhouse. https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2020/9/3/disney-mulan-xian-lang-why-representation-behind-the-camera-matters monthly 0.5 2024-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1599172738765-OVRFK6W954JY0IJAD1A5/Disney-Mulan-2020-Film-Review.jpg Blog - Mulan, Xian Lang, and Why Representation Behind the Camera Matters https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1599511410095-BL2MN4D934C66B25LIGK/Mulan-Disney-Gong-Li-as-Xian-Lang.jpg Blog - Mulan, Xian Lang, and Why Representation Behind the Camera Matters - “With the film’s mangled understanding of “chi” and its appropriated obsession with “honor,” Mulan feels more like a patronizing lecture than a faithful examination of an ancient culture.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1599575145455-UD61XJ0M7NHPNN17BFGU/Mulan-Disney-Liu-Yifei.jpg Blog - Mulan, Xian Lang, and Why Representation Behind the Camera Matters - “…for an adaptation of a Chinese legend steeped in rich history to have no Chinese writers or producers feels extremely backwards in the year 2020.” https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2020/8/31/fantasia-festival-2020-film-review-the-block-island-sound monthly 0.5 2024-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1598881908210-WAT9N1K2T61OU60S54N6/Fantasia-Festival-2020-The-Block-Island-Sound.jpg Blog - Fantasia Festival 2020 Film Review: The Block Island Sound https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1599077603297-MBS1EJZOCPB1EERPP8WC/Fantasia-Festival-2020-The-Block-Island-Sound-2.jpg Blog - Fantasia Festival 2020 Film Review: The Block Island Sound - “[The Block Island Sound] ratchets up a creeping atmosphere of dread and paranoia, all in service of a powerful allegory for mental illness, inherited ailments, and the deteriorating state of our world.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1599094036119-9ZRXR6KN5ZBF19AGSI8S/Fantasia-Festival-2020-The-Block-Island-Sound-Info.jpg Blog - Fantasia Festival 2020 Film Review: The Block Island Sound - Fantasia Festival 2020 THE BLOCK ISLAND SOUND Directed by: Kevin and Matthew McManus Country: United States Runtime: 97 Minutes Studio: 30 Bones Cinema Something terrifying is happening off the coast of Block Island. A strange force is thriving, influencing residents and wildlife alike. https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2020/8/27/fantasia-festival-2020-film-review-detention monthly 0.5 2024-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1598574525517-FQ49QTLH8AP3SEVTWYR1/Fantasia-Film-Festival-2020-Film-Review-Detention.jpg Blog - Fantasia Festival 2020 Film Review: Detention https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1598799608682-SGK0XAT4LVHMS7LKZOF1/Fantasia-Film-Festival-2020-Film-Review-Detention-2.jpg Blog - Fantasia Festival 2020 Film Review: Detention - “Historical reckoning entwined with nightmarish horror, Detention is an uneven narrative that shines when it focuses on the real-life terrors…but sags when falls back on its digital source material.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1598810027316-339G6H7HANBNSCFNO3K1/Fantasia-Film-Festival-2020-Film-Review-Detention-Info.jpg Blog - Fantasia Festival 2020 Film Review: Detention - Fantasia Festival 2020 DETENTION Directed by: John Hsu Country: Taiwan Runtime: 103 Minutes Studio: Filmagic Productions In 1962 during the White Terror period in Taiwan, two high schoolers wake up and find themselves trapped on a vacated campus after school. As a series of mysterious events unfold around them, they realize that their hope of escape hinges on finding out what had happened to their friends and teachers while they were asleep. https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2020/8/23/fantasia-festival-2020-film-review-feels-good-man monthly 0.5 2024-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1598392392921-ENUYPJEUV16LTGT3IJZV/Fantasia-Festival-2020-Feels-Good-Man-Film-Review.jpg Blog - Fantasia Festival 2020 Film Review: Feels Good Man https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1598397078102-HBC2B5M5XNU79NVLEZRZ/Fantasia-Festival-2020-Film-Review-Feels-Good-Man-Pepe.jpg Blog - Fantasia Festival 2020 Film Review: Feels Good Man - “Feels Good Man, director Arthur Jones’ directorial debut, aims to chart Pepe’s descent into the swirling void that is Internet meme-dom, and how a beloved artist creation became an unkillable symbol of hate.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1598470749214-2RUD2ZQ2N1AOVPLEOVQA/Fantasia-Festival-2020-Film-Review-Feels-Good-Man-Info.jpg Blog - Fantasia Festival 2020 Film Review: Feels Good Man - FANTASIA FESTIVAL 2020 FEELS GOOD MAN Directed by: Arthur Jones Country: United States Runtime: 92 Minutes Studio: Visit Films A funny, trippy, and thought-provoking film about how the Internet transformed an unlucky cartoon frog, and then the rest of the world. https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2020/8/19/fantasia-festival-2020-film-review-the-mortuary-collection monthly 0.5 2024-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1597853595018-XERK9IPLEC98BRHFJI8I/Fantasia-Festival-2020-The-Mortuary-Collection-Film-Review.jpg Blog - Fantasia Festival 2020 Film Review: The Mortuary Collection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1597874677746-37MJFTJVF6PN5T1J3KBE/Fantasia-Festival-2020-The-Mortuary-Collection-Caitlin-Custer.jpg Blog - Fantasia Festival 2020 Film Review: The Mortuary Collection - “With Clancy Brown chewing up the scenery just like the horror hosts of yore, The Mortuary Collection delightfully reaches back to recall the frightful morality plays of Tales from the Crypt and Creepshow.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1597957116811-F0QJM0KLNSXIN5CNBYNU/Fantasia-Festival-2020-The-Mortuary-Collection-Info.jpg Blog - Fantasia Festival 2020 Film Review: The Mortuary Collection - Fantasia Festival 2020 THE MORTUARY COLLECTION Directed by: Ryan Spindell Country: United States Runtime: 108 Minutes Studio: Trapdoor Pictures An eccentric mortician spins four twisted tales of madness and the macabre in a sleepy New England town where nothing is as it seems. https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2020/8/15/fantasia-festival-2020-film-review-the-columnist monthly 0.5 2024-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1597512423085-J4WCU0BVRB36G5HUT26K/Fantasia-2020-Film-Review-The-Columnist.jpg Blog - Fantasia Festival 2020 Film Review: The Columnist https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1597696896990-8KHVC054R1310YK0WY7J/Katja-Herbers-The-Columnist-Fantasia-Festival-2020-Film-Review.jpg Blog - Fantasia Festival 2020 Film Review: The Columnist - “ With The Columnist, director Ivo Van Aart spins a revenge yarn grounded in the Internet age: a bloody and cathartic fantasy for anyone who has ever wanted to get back at online trolls.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1597704272448-Z2JMDQOMTN1OCN2WCSP9/Fantasia-Festival-2020-The-Columnist-Info.jpg Blog - Fantasia Festival 2020 Film Review: The Columnist - FANTASIA FESTIVAL 2020 THE COLUMNIST Directed by: Ivo Van Aart Country: Netherlands Runtime: 86 Minutes Studio: NL Film & TV Columnist and author Femke is flooded with anonymous nasty messages and death threats on social media. One day she has enough and decides to take revenge. https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2020/8/13/fantasia-festival-2020-review-fried-barry monthly 0.5 2024-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1597364750814-NHBHSK0YC2YI0Y43SWEQ/Fantasia-2020-Film-Review-Fried-Barry.jpg Blog - Fantasia Festival 2020 Film Review: Fried Barry https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1597443303647-PMDFC99KB2KZYUO67N3D/Fantasia-2020-Film-Review-Fried-Barry-Garry-Green.jpg Blog - Fantasia Festival 2020 Film Review: Fried Barry - “From its opening credits - which labels the film as “a Ryan Kruger thing” - Fried Barry demands that you be on its wavelength.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1597447848307-CW5VU5PBUE0E4ADGPACR/Fantasia-Festival-2020-Fried-Barry-Info.jpg Blog - Fantasia Festival 2020 Film Review: Fried Barry - FANTASIA FESTIVAL 2020 FRIED BARRY Directed by: Ryan Kruger Country: South Africa Runtime: 99 Minutes Studio: The Department of Special Projects An alien assumes control of a drug addict’s body and takes it on a bizarre joyride through Cape Town. https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2020/8/12/fantasia-festival-2020-coverage-portal monthly 0.5 2024-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1597279892145-8KAS8LCDHG9VEHRN7OFF/FantasiaFest2020.jpg Blog - Fantasia Film Festival 2020 Film Reviews Portal https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1597449034745-HM5RG6D5PMKOBFJUPQGC/Fantasia-2020-Film-Review-Fried-Barry-Garry-Green.jpg Blog - Fantasia Film Festival 2020 Film Reviews Portal - Fried Barry With Fried Barry, director Ryan Kruger expands his hit short film of the same name into a feature length fever dream of violent and near-pornographic absurdity. Not everyone will vibe with the film’s provocative vision, but Fried Barry is anchored by a mesmerizing performance from Gary Green and a rollicking improvisational momentum. Read my full review here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1597705003992-UXZ0IYB44UE81RMY5DQR/Fantasia-Festival-2020-The-Columnist-Info.jpg Blog - Fantasia Film Festival 2020 Film Reviews Portal - The Columnist The tale of a writer driven to murder by Internet trolls, The Columnist is a timely modern-day parable about the power of words and one woman’s swath of bloody vengeance when she pierces the veil of online anonymity. In the titular role, Katja Herbers puts forth a wicked performance that is pure fun and catharsis, but The Columnist leaves a fair amount on the table, rarely venturing past the surface to get its kicks. Read my full review here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1597957698069-MR7EAAMK0238UQB2VEIK/Fantasia-Festival-2020-The-Mortuary-Collection-Info.jpg Blog - Fantasia Film Festival 2020 Film Reviews Portal - The Mortuary Collection The Mortuary Collection is a haunting love letter to vintage horror and the pulp comics that inspire it. With Clancy Brown chewing up the scenery just like the horror hosts of yore, the film delightfully reaches back to recall the frightful morality plays of Tales from the Crypt and Creepshow. Expertly crafted and gorgeous to boot, The Mortuary Collection is the most fun I’ve had at Fantasia so far, and a film that will likely be a Halloween mainstay for years to come. Read my full review here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1598473726388-7W67IJFACFW1IFD3BKEL/Fantasia-Festival-2020-Film-Review-Feels-Good-Man-2.jpg Blog - Fantasia Film Festival 2020 Film Reviews Portal - Feels Good Man Feels Good Man chronicles the evolution (or devolution) of an innocuous cartoon character into an uncontrollable symbol of racism, misogyny, and the alt-right. As told by documentarian Arthur Jones, the film paints a tragic portrait of meme culture and of artist Matt Furie as he grapples with his corrupted creation. Despite some odd pacing and a tonally inconsistent focus on Furie himself, Feels Good Man is a timely and gripping examination of the dark side of the web. Read my full review here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1598811051374-L75S2QOKV9YZEVJ8LUCQ/Fantasia-Film-Festival-2020-Film-Review-Detention-2.jpg Blog - Fantasia Film Festival 2020 Film Reviews Portal - Detention Deeper and more pensive than your average video game adaptation, John Hsu’s Detention aims to shine a revealing light on a violent and oft-ignored time period in Taiwanese history. A love story, a horror movie, and a political thriller all wrapped up in a single package, the film delivers a stirring history lesson and an incisive commentary on the evils of authoritarianism, but its fractured and ride-the-rails ghost story does it no favors. Read my full review here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1599167628347-028941VR7HN0TKHTOVZ9/Fantasia-Festival-2020-The-Block-Island-Sound-2.jpg Blog - Fantasia Film Festival 2020 Film Reviews Portal - The Block Island Sound A cleverly affecting mix of environmental and cosmic horror, The McManus brothers’ The Block Island Sound is one of the best surprises of Fantasia Festival this year. With its standout performances and adroit pacing, the film ratchets up a creeping atmosphere of dread and paranoia, all in service of a powerful allegory for mental illness, inherited ailments, and the deteriorating state of our world. Read my full review here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1600044365808-FQL3SADYVOGF51QLDGAY/The-Dark-and-the-Wicked-Movie-Review.jpg Blog - Fantasia Film Festival 2020 Film Reviews Portal - The Dark and the Wicked Bryan Bertino’s new possession horror film, The Dark and the Wicked, is a merciless gauntlet of grief, trauma, and violence. Centered around a nerve-fraying performance by Marin Ireland, the film is rife with effective scares and blistering