Review: The Number 23 (2007) ★½
The Number 23 wants very badly to be a captivating neo-noir crime drama about the power of obsession and paranoia.
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Review: The Devil’s Candy (2015) ★★★½
The Devil’s Candy (2015) is an American horror film written and directed by Sean Byrne. The film stars Ethan Embry
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Review: Lady Macbeth (2016) ★★★★
It’s difficult to say what kind of film Lady Macbeth is, though its aspirations are readily apparent. On the surface,
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Review: Chronicles of the Ghostly Tribe (2015) ★½
Chronicles of the Ghostly Tribe is a Chinese fantasy-adventure film directed by Lu Chuan and loosely based on the popular
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Review: Marguerite & Julien (2015) ★★★★
It is no easy task to get audiences to root for an incestuous relationship, or even secure funding for such
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Review: Headwinds (Des vents contraires, 2011) ★★★★
Headwinds, directed by Jalil Lespert, is primarily a story about loss, and the unforeseen difficulties of living with a loved-one’s
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Review: 10 Jours en or (10 Golden Days, 2012) ★
10 jours en or is simply one of the worst films I’ve seen in recent memory. Having read a very
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Review: A Cure for Wellness (2016) ★½
Director Gore Verbinksi’s A Cure for Wellness will immediately draw comparisons to Shutter Island (Martin Scorsese, 2010), a film that
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Review: Okja (2017) ★★★★
Okja is a strange little film, and frequently difficult to watch, but ultimately it was made with good intentions and
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Review: It’s Only the End of the World (Juste la Fin du Monde, 2016) ★★★
It’s Only the End of the World tells the story of Louis (Gaspard Ulliel), a gay playwright who is dying
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Review: XX (2017) ★★½
XX is one of the few (possibly the only) horror anthologies written and directed by female filmmakers and focusing on
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Review: Valley of Love (2015) ★★★
One of the most interesting things about Valley of Love is the insertion of French actors into distinctly American locales.
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Review: Dune (1984) ★★
I will preface this review by stating that I genuinely wanted to like Dune. I have mixed feelings about David
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Review: The Mummy (2017) ★½
It seems that mummies are not the kind of monster that audiences can take seriously for very long. Eventually, mummy
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Review: Law of Desire (La Ley del Deseo, 1987) ★★★★
Redefining gender and reevaluating traditional values are trademarks of Pedro Almodóvar’s sensual, calculated style. Some might see the sexuality of
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Review: The Hallow (2015) ★★★★
Ireland is slowly edging its way onto the world stage as a source for quality horror films. Shrooms (2007), Citadel
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10 Existential Films for Philosophy Students
What is an Existential Film? It is important to state, first and foremost, that the title is a bit of
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