Kristoffer Bogli’s dark comedy appears to be a commentary on the fickle nature of modern celebrity, but also betrays a lurking paranoia towards cancel culture.
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The latest from visionary filmmaker Ari Aster draws a parallel between familial abuse and the hysterical effects induced from living in a world shaped by corporate monopolies.
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This gory comedy from director Elizabeth Banks is inspired by an incident in 1985 when a black bear accidentally devoured millions of dollars’ worth of the misplaced drug.
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Seventy years after its initial release, Roman Holiday remains a lovely, charming movie of gentle humanity.
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Director Ron Howard’s fantasy of rejuvenation via close encounters is a negotiation of our collective fears or wishes for old age.
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This comedy-thriller of fine dining manners knows the world it’s parodying, but issues of plausibility make the confection a bit wobbly.
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Hal Ashby’s 1979 dark comedy locates a dormant conservatism in the American consciousness.
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Ruben Östlund’s latest satire is a deliciously dismal take-down of wealth inequality, stretching from catwalks to luxury yachts to a rocky beach strewn with life vests and pretzel sticks.
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Despite tender direction from Sofia Coppola, Lost in Translation bolsters its May-November romance with feeble stereotyping of Japanese people and culture.
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Writer-director Paul Thomas Anderson secures his status as the worthiest, most disciplined entertainer working in American movies today.
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