violence that become increasingly heavy. The Dark and the Wicked is birds of a feather with the director’s cult debut, The Strangers, and while the film takes the home invasion concept to a new place, it struggles to rekindle its predecessor’s razor-sharp tautness. Read my full review here. https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2020/8/8/film-review-an-american-pickle monthly 0.5 2024-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1596903460847-WCUW3AR1N103QMCKHHB5/An-American-Pickle-Review.jpg Blog - Film Review: An American Pickle https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1597262398357-83DEQN288GNFC4VH8PEE/An-American-Pickle-Film-Review-2.jpg Blog - Film Review: An American Pickle - “Attempting to balance its comedy with a character-driven study on discovering your roots, [An American Pickle] gets muddled in subplots that bring its momentum to a screeching halt.” https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2020/8/4/film-review-host monthly 0.5 2024-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1596590358683-SN1O9D7CHUBJ3TRXXNEH/Host-Film-Review.jpg Blog - Film Review: Host https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1596679789341-28X9QSJ1QCEXYSC6XUKP/Host-Film-Review-2.jpg Blog - Film Review: Host - “While it doesn’t reinvent horror or even the “screenlife” sub-genre, Host gets by with a bevy of unsettling, clever, and economical choices, all within the space of a single Zoom call.” https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2020/7/30/film-review-she-dies-tomorrow monthly 0.5 2024-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1596118597246-K9FSD3P8HI8L1EXOPDJL/She-Dies-Tomorrow-Film-Review.jpg Blog - Film Review: She Dies Tomorrow https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1596245817442-CISMYYZRU31RAXBD2TBK/She-Dies-Tomorrow-Film-Review-2.jpg Blog - Film Review: She Dies Tomorrow - “A gripping fever dream of a narrative, the film taps so much into the emotional core of the fractured public consciousness and the current global panic that it might as well have been crafted yesterday.” https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2020/7/18/film-review-relic monthly 0.5 2024-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1595120400008-5DZWFU0PTAGUGGP6S91E/Relic-Film-Review.jpg Blog - Film Review: Relic https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1595555979241-4DBYT5ENOC1AYBFGI59Y/Relic-Bella-Heathcote-1.jpg Blog - Film Review: Relic - “ But where much of modern horror’s sinister allure lies in bleak hopelessness and harrowing trauma, Relic swerves with an affecting undercurrent of tenderness.” https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2020/7/10/film-review-the-old-guard monthly 0.5 2024-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1594575993946-ZII88UTSCQSGYSHLKXAC/The-Old-Guard-Film-Review.jpg Blog - Film Review: The Old Guard https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1594691899280-UFLAJODCQ8E93F0W9Q5P/The-Old-Guard-Netflix-Charlize-Theron.jpg Blog - Film Review: The Old Guard - “Gina Prince-Bythewood…molds an otherwise cookie-cutter actioner into an exploration of loneliness and the fight against an invisible system.” https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2020/7/7/tv-review-netflix-unsolved-mysteries monthly 0.5 2024-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1593800035649-FM0N5YP9U6D6T6UPXU7I/image-asset.jpeg Blog - 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Film Review: Da 5 Bloods https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1592686254412-2I84QQB3YPQ9XYB53V7V/Da-5-Bloods-Film-Review-Poster.jpg Blog - Film Review: Da 5 Bloods - “…for Black America, Lee’s latest epic isn’t just about timing nor relevancy, it is a harrowing reflection of a persistent reality.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1592704614885-1I5G7QR76C5H8BLXJH2X/Da-5-Bloods-Film-Review-2.jpg Blog - Film Review: Da 5 Bloods - “Expertly juggling homage, action, and urgent commentary, [Da 5 Bloods] presents a harrowing tapestry of Black servicemen in Vietnam.” https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2020/6/8/film-review-the-king-of-staten-island monthly 0.5 2024-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1591643889794-6H8T1V0RRAYI1KRCCBYM/King-Of-Staten-Island-Film-Review.jpg Blog - Film Review: The King of Staten Island https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1592059245531-VD7JZFK7O5M5NKWAFUUO/The-King-of-Staten-Island-Movie-Review.jpg Blog - Film Review: The King of Staten Island - “A refreshing working-class charm aside, the cracking fissures of The King of Staten Island’s narrative lopsidedness reveal themselves early and often.” https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2020/5/31/film-review-the-vast-of-night monthly 0.5 2024-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1590944592598-2US60VZ36N46Y9MMW2DL/The-Vast-of-Night-Film-Review.jpg Blog - Film Review: The Vast of Night https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1591218181922-8SXHMK9QLTFLRYSPRLRM/The-Vast-of-Night-Film-Review-Sierra-McCormick.jpg Blog - Film Review: The Vast of Night - “…The Vast of Night is intimate in scope: a two-hander that deftly combines the magnetic energy of Aaron Sorkin’s walk-and-talks with a healthy dose of detective work.” https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2020/5/19/film-review-capone monthly 0.5 2024-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1589918562757-Q5N6XQDJVOYK1UJJ809M/Capone-Film-Review.jpg Blog - Film Review: Capone https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1590360798177-I065DJP2TP2W38HMXOS6/Capone-Tom-Hardy-Film-Review.jpg Blog - Film Review: Capone - “With Capone, Trank clearly intends to portray the repulsive crime boss as a midcentury Ozymandias, but without an undercurrent of humanity, the narrative remains frustratingly inert.” https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2020/5/12/film-review-the-lodge monthly 0.5 2024-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1589298736754-3NAIRDE8NZVQOOEYAI3P/The-Lodge-Film-Review.jpg Blog - Film Review: The Lodge https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1589411916193-YR0Q8WAX6R5CYXVGX4EN/Riley-Keough-The-Lodge-Film-Review.jpg Blog - Film Review: The Lodge - “ While light on true scares, The Lodge more than makes up for it with its searing imagery and shocking acts of violence, even if its rushed third act deflates the film’s carefully constructed narrative.” https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2020/5/6/capsule-reviews-streaming-and-vod monthly 0.5 2024-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1588777066217-4VKSZ6XQP1H4TBE6VQGL/Capsule-Film-Reviews-Extraction.jpg Blog - Capsule Reviews: Streaming and VOD https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1588792178737-AR5EF3CDIX41T02SEO7W/Capsule-Film-Review-Extraction2.jpg Blog - Capsule Reviews: Streaming and VOD - Extraction Netflix’s new broad-appeal actioner, Extraction, hits like a ton of bricks, but it’s also as dumb as a sack of rocks. Chris Hemsworth, re-teaming with producers Joe and Anthony Russo (Avengers: Endgame) and director Sam Hargrave (stunt coordinator for many Marvel films), brings his physical best to the role of Tyler Rake, a black-ops merc tasked with rescuing the son of an Indian crime lord. With tinges of classic brawlers such as The Protector and The Raid, Extraction brings the heat when it comes to its expertly choreographed and hard-hitting action, even if its pièce de résistance - an uninterrupted, 12-minute “long take” - cheats a little with its editing. Extraction might bring the dumb fun for an easy watch, but unfortunately, with its scarce character work and bare-bones script, there’s nothing there to leave a lasting impression. C https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1588801088682-BRBELVIBXCUKVW8KUB2M/Capsule-Film-Reviews-Deerskin.jpg Blog - Capsule Reviews: Streaming and VOD - Deerskin Director Quentin Dupieux, perhaps best known for his killer psychic tire movie Rubber, returns to the well of Dadaist absurdity with yet another personification of an inanimate object: this time, it’s a deerskin jacket. A deranged portrait of a man in the throes of mid-life crisis, Deerskin follows a confidence man named Georges (Jean Dujardin, The Artist) as he falls deeper and deeper in love with his new piece of outerwear. Deerskin’s joke is singular, but wildly amusing when taken to its extremes, especially when Georges entangles himself with a local bartender (Adelé Haenel, Portrait of a Lady on Fire) and embarks upon a demented quest to purge all other jackets from the world. Don’t be fooled by Deerskin’s innate listlessness - it’s a trap, waiting to be sprung in a wild and genre-hopping third act. B+ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1588801258272-RS4VSYYSQACNKYSP96MX/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Capsule Reviews: Streaming and VOD - The Wretched What can only be described as Rear Window crossed with The Witch, The Wretched follows a troubled teenage boy (Jean-Paul Howard) who suspects his next-door neighbor (Zarah Mahler) is something other than human. Directed by the Pierce brothers - who grew up on Sam Raimi’s Evil Dead sets - the film is light on guile and true scares, but there’s something impressive about its craftsmanship and creepy practical effects. As a run-of-the-mill teen horror flick, there isn’t a single twist you won’t see coming, but underneath its PG-13 veneer are some nasty R-rated surprises that elevate it above standard horror fare. B- https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1588812288049-R4X1799A05YZULOF97WC/Capsule-Film-Reviews-Blood-Quantum.jpg Blog - Capsule Reviews: Streaming and VOD - Blood Quantum A Native community is rocked by a zombie plague. Making its way through the town’s ecosystem, the sickness first infects the wildlife and livestock, then it starts spreading to its people, but there’s a catch: Indigenous people are immune. A far, far cry from the offensive Native American tropes that have wormed their way into modern horror, Blood Quantum is a refreshing take on the zombie narrative that is also a massive step forward for representation. Director Jeff Barnaby shows clear horror chops with his masterful camerawork and confident storytelling, not to mention a keen eye for bloody chaos and mayhem. If you want to know more about Blood Quantum and its Indigenous roots, you can read Shea Vassar’s illuminating review here. B https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2020/4/22/sxsw-film-review-i-will-make-you-mine monthly 0.5 2024-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1587562337648-B74J0I0WKOSNNP0VD99Y/I-Will-Make-You-Mine.jpg Blog - SXSW 2020 Film Review: I Will Make You Mine https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1587949023541-M97QTQAKDHZFDMNZCB7E/Film-Review-I-Will-Make-You-Mine.jpg Blog - SXSW 2020 Film Review: I Will Make You Mine - “As the final chapter of the Surrogate Valentine saga, [I Will Make You Mine] acts as a bittersweet treatise on longing, closure, and roads not taken.” https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2020/4/12/capsule-reviews-stay-at-home-edition monthly 0.5 2024-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1586809556422-3I4U8T3FUSC916O6PCK7/Capsule-Reviews-Quarantine.jpg Blog - Capsule Reviews: Stay at Home Edition https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1586987062039-XEWXD2S6QVUA2HNOQ9ID/The-Rhythm-Section-Capsule-Reviews.jpg Blog - Capsule Reviews: Stay at Home Edition - The Rhythm Section Listless and overproduced, Reed Morano’s Blake Lively action vehicle never gets off the ground as more than a paint-by-numbers revenge film. Lively and her British accent put forth a solid performance, but The Rhythm Section is neither fun nor compelling enough to rise above its genre trappings. Centered around a woman who begins training as an assassin after her family is murdered by terrorists, there’s an interesting angle to be explored - the story of a fumbling hitman who slowly learns her new trade - but its full potential is never realized. The Rhythm Section has spirit, gumption, and the requisite visual flourish (Reed Morano is also a seasoned cinematographer), but it’s ultimately empty under the hood. C+ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1586990896460-I8UNCRLAY9VL9PA7VBDG/Onward-Capsule-Reviews.jpg Blog - Capsule Reviews: Stay at Home Edition - Onward We’re a few years removed from the renaissance of Pixar; while the Disney animation giant hasn’t exactly fallen from grace per se, it certainly isn’t the unimpeachable golden child it used to be. Its latest adventure, Onward, isn’t likely to change any minds regarding the studio’s trajectory, but it retains much of what makes Pixar films so special in the first place: a beating emotional core. Telling the story of two elven brothers (Tom Holland, Chris Pratt) who scramble to finish a botched spell that resurrects their dead father for exactly one day, Onward is middling