Writer-director Nastasya Popov‘s feature debut is a hilariously heartfelt reminder that immigrants make America (and cinema) great. In the earnest comedy-drama Idiotka, Anna Baryshnikov...
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Comedian, actress and screenwriter Jillian Bell makes her feature directorial debut with a hilarious tribute to classic teen films, presented through the female gaze....
One of the unexpected pleasures of this year’s vast SXSW slate of movies is Bunny, a kind of zany comic throwback to extreme indie...
Although writer-director Alex Scharfman makes a big swing with his A24 horror comedy debut, Death of a Unicorn struggles to live up to its...
“Bit of a toughie, this one,” are the prophetic first words of this gritty urban thriller by East London-born director Gerard Johnson. Odyssey’s protagonist,...
Female-facing horror finds a striking new voice in Julia Max, making her feature debut at SXSW with The Surrender, which, if you can accept...
Aliens have invaded SXSW with multiple new titles befitting the theme at this year’s festival, and director Flying Lotus‘ Ash certainly serves a cosmic...
With Tim Robinson‘s first starring film role in writer-director Andrew DeYoung’s A24 debut Friendship, the comedian hits every cringe note with assistance from Paul...
In 2020 I reviewed a film premiering on Amazon called The Vast of Night, a small southwestern town drama that felt part Twilight Zone,...
Although a film called Clown in a Cornfield might inspire little confidence in anything of substance, writer-director Eli Craig‘s latest film offers much more...