fantasy yarn, but its emotional beats land triumphantly: If you can hold fast through its plodding fantasy clichés, there won’t be a dry eye in the room. B https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1587086612906-IT3VNJC6VMF8DS04X5PN/The-Hunt-Capsule-Review.jpg Blog - Capsule Reviews: Stay at Home Edition - The Hunt Watching The Hunt now, it’s hard to believe that this is the same film that was mired in controversy and delays last year due to its content. Toothless and dull-witted, director Craig Zobel aims to skewer both liberals and conservatives with a political take on The Most Dangerous Game, but instead, The Hunt occupies an ambivalent and uninteresting middle ground. Rather than delivering an incisive takedown of the current political zeitgeist, the film is content with the trafficking of stale memes and expired buzzwords, all the while delivering violence that is much less clever or fun than it thinks it is. Writers Damon Lindelof and Nick Cuse have delivered some of the best television of the last decade with The Leftovers and Watchmen, but it seems that The Hunt has been stripped bare of any of the thoughtfulness or nuance that made their small screen efforts so great. C- https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1587161239742-FUIHB50HP0KY1JNBFP74/The-Way-Back-Capsule-Review.jpg Blog - Capsule Reviews: Stay at Home Edition - The Way Back Gavin O’Connor, a filmmaker best known for telling underdog sports stories infused with an abundance of heart (the excellent Miracle and Warrior), returns to his wheelhouse with The Way Back. Ben Affleck, reflecting his real life to bring a gripping pathos to his character of Jack Cunningham, gives his best performance in years as an alcoholic construction worker recruited to coach high school basketball. The Way Back is a film of simple pleasures, hitting familiar beats and well-tread sports film conventions, but it goes through its motions with a deftness and grace that is easy to admire. And while there’s a lot to love in The Way Back, it doesn’t quite reach the highs of O’Connor’s other films, fizzling out in a final act that is as much deflated as it is abrupt. B- https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1587214402153-ZAY07GYSV5IVCJ2ABRNJ/Sea-Fever-Capsule-Review.jpg Blog - Capsule Reviews: Stay at Home Edition - Sea Fever Director’s Neasa Hardiman’s maritime horror film Sea Fever mines its most effective suspense and terror not from its scares and body horror, but from its ethical musings and shockingly relevant parallels to our current health crisis. Centered around an introverted marine biology student (Hermione Corfield) whose vessel is ensnared by an unknown infectious entity, Sea Fever gets chilling mileage out of its atmosphere, playing up its feelings of isolation and paranoia in the open seas. During these germaphobic times, Sea Fever may get extra legs because of its timeliness, but that doesn’t change what the film is at its core: well-crafted indie horror. B https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2020/3/17/the-strange-harbors-quarantine-streaming-guide monthly 0.5 2024-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1584584318404-20NU99OU1LRQJEWOF54E/Quarantine-Streaming-Guide-Shin-Godzilla.jpg Blog - What to Stream and Watch While in Quarantine https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1584652002595-YP0N07HWCVDOC4Y6N8WL/Quarantine-Streaming-Devs.jpg Blog - What to Stream and Watch While in Quarantine Devs https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1584711976793-250YQM2W09DBOKGPFJHY/Quarantine-Streaming-Banshee.jpg Blog - What to Stream and Watch While in Quarantine Banshee https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1586101820031-0SYC5MZNYVYI17H52WX2/Quarantine-Streaming-The-Good-Wife.jpg Blog - What to Stream and Watch While in Quarantine The Good Wife https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1586053135751-CEUEO60OGU1RLVX17J91/Quarantine-Streaming-Daniel-Isnt-Real.jpg Blog - What to Stream and Watch While in Quarantine Daniel Isn’t Real https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1586211433645-ED9GNI7MB0Y7OI144L1K/Quarantine-Streaming-Coherence.jpg Blog - What to Stream and Watch While in Quarantine Coherence https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2020/3/10/tv-review-devs monthly 0.5 2024-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1584046676271-3T1JR636LE1DZI7JPQ8H/TV-Review-Devs-Alex-Garland.jpg Blog - TV Review: Devs https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1584469307391-UAIA91K8Q3GUJ3CJMUPD/TV-Review-Devs-Nick-Offerman.jpg Blog - TV Review: Devs - “ A fascinating look at a mysterious tech company and its super-secretive quantum mechanics project, the series combines brainy sci-fi with some very uncomfortable truths about the human condition.” https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2020/3/2/film-review-the-invisible-man monthly 0.5 2024-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1583201154056-E3A45GIPR5E7TSKFCVK3/Film-Review-The-Invisible-Man-2020.jpg Blog - Film Review: The Invisible Man https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1583590167045-IQTQBF2DSRTXOQTJ1B3I/FIlm-Review-The-Invisible-Man-Elisabeth-Moss.jpg Blog - Film Review: The Invisible Man - “Taking a page out of Whannell’s previous feature, 2018’s Upgrade, The Invisible Man is full of lean and economical choices.” https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2020/2/27/tv-review-star-trek-picard monthly 0.5 2024-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1582900465919-AS58SZD6RQB9MF2TSVDB/TV-Review-Star-Trek-Picard.jpg Blog - TV Review: Star Trek: Picard https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1583007263382-2HETMYF8MQMWSRG2CENK/Picard-Elnor-TV-Review.jpg Blog - TV Review: Star Trek: Picard - “Fans of The Next Generation will take immediate comfort in Picard’s signature intelligence and soulful compassion, even if his station in Starfleet has slipped.” https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2020/2/9/film-review-birds-of-prey monthly 0.5 2024-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1581305671128-APWNPZHDHGUH88WIO7MB/Film-Review-Birds-of-Prey.jpg Blog - Film Review: Birds of Prey https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1582145086801-LOFWOQZV882EMMPIXGR5/Film-Review-Birds-of-Prey-Teamup.jpg Blog - Film Review: Birds of Prey - “The film’s cookie-cutter plot is mostly in service of stringing together its action, but the set pieces in Birds of Prey are routinely spectacular.” https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2020/1/24/film-review-1917 monthly 0.5 2024-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1579894476448-QKQQFHDDBGPIIU800T7K/Film-Review-1917.jpg Blog - Film Review: 1917 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1581084639074-0AVRBTFIJ3MO6IP5Q7PL/1917-Film-Review-George-Mackay.jpg Blog - Film Review: 1917 - “ But even as one of the most arresting films of the awards season spate, [1917’s] immediacy is undercut by an arm’s length approach that muffles its emotional quotient. https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2019/10/2/introducing-the-strange-harbors-podcast monthly 0.5 2024-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1580322094664-U3VW34MQ92E8WC7UQU89/Strange-Harbors-Podcast.jpg Blog - Introducing The Strange Harbors Podcast https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2020/1/13/tv-review-the-outsider monthly 0.5 2024-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1578930470378-KD5RO9L7X1370P1MLMIB/TV-Review-The-Outsider-HBO.jpg Blog - TV Review: The Outsider https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1579204171843-QWP6CTWRCXEEPEN5PIVY/The-Outsider-HBO-Ben-Mendelsohn.jpg Blog - TV Review: The Outsider - “ More The Colorado Kid than It, there is a distinct pleasure in The Outsider’s procedural grit, especially when it comes to its screen adaptation.” https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2019/1/7/the-best-films-of-2019 monthly 0.5 2024-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1578152844550-WGKE4G2ZGRVNJJN9U6ZO/The-Best-Films-of-2019.jpg Blog - The Best Films of 2019 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1578178932966-BJL2TDZI25MP8K1I8QIZ/Ad-Astra-Best-Films-2019.jpg Blog - The Best Films of 2019 - 10. Ad Astra An intimately human story told in the vastness of space, Ad Astra is a stunning deconstruction of the American pulp hero. Brad Pitt puts forth one of the most subdued - yet poignant - performances of his career as astronaut Roy McBride. Tasked with finding his wayward scientist father (Tommy Lee Jones), Roy embarks upon a perilous journey that brings him face to face with not only the dangers of space, but the limitations of his collective cool. A sprawling meditation on fathers, sons, and masculinity, Ad Astra profoundly deconstructs a traditional character archetype with a deft hand. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1578506920712-W77OPTZIBG9F0MAUAKBL/Best-Films-2019-Knives-Out.jpg Blog - The Best Films of 2019 - 9. Knives Out Perhaps the most purely entertaining film on this list, Rian Johnson’s rollicking whodunnit is an absolute blast from beginning to end. When famous mystery novelist Harlan Thrombey (Christopher Plummer) dies under suspicious circumstances on his 85th birthday, “gentleman sleuth” Benoit Blanc (Daniel Craig) is hired to investigate the writer’s oddball family. Johnson delivers an ingeniously twist-laden mystery while also unpacking skewering satire. Knives Out was the most fun I had in theaters in 2019, and a breath of fresh air for the detective genre. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1578518061449-PHHWJ8LYSRJQRCFQ3CE2/Best-Films-2019-Midsommar.jpg Blog - The Best Films of 2019 - 8. Midsommar Ari Aster’s feature-length debut, Hereditary, was my favorite film of 2018. And while his sophomore effort, Midsommar, doesn’t quite reach the levels of nightmare-inducing terror of his first film, it’s just as effective as a meditation on grief and trauma. Florence Pugh puts forth one of the best performances of the year as Dani Ardor, a grief-stricken young woman who takes a last-minute trip to Sweden with her self-centered boyfriend (Jack Reynor) and his friends. Folk festivities quickly turn to folk horror as the group is plunged into the horrifying customs and traditions of a place they can only begin to comprehend. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1578520473779-65OSIHDYO7EN1S0Z785L/Best-Films-2019-The-Nightingale.jpg Blog - The Best Films of 2019 - 7. The Nightingale Jennifer Kent’s The Nightingale is the best film on this list that I’m in no hurry to revisit again anytime soon. With its gruesome violence and multiple instances of rape, it’s a film that’s particularly hard to watch, but never exploitative. Offered as an unflinchingly brutal teaching moment, the director’s followup to The Babadook is a stark gauntlet of brutality and terror that also happens to be one of this year’s most powerful films - a dark mirror that reflects the horrors of colonialism, racism, and misogyny. Featuring blistering performances from Aisling Franciosi and Baykali Ganambarr as a duo hunting for the men who took everything from them, The Nightingale is one of the year’s most harrowing narratives. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1578521614480-RCNJLL1TUSGAZITRFREM/Best-Films-2019-Once-Upon-a-Time-in-Hollywood.jpg Blog - The Best Films of 2019 - 6. Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood Quentin Tarantino’s ninth film may also be his most tender and sentimental. A project that feels deeply personal, the film dials down the director’s penchant for provocation and sensationalism, and instead delivers a mature snapshot of friendship, vintage Tinseltown, and a time that has escaped our grasp. The trifecta of Leonardo DiCaprio, Brad Pitt, and Margot Robbie are excellent; Robbie in particular - despite the naysayers - is sublime in one of my favorite dialogue-lite performances of all time as the real-life Sharon Tate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1578590675703-8W09G7SZYO6KXP7S2TRP/Best-Films-2019-Marriage-Story.jpg Blog - The Best Films of 2019 - 5. Marriage Story Fueled by two megawatt performances in Adam Driver and Scarlett Johansson, Noah Baumbach’s Marriage Story is equal parts moving, tender, and heart-wrenching. The implosion of a marriage from two perspectives, the film portrays decent people whose civility and compassion are slowly stripped away by the legal rigmaroles of divorce. Marriage Story is Baumbach at his best, deconstructing a contentious uncoupling into a string of powerhouse set pieces. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1578595416050-3UK8JQFACFH78JBXDIAF/Best-Films-2019-Portrait-of-a-Lady-on-Fire.jpg Blog - The Best Films of 2019 - 4. Portrait of a Lady on Fire A defiant tribute to star-crossed love, director Céline Sciamma’s lesbian romance is a rebellious anthem and a tour de force of forbidden longing. Rich with lush texture and deeply affecting performances from Noémie Merlant and Adèle Haenel, Portrait of a Lady on Fire cuts sharply against the grain of 18th century French propriety. With nary a man in sight, the film looks through a rarified lens at forgotten history; Portrait touches upon themes of gay love, female friendship, and body politics during a darkly prohibitive time period. And it also packs a hell of an emotional punch, with one of the most moving and powerful endings in recent memory. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1578624997249-128EE8B45YZT2Q3ASEVR/Best-Films-2019-The-Farewell.jpg Blog - The Best Films of 2019 - 3. The Farewell No film in 2019 spoke to me quite like Lulu Wang’s The Farewell. As a second-generation Chinese American myself, it hit home as a sobering examination of the gap between cultures and generations. Awkwafina is a subdued revelation as Billi, a Chinese American student struggling to come to grips as her traditional family hides a terminal cancer diagnosis from her grandmother. In my review last year, I wrote: “The Farewell closely mirrors my experience as a child of immigrants. But what resonates with me is more than just a passing resemblance to Billi’s journey; the film delves into a deep and arduous conflict that almost every second-generation American can relate to.” I felt a deeply personal connection to The Farewell, and I can only imagine its effects on others just like me. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1578678271506-J72EKMH6DPAFPFRVNO6P/Best-Films-2019-Uncut-Gems.jpg Blog - The Best Films of 2019 - 2. Uncut Gems What can only be described as a powder keg of nervous energy and anxiety, the Safdie brothers’ followup to their 2017 thriller Good Time is a white-knuckle ride and a whiplash-inducing rollercoaster. Adam Sandler puts forth one of his best performances as Howard Ratner, a New York City jeweler and a degenerate gambler who believes that a rare Ethiopian black opal will yield a windfall, absolving him of some dangerous gambling debts. Bolstered by an incredible supporting cast (Julia Fox, Idina Menzel, and Kevin Garnett playing himself), Uncut Gems exudes a self-destructive energy that is simply mesmerizing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1578678322714-040O2JOKXLAIOWCUDPAI/Best-Films-2019-Parasite.jpg Blog - The Best Films of 2019 - 1. Parasite Parasite is hardly an original pick for best film of the year, but it’s difficult to categorize Bong Joon-ho’s latest as anything other than a masterstroke. A defiance of convention and a brazen display of cinematic confidence, the film seamlessly switches genres to keep its audience guessing. Parasite boils down to a ceaselessly entertaining reverse heist, wrapped up in a complex meditation on class and human nature that disguises its most devious twists. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1578689889223-I7R667O9S0QWEZ7MZL6F/her-smell.jpg Blog - The Best Films of 2019 - OTHER 2019 FAVORITES Little Women Luce Transit Long Day’s Journey into Night The Irishman Her Smell Avengers: Endgame Us Hustlers Fast Color One Cut of the Dead Tigers are Not Afraid The Standoff at Sparrow Creek The Lighthouse Shadow https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2020/1/1/a-year-in-film-2019-a-movie-trailer-mashup monthly 0.5 2024-04-06 https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2019/12/23/film-review-star-wars-the-rise-of-skywalker monthly 0.5 2024-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1577113764144-JITV5L8OJARJBA122QKI/Star-Wars-The-Rise-of-Skywalker-Film-Review.jpg Blog - Film Review: Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1577478381837-MM5RYN14ZUEC70M7K3XY/The-Rise-of-Skywalker-Kylo-Rey-Film-Review.jpg Blog - Film Review: Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker - “… The Rise of Skywalker reaches back with a nostalgic vice-grip, unable to let go of the past in the most frustrating of ways.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1577630463610-5EB9WUQLO9OTZ4RR1DXP/The-Rise-of-Skywalker-Film-Review-Rey.jpg Blog - Film Review: Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker - “ The Rise of Skywalker wears its deficit of attention on its sleeve, often opening doors without bothering to close them…” https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2019/12/09/film-review-doctor-sleep monthly 0.5 2024-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1576339879914-ZQAURO5RQW9ADKFR9POT/Film-Review-Doctor-Sleep.jpg Blog - Film Review: Doctor Sleep https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1576888429118-9GVLL6ZKKUN2RXKNM8HK/Rebecca-Ferguson-Doctor-Sleep-Rose-The-Hat.jpg Blog - Film Review: Doctor Sleep - “…Flanagan’s adaptation begets a dark fantasy that straddles the line between loving homage and slavish facsimile.” https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2019/12/1/film-review-the-irishman monthly 0.5 2024-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1575215880871-6FMUP9HLEGWCEIT5ZYL5/The-Irishman-Film-Review.jpg Blog - Film Review: The Irishman https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1576274345267-JSKWKMP9C70CUP6HL991/The-Irishman-Film-Review-Robert-Deniro.jpg Blog - Film Review: The Irishman - “At 209 minutes, The Irishman is indeed long, but far from boring or impenetrable.” https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2019/11/20/tv-review-the-mandalorian monthly 0.5 2024-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1574274909161-412EC4USINKOLGP4FYWX/The-Mandalorian-TV-Review.jpg Blog - TV Review: The Mandalorian https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1575121968262-FU2ANMMUUGWM3VLH08YU/The-Mandalorian-TV-Review-2.jpg Blog - TV Review: The Mandalorian - “…a traditional adventure serial that toggles back and forth between disposable whimsy and mythology-defining stunners.” https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2019/11/9/film-review-parasite monthly 0.5 2024-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1573333015194-O4BU5JWE6DG8NC3QN5FW/Parasite-Film-Review-1.jpg Blog - Film Review: Parasite https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1573853008475-94D2AKF6D6QJMNVBNGOQ/Parasite-Film-Review-2.jpg Blog - Film Review: Parasite - “Few filmmakers command a mastery of tone as potently as Bong [Joon-ho], but what lives within this particular Palme d’Or winner is akin to a cinematic chameleon…” https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2019/10/31/film-review-terminator-dark-fate monthly 0.5 2024-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1572649851784-TJYQOIX9PCJ6SEMEGJOG/Terminator-Dark-Fate-Film-Review-1.jpg Blog - Film Review — Terminator: Dark Fate https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1572818716267-KH32ZFIZBBP8LM0210FH/Terminator-Dark-Fate-Film-Review-Linda-Hamilton.jpg Blog - Film Review — Terminator: Dark Fate - “What was supposed to be a reinvigoration…is once again a tired retread of cyborg-on-cyborg violence with little of the emotional heft that carried the first two films.” https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2019/10/15/film-review-el-camino-a-breaking-bad-movie monthly 0.5 2024-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1571172721003-529GSMHW0CSIE48KNF23/El-Camino-Breaking-Bad-Review.jpg Blog - Film Review — El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1571952085683-6WJC72MMJGFHX41TWLON/El-Camino-Film-Review-Aaron-Paul.jpg Blog - Film Review — El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie - “This 122-minute potboiler might not be an essential component of the Walter White mythos, but it is an undeniable pleasure to revisit this world again.” https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2019/10/8/film-review-joker monthly 0.5 2024-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1570556757630-2MS2Q3O7OLOHJFWJ2A20/Joker-Film-Review.jpg Blog - Film Review: Joker https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1570828221405-87FSCWDG45VQM3CVZVSO/Joker-Film-Review-Joaquin-Phoenix.jpg Blog - Film Review: Joker - “In the end, [Joker] is a film worthy of neither blind exaltation nor watchdog fear-mongering - it simply isn’t significant enough to warrant it.” https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2019/10/1/tv-review-stumptown monthly 0.5 2024-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1569952747034-XNWDRAQGZI3IDFW5N070/Stumptown-TV-Review.jpg Blog - TV Review: Stumptown https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1570291727105-RYH0UPG0H7PY5VX97UKM/Stumptown-Cobie-Smulders.jpg Blog - TV Review: Stumptown - “ABC’s new crime drama Stumptown traffics in a lot of the familiar, but never seems to slip into the pedestrian.” https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2019/10/2/introducing-the-who-watches-the-watchmen-podcast monthly 0.5 2024-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1570036250811-VJM6A15HZE0X4F1QJ38G/Watchmen-Podcast-Announcement.jpg Blog - Introducing the "Who Watches the Watchmen?" Podcast https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2019/9/23/film-review-ad-astra monthly 0.5 2024-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1569249870090-ODGYMX4APYR0YVK9EJN4/Ad-Astra-Film-Review.jpg Blog - Film Review: Ad Astra https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1569519980884-PQHG2LWDNB9QUHQV4BDM/Ad-Astra-Film-Review-Brad-Pitt.jpg Blog - Film Review: Ad Astra - “…director James Gray dares to deconstruct the pulp hero, challenging our preconceptions of masculinity and illuminating the toxic nature of repression.” https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2019/9/17/film-review-it-chapter-two monthly 0.5 2024-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1568752423460-COC4FP45ZTYKP6C56FHQ/It-Chapter-Two-Film-Review.jpg Blog - Film Review: It Chapter Two https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1569013526881-91AF9BT99F42WCA8ELVY/it-chapter-two-losers-club.jpg Blog - Film Review: It Chapter Two - “And the film’s shortsightedness isn’t limited to just its subtext - at every crossroads, creatively and narratively, It Chapter Two makes the wrong decision.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1569176172041-QWQXTS0TJERB9YPQM30G/it-chapter-two-mrs-kersh.jpg Blog - Film Review: It Chapter Two - “…It Chapter Two isn’t particularly scary. Hamstrung by its wonky pacing and fetch-quest structure, the film is predictable and over-reliant on hackneyed CGI.” https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2019/9/6/film-review-ready-or-not monthly 0.5 2024-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1567783586841-49JFNTOUXNUQF0ZWAH8J/Ready-Or-Not-Film-Review.jpg Blog - Film Review: Ready or Not https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1568405316524-R053VMK83ZZ0DMNF87XN/Ready-Or-Not-Samara-Weaving.jpg Blog - Film Review: Ready or Not - “…And while Ready or Not may not be particularly deep, its B-movie thrills and kills are sure to guarantee at least a passably good time.” https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2019/8/26/film-review-tigers-are-not-afraid monthly 0.5 2024-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1566837214571-C3PJFWYM02OCRNIT45SO/Tigers-Are-Not-Afraid-Film-Review.jpg Blog - Film Review: Tigers Are Not Afraid https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1567527841202-G8RRG7KJVIH7G0JZH1RL/Tigers-Are-Not-Afraid-Film-Review-1.jpg Blog - Film Review: Tigers Are Not Afraid - “With tinges of del Toro’s The Devil’s Backbone and Meirelles and Lund’s City of God, Issa López’s Tigers Are Not Afraid is a fantasy and horror-tinted tribute to the lost voices of Mexico.” https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2019/8/14/film-review-the-nightingale monthly 0.5 2024-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1565888728920-2BUQMS55KYXPD5X7GFQM/The-Nightingale-Film-Review.jpg Blog - Film Review: The Nightingale https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1566251392577-UC4OKYKHMTFDI4O44QMW/The-Nightingale-Ainsling-Franciosi.jpg Blog - Film Review: The Nightingale - “A savage treatise on the evils of man - both the species and the gender - The Nightingale is a gauntlet of violence and terror that also happens to be one of this year’s most powerful films.” https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2019/8/5/film-review-once-upon-a-time-in-hollywood monthly 0.5 2024-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1565018238154-ULLJOQXJZHNCNOGH8LLF/Once-Upon-a-Time-in-Hollywood-Film-Review.jpg Blog - Film Review: Once Upon a Time...in Hollywood https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1565385440948-MYG9BTQPFFDNASTHBD9C/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Film Review: Once Upon a Time...in Hollywood - “…Hollywood pulses with Tarantino’s desperate longing, a desire to preserve in amber a Tinseltown playground on the eve of its destruction.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1565446415691-3IO2NUCLBQFY6LC9XU8L/Sharon-Tate-Margot-Robbie.gif Blog - Film Review: Once Upon a Time...in Hollywood - “And while it’s true that she doesn’t have many lines, Margot Robbie as Sharon Tate will probably go down in history as one of my favorite dialogue-lite performances.” https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2019/7/16/10-lesser-known-found-footage-horror-movies-you-can-stream-right-now monthly 0.5 2024-05-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1563305607655-88LXLRNMOVGYXES0293E/Found-Footage-Streaming-Strange-Harbors.jpg Blog - 10 Lesser Known Found Footage Horror Movies You Can Stream Right Now https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1564439131526-QCB41DRMPRPX8KJ6YZQH/Found-Footage-Gems-Lake-Mungo.jpg Blog - 10 Lesser Known Found Footage Horror Movies You Can Stream Right Now - Lake Mungo (2008) We covered Lake Mungo last year, but it’s one of the best films that the found footage genre has to offer. When their only daughter Alice drowns tragically, the Palmers begin experiencing strange phenomena in their home. Lake Mungo is the perfect horror mockumentary, featuring sympathetic interviews and talking heads. Forgoing easy jump scares, the film’s greatest asset is its realistic portrait of grief - the narrative’s chilling nature amplified by melancholy and real-life possibility. Streaming free on Tubi https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1564439537928-F7NF18JR5AQNCNUO2X7R/Found-Digging-Up-the-Marrow.jpg Blog - 10 Lesser Known Found Footage Horror Movies You Can Stream Right Now - Digging Up the Marrow (2014) A fascinating meta mockumentary, Digging Up the Marrow follows real life horror filmmaker Adam Green as he becomes obsessed with the story of eccentric monster hunter William Dekker (the ever great Ray Wise). What can only be described as the deranged lovechild between Pokémon Go and Trollhunter - featuring creature concepts based on the art of Alex Pardee - Digging Up the Marrow is a fun little romp. Streaming now on AMC+ https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1564604972534-JVTDMDS1W99F41WJTGH3/Gonjiam-Found-Footage.jpg Blog - 10 Lesser Known Found Footage Horror Movies You Can Stream Right Now - Gonjiam: Haunted Asylum (2018) Think of Gonjiam: Haunted Asylum as a Korean Grave Encounters. A hokey seen-it-before premise that gives way to truly unsettling scares and a bonkers third act, Gonjiam has become somewhat of a found footage sleeper. The film centers around a group of viewcount-hungry YouTube thrill-seekers operating a channel called The Horror Times as they explore an abandoned psychiatric hospital. Streaming now on Shudder https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1564606341707-QGIG284KSAOQMNNP1J62/Leaving-DC-Found-Footage.jpg Blog - 10 Lesser Known Found Footage Horror Movies You Can Stream Right Now - Leaving D.C. (2012) The lowest budget film on this list, Leaving D.C. is an indie gem buried deep in the Amazon Prime library. Equal parts mystery and character study, the film follows Mark Klein, an eccentric that has just relocated to a house in the woods. When he starts hearing eerie sounds and music outside his window one night, he begins an investigation with some audio equipment. Leaving D.C. has a distinctly low-fi approach that manages to creep you out without resorting to ghosts, demons, or jump scares. Available to rent on Amazon Prime https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1564607721735-X8LWZDXAMJNACXPMS2QT/image-asset.jpeg Blog - 10 Lesser Known Found Footage Horror Movies You Can Stream Right Now - The Poughkeepsie Tapes (2007) Easily the most controversial film on this list, The Poughkeepsie Tapes is a nasty bit of filmmaking that has been pulled from release not once, but twice, due to its content. And for good reason. The story revolves a police raid that uncovers a trove of 800 tapes left behind by a sadistic and manipulative serial killer. Incredibly disturbing, The Poughkeepsie Tapes is at times difficult to stomach, and is best accompanied by several trigger warnings. Streaming free on Tube https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1564608640899-YWBF5GUR2PNYZLXIA9AX/Butterfly-Kisses-Found-Footage.jpg Blog - 10 Lesser Known Found Footage Horror Movies You Can Stream Right Now - Butterfly Kisses (2018) Creepy and ominous, Butterfly Kisses was released with little fanfare in 2018. Exceedingly well-paced and surprisingly well-crafted by director Erik Kristopher Myers, the story works as a throwback to the birth of found footage. The movie tells the story of a filmmaker that discovers a box of videotapes belonging to a film student, videotapes that investigate the urban legend known as Peeping Tom. A chilling depiction of obsession and mythical boogeymen, Butterfly Kisses is well worth a watch. Streaming free on Tube https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1564610379446-PTRWFTZC4F85QYTMT7F2/The-Taking-of-Deborah-Logan-Found-Footage.jpg Blog - 10 Lesser Known Found Footage Horror Movies You Can Stream Right Now - The Taking of Deborah Logan (2014) Mia Hu records the daily lives of Deborah Logan, a woman with Alzheimer’s, as a part of her thesis. As Deborah’s behavior becomes increasingly bizarre and violent, it becomes apparent that there’s more at work than the ravages of an incurable disease. Chock full of horrific imagery and effective scares, Deborah Logan was a quietly shelved film that saw a second life on Netflix, where it became a cult favorite. Streaming now on Amazon Prime https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1564611421125-T9GDFYWXTBWOEQLTWSP4/Savageland-Found-Footage.jpg Blog - 10 Lesser Known Found Footage Horror Movies You Can Stream Right Now - Savageland (2015) Savageland, a 2015 mockumentary-style found footage film, is a particularly timely meditation on race and culture. Taking place at the Arizona-Mexico border, Savageland centers around the lone survivor of a mystifying killing spree that wipes out an entire town. An illegal immigrant being railroaded for the heinous crime, Francisco Salazar also happens to have taken blurry photographs of the brutal incident, and what he catches on film appears to be something other than human. Streaming free on Tubi https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1564676780888-X0YRBVFT7CSN5CRE8M0Q/The-Borderlands-Final-Prayer-Found-Footage.jpg Blog - 10 Lesser Known Found Footage Horror Movies You Can Stream Right Now - The Borderlands (2013) Following up on reports of strange occurrences at a rural English church, a team is sent by the Vatican to determine if the phenomena qualifies as a miracle. Released as Final Prayer in the United States, The Borderlands is never quite what you expect. Sinister, Lovecraftian, and engaging thanks to its charismatic leads, the film proves to be a pleasant (or unpleasant) surprise. Be prepared for its absolutely unhinged ending. Streaming free on Tubi as Final Prayer https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1564678272638-40JIY4RNRA3SPD3S3OSZ/Capture-Kill-Release-Found-Footage.jpg Blog - 10 Lesser Known Found Footage Horror Movies You Can Stream Right Now - Capture Kill Release (2016) What can only be described as a sadistic and twisted love story, Capture Kill Release is a 2016 found footage film that came and went largely unnoticed. A young couple, Jen and Farhang, embark on a journey to document their deepest and darkest desire - to take a human life. However, when one of them gets cold feet, things take an even uglier turn. Unsettling and uncomfortable, Capture Kill Release is worth sitting through for the performances alone. Streaming free on Tubi https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2019/7/29/under-the-radar-the-phenom monthly 0.5 2024-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1564415334126-2AN9ZJV1B48M8B22AKV7/Under-the-Radar-the-Phenom.jpg Blog - Under the Radar: The Phenom https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1564429144934-RRBICOLEJ8PDL8ADTVW3/The-Phenom-Ethan-Hawke-Film-Review.jpg Blog - Under the Radar: The Phenom - “The Phenom, to begin with, is not a sports film that simply looks at abuse as a sub-topic. Rather, it’s a film wholly regarding child abuse, viewed through the lens of sports.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1564514082709-4NBS7OGVIXVB988G4IOK/Under-the-Radar-The-Phenom-2.jpg Blog - Under the Radar: The Phenom - “Cinematographer Ryan Samul is a master of conveying power dynamics through his framing, allowing the film’s visuals to subconsciously narrate Hopper’s story.” https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2019/7/21/film-review-the-farewell monthly 0.5 2024-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1563734944588-SKQFEXXIY4JSBB8B9G89/The-Farewell-Film-Review.jpg Blog - Film Review: The Farewell https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1563906165509-INOEC8F3QPMEAUYSB2YL/The-Farewell-Image-Film-Review.jpg Blog - Film Review: The Farewell - “While the characters in a film like Crazy Rich Asians look like me, the characters in The Farewell are me. I am Billi. Billi’s parents are my parents. And Billi’s Nai Nai is my Nai Nai.” https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2019/7/9/film-review-midsommar monthly 0.5 2024-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1562686268014-RLF1H2MF3WV2P0LJDRH4/Midsommar-Film-Review.jpg Blog - Film Review: Midsommar https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1563213605238-1ON9PDJMRQDCMMGYS0BR/Midsommar-Film-Review-Cult.jpg Blog - Film Review: Midsommar - “Aster turns everyday living on its head, and with both of his films, he offers up catharsis via grotesque apotheosis.” https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2019/7/3/film-review-spider-man-far-from-home monthly 0.5 2024-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1562160924727-H385CR22LE6ZUU6E5LJ3/Spider-Man-Far-From-Home-Film-Review.jpg Blog - Film Review — Spider-Man: Far From Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1562356008512-VWQMLPNXSORBA4L49Y6R/Spider-Man-Mysterio-Far-From-Home.jpg Blog - Film Review — Spider-Man: Far From Home - “The classic Peter Parker dilemma lives on in Far From Home, but with [Tony] Stark’s sacrifice looming large, it makes for a much more compelling narrative…” https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2019/6/24/tv-review-jett monthly 0.5 2024-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1561403846881-1BJEXBHUNOJZQOO1VT28/Jett-Cinemax-TV-Review.jpg Blog - TV Review: Jett https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1561842649196-N9KLPMMFDYBGSHGPRACG/Jett-Carla-Gugino-TV-Review.jpg Blog - TV Review: Jett - “Jett is crime drama at its most fun, offering a labyrinthine narrative and a whole bevy of seedy characters to fill out its ranks.” https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2019/6/20/revisiting-1988s-childs-play monthly 0.5 2024-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1561046677284-3N23ZA9C7K7B8CIH7X9N/Revisiting-1988-Childs-Play-Review.jpg Blog - Revisiting 1988's Child's Play https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1561049488192-7ILSKVE9VW8U9102XBK5/1988-childs-play-andy-chucky.jpg Blog - Revisiting 1988's Child's Play - “Chucky satisfied audiences seeking a silly romp, but was also legitimately scary both in plotline and execution.” https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2019/6/10/tv-review-swamp-thing monthly 0.5 2024-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1560370886195-81VVPYB606U2U87ENDFI/Swamp-Thing-TV-Review.jpg Blog - TV Review: Swamp Thing https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1560539116181-IKYCFS41845298R2VX6U/Swamp-Thing-Abby-Arcane.jpg Blog - TV Review: Swamp Thing - “With its Southern Gothic setting and gnarly body horror lens, Swamp Thing is brazen entertainment that forms a unique pop culture touchstone, even if it is extremely short-lived.” https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2019/5/28/film-review-the-perfection monthly 0.5 2024-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1559066517964-7KKK44T4QZR5E6MLHXD3/The-Perfection-Netflix-Film-Review.jpg Blog - Film Review: The Perfection https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1560003384894-DZ6LPKWMFCLLH2NCASU5/Netflix-The-Perfection-Film-Review.jpg Blog - Film Review: The Perfection - “The best thing one can say about The Perfection is that it is fiendishly clever. With a script that particularly enjoys subverting tropes and upending expectations, the film is never what it seems.” https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2019/5/23/tv-review-game-of-thrones-the-iron-throne-series-finale monthly 0.5 2024-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1558647847176-U54KPXXMTYUQSLYEWZE7/Game-of-Thrones-The-Iron-Throne.jpg Blog - TV Review: Game of Thrones - "The Iron Throne" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1558790056789-F2NEPEWCNH67W7GW5ELS/The-Iron-Throne-Daenerys-Death.jpg Blog - TV Review: Game of Thrones - "The Iron Throne" - “…‘The Iron Throne’ triples down on the final season’s baffling pacing and lazy storytelling with a series finale that lands with a dull whimper instead of redeemed deliverance.” https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2019/5/20/under-the-radar-five-minutes-of-heaven monthly 0.5 2024-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1558361899735-34QT3WZ3BFS6HW7N9H29/Under-the-Radar-Five-Minutes-of-Heaven-Film.jpg Blog - Under the Radar: Five Minutes of Heaven https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1558365628072-AIOKG87CUSIV6SSDQFH4/Picture1.png Blog - Under the Radar: Five Minutes of Heaven - “In order to fully understand Five Minutes of Heaven, one must first know a bit of history about ‘The Troubles’ - an ethno-nationalist conflict that occurred in Northern Ireland in the late 20th century.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1558365367799-XX8EQUL55ELVAB43WB5B/Five-Minutes-of-Heaven-2.png Blog - Under the Radar: Five Minutes of Heaven - “In Joe’s personal conflict, will he cross that final moral line that Alistair himself did decades ago? Does Alistair’s ‘story’ matter to Joe as well, or only his own?” https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2019/5/13/tv-review-game-of-thrones-the-bells monthly 0.5 2024-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1558102618745-DU7H2801Z728P9Q0R5W1/Game-of-Thrones-The-Bells.jpg Blog - TV Review: Game of Thrones - "The Bells" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1558127127586-9TD8LBIHL20306ZC8XTS/Daenerys-The-Bells.jpg Blog - TV Review: Game of Thrones - "The Bells" - “Not only is ‘The Bells’ a thoroughly disappointing hour-plus of television, it is also an exercise in perplexing logic, unearned payoffs, and hollow storytelling.” https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2019/5/14/tv-review-cinemax-warrior monthly 0.5 2024-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1557866106216-PBTX39PHNHCQL5NW18ZX/Cinemax-Warrior-TV-Review.jpg Blog - TV Review: Warrior https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1557956108348-X1SRYR6EFTKD0HPJSGXV/Cinemax-Warrior-Dianne-Doann.jpg Blog - TV Review: Warrior - “And while the show makes huge strides in Asian representation, especially for television and long-form storytelling, its portrayal of women is also praiseworthy.” https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2019/5/8/tv-review-game-of-thrones-the-last-of-the-starks monthly 0.5 2024-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1557430834324-4OSWI0DS9J8P4INQ5SYR/Game-of-Thrones-Season-8-The-Last-of-the-Starks.jpg Blog - TV Review: Game of Thrones - "The Last of the Starks" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1557522523342-CHBGALVGWQQIYAFQJF5C/Game-of-Thrones-Last-of-the-Starks-Daenerys.jpg Blog - TV Review: Game of Thrones - "The Last of the Starks" - “This is the exact situation I was hoping the final season would avoid, but with the events of ‘The Last of the Starks,’ Game of Thrones is wading in troubled waters. https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2019/4/30/tv-review-game-of-thrones-the-long-night monthly 0.5 2024-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1556640531250-9HKK652E4H0CGVPEAPOV/Game-of-Thrones-Season-8-The-Long-Night.jpg Blog - TV Review: Game of Thrones - "The Long Night" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1556922942858-4PWNHWEVEAW02P23YI04/Game-of-Thrones-Night-King.jpg Blog - TV Review: Game of Thrones - "The Long Night" - “‘The Long Night’ is without a doubt an episode where its technical and visual prowess outstrip its narrative economy…” https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2019/4/26/film-review-avengers-endgame monthly 0.5 2024-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1556292830701-LR849KLULMTLSWOSGSX0/Avengers-Endgame-Film-Review.jpg Blog - Film Review — Avengers: Endgame https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1556490773986-3HSOKEKTLEQRVPCPJOFM/Captain-America-Avengers-Endgame.jpg Blog - Film Review — Avengers: Endgame - “Through a film critic’s lens, Endgame is a mess…but as a comic book and Marvel Cinematic Universe fan, the film is thematically perfect…” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/dbff24bd-4ed6-4976-aa59-a8ac5d86f0d0/Film-Review-Avengers-Endgame-2.jpg Blog - Film Review — Avengers: Endgame - “In Avengers: Endgame, the Russo brothers utilize these limitations of a real-life comic book universe to devastating effect, and perhaps for the first time, we feel a narrative with finality and consequence.” https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2019/4/22/tv-review-game-of-thrones-a-knight-of-the-seven-kingdoms monthly 0.5 2024-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1555939233783-4YNNDBT6H80H6LRRTEA0/Game-of-Thrones-Season-8-A-Knight-of-the-Seven-Kingdoms.jpg Blog - TV Review: Game of Thrones - "A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms" https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1556071513650-73QLN81SEQP4E3Z1MK0X/Game-of-Thrones-Brienne-Knighted.jpg Blog - TV Review: Game of Thrones - "A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms" - “If ‘Winterfell’ was a reunion-filled table-setter, then ‘A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms’ is a melancholic elegy, a somber yet beautiful calm before the storm.” https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2019/4/16/film-review-pet-sematary monthly 0.5 2024-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1555514145745-4EPGEAUGU754MNF32G16/Pet-Sematary-2019-Film-Review.jpg Blog - Film Review: Pet Sematary https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1555517789085-DLPR1XTRGO30FDULXJ4U/image-asset.jpeg Blog - Film Review: Pet Sematary - “Deviating from staple King camp, the film instead attempts to establish a narrative that is unsettling from beginning to end.” https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2019/4/14/tv-review-game-of-thrones monthly 0.5 2024-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1555271457995-55NSINDOZ3LRMOAN4ABN/Game-of-Thrones-Season-8-Episode-1-Review.jpg Blog - TV Review: Game of Thrones - “Winterfell” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1555341999889-A5B1RF70Y3TGIJ1NMJUJ/Game-of-Thrones-Winterfell-Season-8.jpg Blog - TV Review: Game of Thrones - “Winterfell” - “Despite a shiny new opening credits sequence, much of ‘Winterfell’ is a trip down memory lane.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1555366178010-6J3T58YL8AAPPI37J3M7/Game-of-Thrones-Cersei-Season-8.jpg Blog - TV Review: Game of Thrones - “Winterfell” - “Lena Headey has always been a revelation on this show, and it’s particularly great to have her in the final season in her default mode: the snake-in-the-grass villainess.” https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2019/4/10/film-review-shazam monthly 0.5 2024-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1554936073957-XAF6D9FISIY2GU80T5K2/Shazam-Film-Review.jpg Blog - Film Review: Shazam! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1555079722267-0FEYXV9K5Y7N02QMFCUC/Shazam-Film-Review-Zachary-Levi.jpg Blog - Film Review: Shazam! - “[Shazam!] is less concerned with superheroics and the weighty responsibility of halting apocalyptic forces, and more in-tune with the kid appeal of receiving awesome superpowers.” https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2019/4/3/revisiting-1989s-pet-sematary monthly 0.5 2024-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1554321727684-FIP95W0F5OS6I31IJYDO/1989-Pet-Sematary.jpg Blog - Revisiting 1989's Pet Sematary https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1554398621270-P9HZK2ZW10GCUNJY8C3N/Pet-Sematary-Rachel-1989.jpg Blog - Revisiting 1989's Pet Sematary - “Lambert derives stylistic choices from the likes of Frank Capra, complete with an initially saccharine story and setting, only to destroy it…with oppositional, disturbing imagery.” https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2019/4/1/tv-review-the-twilight-zone monthly 0.5 2024-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1554135230133-1AF4LJ414MQED9RFO9FX/CBS-Twilight-Zone-2019-Review.jpg Blog - TV Review: The Twilight Zone https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1554243026214-3E7IFJHCYAZY96R5EQLW/Twilight-Zone-Nightmare.jpg Blog - TV Review: The Twilight Zone - “The first four episodes work more as thought experiments rather than cohesive stories…complete with clichés and seen-it-before character beats.” https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2019/3/22/film-review-us monthly 0.5 2024-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1553288901739-YDQM38F1ZX6IWM1LKVB0/Us-Jordan-Peele-Film-Review.jpg Blog - Film Review: Us https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1553547968339-E7516V5QNBYLSTOFKO59/Us-Jordan-Peele.jpg Blog - Film Review: Us - “Just like Get Out, Us is a perfect storm of horror, acting, and social commentary; a beautiful dark mirror that conveys a confidence seldom seen in sophomore efforts.” https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2019/3/20/film-review-dragged-across-concrete monthly 0.5 2024-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1553097073252-1TEC11NYZFPF75RWFHKF/Dragged-Across-Concrete.jpg Blog - Film Review: Dragged Across Concrete https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1553274536063-5U5CD5ODXA7UT2F75B81/Dragged-Across-Concrete-Film-Review.jpg Blog - Film Review: Dragged Across Concrete - “At what point do your racist and misogynist protagonists transform your film into a sounding board for your characters’ worst impulses?” https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2017/12/6/under-the-radar-the-leftovers monthly 0.5 2024-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1512606716696-B32Q5L5I27GBZEPEW8NE/LeftoversHBO.jpg Blog - Under the Radar: The Leftovers https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1512611712859-IPU22MZQXRDUB7UNXTK2/Kevin.jpg Blog - Under the Radar: The Leftovers - "Underneath all the mysteries and mythology, The Leftovers is just a simple show about processing grief and finding purpose after tragedy." https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1552681344186-83OE8SA2TO9RCXPCIISO/The-Leftovers-Nora.jpg Blog - Under the Radar: The Leftovers - “It’s hard to talk about The Leftovers without bringing up “The Book of Nora,” the series finale to end all series finales. Sublime in its bittersweetness and profundity, the episode earns the series its place in television canon as a labor of love.” https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2019/3/8/film-review-captain-marvel monthly 0.5 2024-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1552056695609-2KJMOHURUOTUGJCJUQWQ/Captain-Marvel-Film-Review.jpg Blog - Film Review: Captain Marvel https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1552070791383-OS4OG8LK2Q2B10GO2KQJ/Captain-Marvel-Carol-Danvers-Film-Review.jpg Blog - Film Review: Captain Marvel - “…buoyed by an excellent supporting cast and Brie Larson’s breezy chemistry with Samuel L. Jackson’s Nick Fury, the film is a delight when it’s not taking itself too seriously.” https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2019/3/2/film-review-greta monthly 0.5 2024-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1551574088858-4282Q6128H0U4U0U7PNV/Greta-Film-Review.jpg Blog - Film Review: Greta https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1551815791342-KGBN0CI4INEIX16XBXPK/Greta-Isabelle-Huppert.jpg Blog - Film Review: Greta - “…without the chutzpah to embrace its camp roots or the storytelling bravura to convey anything of substance, Greta wallows in its mediocrity.” https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2019/2/28/5-film-and-pop-culture-youtubers-to-watch-right-now monthly 0.5 2024-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1551384491845-BUBCFPJ5LHIPN8DYIBLS/Lessons-From-The-Screenplay.jpg Blog - 5 Film and Pop Culture YouTubers to Watch Right Now https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1551390175168-6LFOHQVAF6ARJZRBU96Y/Youtube-Dead-Meat.jpg Blog - 5 Film and Pop Culture YouTubers to Watch Right Now - Dead Meat He’s James A. Janisse and she’s Chelsea Rebecca, they’re boyfriend and girlfriend and they like to get scared together. Horror channel Dead Meat has only been around a few years, but the channel has racked up over 2 million subscribers since 2017. Primarily known for James’ thoroughly entertaining Kill Count videos in which he recaps all the deaths from various horror films, Dead Meat is a highly binge-able channel that’ll satisfy any horror fan’s bloodlust. The hidden gem of the channel, however, lies in its podcast, The Dead Meat Podcast. Diligently researched by Chelsea, the podcast is hilarious as it is informative, covering a wide array of subjects. Whether they’re ragging on House of Wax or diving deep into the history of the “Indian burial ground” trope, James and Chelsea’s enthusiasm for the horror genre is infectious and a joy to listen to. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1551462305824-9BSMTEOY3FADYA968TF2/Youtube-Every-Frame-a-Painting.jpg Blog - 5 Film and Pop Culture YouTubers to Watch Right Now - Every Frame a Painting One of the more well-known film YouTubers on this list, Every Frame a Painting was a series of videos essays by Tony Zhou and Taylor Ramos. Even though the channel is now defunct, the duo having stopped making new content due to new jobs, Every Frame a Painting remains one of the best YouTube channels out there about filmmaking. Whether it’s delving into movie soundtracks or camera movement in David Fincher films, Zhou and Ramos always had thorough and enlightening insights into the world of cinema. A final farewell and postmortem was written by Zhou and posted on Medium, in which he gives a detailed account of what went into the videos that he and Ramos created and the surprisingly boots-on-the-ground approach they took to craft some of the most revered film analysis on the internet. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1551458714030-J8G0JEMWDPHMHTB04BQZ/Youtube-LFTS.jpg Blog - 5 Film and Pop Culture YouTubers to Watch Right Now - Lessons from the Screenplay Michael Tucker is a filmmaker and the creator of the YouTube channel Lessons from the Screenplay. Videos dedicated to the craft of screenwriting, LFTS is an engrossing look at the foundations of filmmaking and storytelling. Whether it’s shining a light on a major blockbuster such as Black Panther or a quieter gem like Nightcrawler, Tucker takes the same care and analytical approach to each video, really digging deep into how effective, or in some cases ineffective, the writing is for each of the films he covers. As a critic/writer myself, Lessons from the Screenplay has been an incredibly fun and educational tool. Also, be sure to check out his new podcast, in which he discusses storytelling in a more casual setting. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1551391919770-O6TUYHSWHPVS5O8JCCAT/Youtube-Nerdwriter.jpg Blog - 5 Film and Pop Culture YouTubers to Watch Right Now - The Nerdwriter Evan Puschak is a versatile writer/YouTuber that goes by the handle The Nerdwriter. A channel about anything and everything, The Nerdwriter covers a deep trove of topics that range from film and pop culture all the way to politics and fine art. Puschak’s Channel isn’t just fluff entertainment, but rather explorations of themes and history with a surprising amount of depth and research applied to each video. Who else would take John G. Cawelti’s treatise on the generic transformation of genre and apply it to a film like Logan? The Nerdwriter is living proof that a jack of all trades doesn’t have to a master of none. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1551463993163-23LOAA5OHTYRUPG9S8XP/Youtube-SleepySkunk.jpg Blog - 5 Film and Pop Culture YouTubers to Watch Right Now - Sleepy Skunk Like Gen Ip and Kees van Dijkhuizen before him, Louis Plamondon, aka Sleepy Skunk, is the reigning champ of mashup trailers. Only publishing a single video each year, his mashup edits are viral sensations that recap each year’s achievements in cinema. In fact, Sleepy Skunk is the inspiration behind my own video series, A Year in Film. Often including over 200 films in his mashups, his editing skills are unrivaled and always create a rollercoaster of emotions, with each video acting as a kaleidoscope of moods and tones. To get a better understanding of his thought process and workflow, read his blog post dissecting his 2017 mashup. https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2019/2/20/tv-review-the-umbrella-academy-vs-doom-patrol monthly 0.5 2024-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1550675565089-FI3KC6EW0RAQJINVP97N/DoomPatrol.jpg Blog - TV Review: The Umbrella Academy vs. Doom Patrol https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1550771861427-41TYSJPFAICN0JYV02RG/Netflix-Umbrella-Academy-Ellen-Page.jpg Blog - TV Review: The Umbrella Academy vs. Doom Patrol - “…from talking chimps, gorilla men astronauts, and time travel, The Umbrella Academy is super weird. So, why then, isn’t it actually all that fun?” https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2019/2/13/film-review-the-prodigy monthly 0.5 2024-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1550126188382-ECX5CZ0H70XFRAW7MIHI/The-Prodigy-Film-Review.jpg Blog - Film Review: The Prodigy https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1550238286520-T66Q2D3MYEKFEMK775LS/TheProdigyMiles.jpg Blog - Film Review: The Prodigy - “…through able direction and a nasty little performance by Jackson Robert Scott, [The Prodigy] is able to rise above your typical horror fare for a good amount of fun. https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2019/2/9/8-genre-shows-that-were-canceled-too-soon-that-arent-firefly monthly 0.5 2024-04-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1549905224074-OH7M2A7NJQ909PPUM3TQ/NBC-Hannibal-Canceled.jpg Blog - 8 Genre Shows That Were Canceled Too Soon (That Aren't Firefly) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1549916722375-P0S2XY01OFBCX71RKMDT/NBC-Awake-Canceled.jpg Blog - 8 Genre Shows That Were Canceled Too Soon (That Aren't Firefly) - Awake (2012, NBC) Apparently too high-concept for NBC’s viewership back in 2012, Awake was a quickly-canceled mystery show that was right up my alley. A hybrid police procedural/fantasy drama, Awake follows Michael Britten (Jason Isaacs), an LAPD detective involved in a horrific car accident with his family. Afterwards, he finds that he alternately wakes up in different realities each day, one in which his son died in the accident, the other in which his wife died. Not knowing which reality is real, Britten starts utilizing his knowledge of both worlds to solve crimes. What could’ve been hokey and melodramatic was instead smartly scripted genre television, accompanied by a gorgeous pilot directed by David Slade. Methodical and surreal, Awake was ahead of its time, running for only a single season before getting the axe. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1549917646994-D00EN08XXZ86X55AO2ZA/CW-Reaper-Canceled.jpg Blog - 8 Genre Shows That Were Canceled Too Soon (That Aren't Firefly) - Reaper (The CW, 2007-2009) A pioneer for The CW network before it became The CW as we know now, Reaper, along with the two genre mainstays of Smallville and Supernatural, helped define the channel’s new lighter and teen-focused brand. But just because the show’s tone skewed younger, didn’t mean it wasn’t smart or fun. Reaper centers around slacker Sam Oliver (Bret Harrison), a college drop-out that discovers his parents sold his soul to The Devil (a smugly entertaining Ray Wise) before he was even born. When Satan comes to collect on his 21st birthday, Sam becomes his bounty hunter, hunting rogue demons and souls that have escaped from hell. Reaper’s unique stamp of screwball horror-comedy made it one of the most endearing shows of the late-aughts, even if it wasn’t super popular. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1549920169571-LE9NY0JEN7FY8DJTBT54/NBC-Will-Graham-Hannibal-Canceled.jpg Blog - 8 Genre Shows That Were Canceled Too Soon (That Aren't Firefly) - Hannibal (NBC, 2013-2015) Arguably the highest profile show on the list, and also quite possibly the best, Hannibal gives Firefly a run for its money in terms of cult status. Bryan Fuller’s twisted vision of FBI profiler Will Graham’s (Hugh Dancy) relationship with serial cannibal Hannibal Lecter (a revelatory Mads Mikkelsen) is a deeply disturbing yet gorgeous production. A show that easily could’ve diluted Thomas Harris’s characters in a derivative adaptation, Hannibal instead embraced the mythology with a supremely affecting aesthetic and morbidity. Always on the cancellation bubble, the series crafted a unique continuity out of Red Dragon and the Hannibal novel. Creator Bryan Fuller was in the midst of securing the rights for Silence of the Lambs before the show’s unfortunate cancellation. All three seasons of Hannibal are streaming on Netflix. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1549920717225-G9R9MW5O3U4R8Q8T77EJ/Battlestar-Galactica-Caprica-Canceled.jpg Blog - 8 Genre Shows That Were Canceled Too Soon (That Aren't Firefly) - Caprica (Syfy, 2010-2011) A spin-off prequel to the immensely popular reimagining of Battlestar Galactica, Caprica was an odd beast that failed to resonate with its audience. A lot was stacked against the show, with strange scheduling and a slow-burn pacing; TV critic Alan Sepinwall perhaps said it best when it came to the fledgling prequel’s inability to catch on: “Sci-fi fans don’t necessarily want to watch soap opera. Soap opera fans don’t necessarily want to watch sci-fi.” Caprica had many faults in its short lifespan, but it was bold, ambitious, and occasionally transcendent science fiction. Unfortunately, by the time its superior second season rolled around, it was too late. I’ve always had a soft spot for Caprica, and its one show I’ll always pop back in every once in a while. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1549922987179-EVILHNWESMPA5FBBYH0R/Terminator-Sarah-Connor-Chronicles-Canceled.jpg Blog - 8 Genre Shows That Were Canceled Too Soon (That Aren't Firefly) - Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles (Fox, 2008-2009) I wrote extensively about this show in an earlier article last year, extolling the virtues of the short-lived series. Capturing the magic of the James Cameron films more than their later sequels ever did, The Sarah Connor Chronicles is grim and gritty sci-fi done right, with twists as dark as they were natural and surprising. Personally, my internal Terminator canon catalogs only the Cameron films and The Sarah Connor Chronicles, while disregarding all of the other lazy sequels. The show stars Lena Headey (Game of Thrones) as Sarah Connor, Thomas Dekker as John Connor, and Summer Glau of Firefly fame as their new mechanical protector. You can stream The Sarah Connor Chronicles on Sony Crackle for free. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1549923632273-UF68EHCU0FBHESGPHGQR/ABC-Journeyman-Canceled.jpg Blog - 8 Genre Shows That Were Canceled Too Soon (That Aren't Firefly) - Journeyman (NBC, 2007) A run-of-the-mill time travel show from the mid-2000s that stood out by the graces of its charming cast, Journeyman was breezy fun. A cross between Quantum Leap and The Time Traveler’s Wife, the show was anchored by Kevin McKidd’s (Rome, Grey’s Anatomy) everyman charisma. Journeyman centers around journalist Dan Vasser, whose life is upended when he inexplicably starts jumping back in time. His unpredictable “ability” throws his normal life into chaos, and he soon discovers that each jump follows the life of a person whose destiny he must change. Look past its hokey Touched by an Angel vibes, and Journeyman becomes an eminently watchable show with an engrossing sci-fi story. Unfortunately, the show only lasted one season, a casualty of low ratings and the writer’s strike of 2007. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1550006650924-AKUC350T4QD0TORY6DU7/Profit-Canceled.jpg Blog - 8 Genre Shows That Were Canceled Too Soon (That Aren't Firefly) - Profit (Fox, 1996) Walter White, Tony Soprano, Don Draper, Vic Mackey…Jim Profit? Way back in the 1990s, before the era when “difficult men” dominated peak television, another anti-hero attempted to bring his brand of conniving charm to the small screen. In 1996’s critically acclaimed but criminally underseen Profit, protagonist Jim Profit was way ahead of his time when it came to nasty and scheming main characters you love to hate; so ahead of his time that the show was canceled after only three episodes - the show’s controversial content was apparently too edgy for the American public. The first show of its kind where its principal wasn’t above bribery, blackmail, extortion, or worse to gain an upper hand, Profit is nowadays seen as the spiritual predecessor to the great prestige dramas of the 2000s. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1550012230714-CAB1VGAZ3VBYPLY4GN5W/Wonderfalls-Canceled.jpg Blog - 8 Genre Shows That Were Canceled Too Soon (That Aren't Firefly) - Wonderfalls (Fox, 2004) Offbeat and quirky, Wonderfalls is the second show by Bryan Fuller on this list. A far cry from the macabre beauty of Hannibal, Wonderfalls follows lovable grump Jaye Tyler (Caroline Dhavernas), a recent Brown graduate stuck in a dead-end job at a Niagara Falls gift shop. Things take a weird turn when inanimate animals start talking to her, instructing her to do things that only she can hear. Starting from its pilot episode “Wax Lion,” Wonderfalls is an instantly lived-in world with a whole cast of memorable characters, an ensemble that drives forward a humorously engaging story with plenty of emotional character beats to go around. Unfortunately, even after some time slot shuffling, the show failed to gain any traction and was canceled after only four episodes. https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2019/2/3/tv-review-netflix-kingdom monthly 0.5 2024-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1549295747380-Z30UPN66SJGYYO7KIPZP/Kingdom-Netflix-Korean-Zombie.jpg Blog - TV Review: Kingdom https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1549558387345-HH9727NDYJCM46GDRM90/Kingdom-Netflix-Zombie.jpg Blog - TV Review: Kingdom - “The series gets a lot of compelling mileage out of its unique setting and premise…but has a difficult time rising above the conventions of [it's] genres.” https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2019/1/24/film-review-the-standoff-at-sparrow-creek monthly 0.5 2024-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1548346665587-AA8NJ3ZEQX08B2QUJTPU/StandoffSparrowCreek.jpg Blog - Film Review: The Standoff at Sparrow Creek https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2019/1/19/film-review-glass monthly 0.5 2024-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1547930649517-9I8342BKVACZ8H63KUE2/Glass-Film-Review.jpg Blog - Film Review: Glass https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1548105896244-LRPDEA111RYH0JI4M7MH/Glass-Film-Review-David.jpg Blog - Film Review: Glass - “Unnecessarily cruel and ugly, Glass is the exact antithesis of what made M. Night Shyamalan’s earlier work so great.” https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2019/1/12/film-review-vice monthly 0.5 2024-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1547749670233-291L6RFEOXH1C77VLTM6/Vice-Film-Review.jpg Blog - Film Review: Vice https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1547749752074-D2NPPOSZ15U7BRQDVK3P/Vice-Dick-Cheney-Review Blog - Film Review: Vice - “Vice is angry without insight, slick without restraint, and its over-reliance on whimsy comes off as patronizing rather than entertaining.” https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2019/1/6/tv-review-travelers-season-3 monthly 0.5 2024-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1546790271067-44U6OPK42ISSNJK2TUW1/Travelers-TV-Review-Season-3 Blog - TV Review: Travelers Season 3 https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2019/1/7/the-best-films-of-2018 monthly 0.5 2024-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1546872235913-C4LJWW3ZNJAINF2O2KDA/Cold-War-Movie.jpg Blog - The Best Films of 2018 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1546888467650-86QE03L4WJFF6IMI7FUK/Spider-Man-Spiderverse-Best-Films-2018 Blog - The Best Films of 2018 - 10. Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse This was a toss-up between this and Black Panther, as both were culturally significant superhero films. While Black Panther is incredible in its Afro-futurism and compelling villain, I just plain had a better time with Spider-Verse. Its wanton disregard for continuity really wowed me, but I was also surprised at how fun and accessible it was. Vibrant, exciting, and inventive, Into the Spider-Verse proves that it’s a great time to be a comic book fan and a movie fan. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1546888582716-BSHR59LA568I62IL3MF2/Let-The-Corpses-Tan-Best-Films-2018 Blog - The Best Films of 2018 - 9. Let the Corpses Tan A time-bending tale of cops and robbers in The Mediterranean, Let the Corpses Tan is lush, stylish, and violent. What Free Fire didn’t do for me the year before, this one did in spades. A glorious homage to crime films of yore, the film also has some incredible sound design and cinematography courtesy of its on-location shoot in Corsica. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1546888771772-VLN42G657N1R8TU2TM48/Mission-Impossible-Fallout-Best-Films-2018.jpg Blog - The Best Films of 2018 - 8. Mission: Impossible - Fallout Fallout is a relentless thrill ride that thrives on practical stuntwork, with its charms conveyed not through a CGI editing bay, but through the notion that Tom Cruise will jump out of an airplane over a hundred times to capture that perfect shot. Even within its own franchise, Fallout explodes forth with its refreshingly reliquary charms. It’s the best Mission yet, and a paragon of action filmmaking. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1546888865311-ZCC8LRDUQ8PBFOEYOBRG/The-Favourite-Best-Films-2018.jpg Blog - The Best Films of 2018 - 7. The Favourite Yorgos Lanthimos is a director with a reputation and a filmography that you either love, hate, or love-to-hate. The Favourite, however, is one of his most straightforward films, a story moored in history and untethered from the complex sadism and uncomfortability of his previous work, but still a Lanthimos production through and through with its razor-sharp script and beautiful cinematography. An uproarious feminist romp, the trifecta of Olivia Colman, Emma Stone, and Rachel Weisz prove that there’s still life in the costume drama genre. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1546888955367-SPX0BL12LSBA4EUY8N8U/Eighth-Grade-Best-Films-2018 Blog - The Best Films of 2018 - 6. Eighth Grade Not being a fan of his brand of humor at all, I didn’t think that comedian Bo Burnham had a film like this in him, but I’m so glad to be proven wrong. Eighth Grade is sweet without being saccharine, surprisingly funny, and just plain delightful. But most of all it’s such an accurate portrayal of adolescent life that it’s sure to resonate with almost everyone. Elsie Fisher is a revelation as Kayla Day in a one of the most real and heartfelt performances of 2018. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1546889022685-1Y73L3X5G8QRSJTRR1KG/Mandy-Nicolas-Cage-Best-Films-2018.jpg Blog - The Best Films of 2018 - 5. Mandy Mandy is a grainy, psychedelic, fever dream that is just fascinating to watch unfold. Panos Cosmatos finally gets it right after his middling Beyond the Black Rainbow. Feral and unrelenting, a batshit Nicolas Cage is just pitch perfect for this surrealist revenge yarn - some of the most fun I had watching a film last year. Paired with a haunting synth score, Mandy’s gonzo violence was one of the most mesmerizing things last year. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1546889150284-LV0DR2TV1RWDYNXFBW1F/Thoroughbreds-Best-Films-2018 Blog - The Best Films of 2018 - 4. Thoroughbreds Corey Finley's feature film debut is a simple thriller that flexes its intimate stage play roots while also employing a sharply witty script, magnetic visuals, and some of the best sound design heard all year. Acerbic and biting, Thoroughbreds is a refreshing take on the modern thriller anchored by great performances from Anya Taylor-Joy and Olivia Cooke. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1546892923145-7TYEI2FTKVFRX3I4TN7P/Cold-War-Best-Films-2018 Blog - The Best Films of 2018 - 3. Cold War Wistful and beautiful, there’s a reason this was in the running for the Palme d’Or this year at Cannes (it ended up winning Best Director). Paweł Pawlikowski’s black and white romance is gorgeous, an ode to love and hardship inspired and dedicated to his parents. Intimate and epic at the same time, it was easy for me to get swept up in the beauty and sentimentality of Cold War. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1546893063701-A2YQ072JGLG2WYZATOIK/First-Reformed-Best-Films-2018 Blog - The Best Films of 2018 - 2. First Reformed Director Paul Schrader’s best film in years, First Reformed stars the perennially underrated Ethan Hawke in a masterful performance as a former military chaplain mourning the death of his son, tasked with harboring an explosive secret. First Reformed touches on heavy themes with sensitivity as well as propulsiveness - a gripping meditation on depression, faith, and in an unlikely turn, the environment. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1546893314256-QHX41JZMQIWAWUD21WDN/Hereditary-Horror-Best-Films-2018 Blog - The Best Films of 2018 - 1. Hereditary What is the measure of a film other than how it stays with you after leaving the theater? A dark meditation on how you can never really know those closest to you and the dark secrets that families will bury, Hereditary will stay with you long after you leave the cinemas. There is nothing "easy" about Hereditary, and those entering the theater looking for cheap jump-scares and light popcorn fare will be sorely disappointed. That’s not to say the film isn’t frightening - it’s downright horrifying, but in a way that defies expectation. https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2018/12/17/film-review-aquaman monthly 0.5 2024-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1545099053834-XKZ3BHSXCSY48E3EONXS/Aquaman-Film-Review.jpg Blog - Film Review: Aquaman https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2018/12/14/film-review-spider-man-into-the-spider-verse monthly 0.5 2024-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1544817109791-3U3E1AYHOYAWUETGOTQI/Spider-Man-Spiderverse-Film-Review.jpg Blog - Film Review — Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1544818403788-VH1LR0WCHCHBN8CPR6M3/SpiderVerseMid.jpg Blog - Film Review — Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse - “…The perfect blend of adventure, character-driven storytelling, and fun - one of the year’s best films sure to delight comic book geeks and casual fans alike.” https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2018/12/3/film-review-the-possession-of-hannah-grace monthly 0.5 2024-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1543860332891-ABKE17YT094X16H3JMJ3/Possession-Hannah-Grace-Film-Review.jpg Blog - Film Review: The Possession of Hannah Grace https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2018/12/2/film-review-the-favourite monthly 0.5 2024-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1543764735286-O2P2PXY32BIPKDUXDGHJ/the-favourite-film-review.jpg Blog - Film Review: The Favourite https://www.strangeharbors.com/blog/2018/7/5/10-modern-horror-gems-you-can-stream-right-now monthly 0.5 2024-04-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1542730818435-7ZGLNKLLA4ZFGONBZ7GD/Satans-Slaves-Best-Horror.jpg Blog - 10 Modern Horror Gems You Can Stream Right Now https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1543253936703-LZOBFUSDNQWL8O1GSC0Z/Satans-Slaves-Best-Horror-Films.jpg Blog - 10 Modern Horror Gems You Can Stream Right Now - Satan’s Slaves (2017) A remake-slash-prequel of the 1980 cult classic of the same name, Satan’s Slaves is a chilling Indonesian ghost story. Dealing with a struggling family that is haunted by the death of their bedridden mother after a long illness, Satan’s Slaves quickens the pulse and brings tactful scares to a creepy mashup of the haunting/possession genres. Streaming on Shudder https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1543254988826-EZV5JK5N84GE5EDQE3TU/Bone-Tomahawk-Best-Horror-Films.jpg Blog - 10 Modern Horror Gems You Can Stream Right Now - Bone Tomahawk (2015) S. Craig Zahler’s violent precursor to the brutal Brawl in Cell Block 99 (which we reviewed here) is more of a slow-burn Western than outright horror, but the film is peppered with some of the most sickening gore ever committed to celluloid. When a local doctor and sheriff’s deputy are abducted by savage troglodytes, an ensemble of townsfolk (Kurt Russell, Matthew Fox, Patrick Wilson, and Richard Jenkins) trek out to rescue them. Available to rent on Amazon Prime https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1543255868373-2YNMUEEKLCJ78SQ2T5GP/I-Saw-The-Devil-Best-Horror-Films.jpg Blog - 10 Modern Horror Gems You Can Stream Right Now - I Saw the Devil (2010) Perverse, sick, and twisted, Korea’s I Saw the Devil is a revenge flick wearing the skin of a horror film. Both Choi Min-sik and Lee Byung-hun give revelatory performances in this critically-acclaimed tale of vengeance. When Korean intelligence agent Kim Soo-hyun’s (Lee Byung-hun) fiancée is brutally murdered by a serial killer (Choi Min-sik), he embarks on a self-destructive and violent journey of revenge. Streaming on Kanopy https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1543256558905-8N7A9NI7643S1TSSKPB2/Lake-Mungo-Best-Horror-Films.jpg Blog - 10 Modern Horror Gems You Can Stream Right Now - Lake Mungo (2008) When their only daughter Alice drowns in a tragic accident, the Palmers begin experiencing strange phenomena in their home. Lake Mungo is the perfect horror mockumentary, featuring realistic interviews and sympathetic talking heads. Forgoing easy jump scares and obvious hauntings, the film’s greatest assets are its realistic portrait of grief and its convincing storytelling. The movie’s scares fall just on the right side of outlandish - its chilling moments amplified by their real-life possibility. Streaming on Shudder https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59d7e2c7e45a7c0ce235bb55/1543257384521-7Z4JUIDW8Z0SLVYN3MQI/Black-Death-Best-Horror-Films.jpg Blog - 10 Modern Horror Gems You Can Stream Right Now - Black Death (2010) Sean Bean and a pre-Oscars Eddie Redmayne star in this medieval plague thriller. Set during the first outbreak of bubonic plague in England, a young monk (Redmayne) sets out to learn the truth about reports of people being resurrected in a small village rumored to be untouched by disease. Witchcraft, necromancy, and explicit violence lead way to a fantastic twist ending that is both logical and satisfying. 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