Beautiful and mysterious. Worked very well for me.

I thought this was fantastic. Celine Song speaks to me and finds profundity in human connection. Don’t think I’ve ever seen supporting actress Zoe Winters but she’s incredible here, and this is the be...

Exceptional and precisely the level of human storytelling I needed right now.

The first thing we need to recognize about Pumpkinhead is that in no significant way does he actually resemble a pumpkin. Ultimately this matters less than it should, but it’s still one of the many odd choices that come to define this would-be franchise, and this monster of the iconic name but curiously nonexistent stature […] The post REQUIEM FOR A PUMPKINHEAD first appeared on Cinapse.

“There are so many babies!”

“I don’t like operas. Movies are better.” Leave it to Criterion to release two of the most unconventional musicals in such proximity to one another. That’s just what they’ve done with their recent releases of 1964’s The Umbrellas of Cherbourg and 1978’s The Wiz, two musicals that re-wrote the rules of the genre during two […] The post Criterion Celebrates the Revisionist Musical with THE UMBRELLAS OF CHERBOURG & THE WIZ first appeared on Cinapse.

“Woo’s violence is absolutely over the top, a jamboree of spurting arteries and blown-out kneecaps … creating mosaics of sound and action that leave you feeling exhilarated.” —Time Magazine “John Woo,...

“Woo’s violence is absolutely over the top, a jamboree of spurting arteries and blown-out kneecaps … creating mosaics of sound and action that leave you feeling exhilarated.” —Time Magazine “John Woo,...

“My heart is breaking” This is one of the saddest movies I’ve ever seen.  Incredibly assembled, however, and urgently relevant.  May the deceased rest in peace and may their children live the fullest ...

It’s nearly awards season, so that means it’s time for the biopics. Films in this particular sub-genre released this time of year sadly primarily exist solely as vehicles for actors who don’t regularly do prestige fare – to possibly offer up a transformative performance, for accolades and new opportunities. Sydney Sweeney’s latest, which I just […] The post PFF 2025: CHRISTY is a Great Vehicle for Sidney Sweeney and Not much Else first appeared on Cinapse.

This really isn’t good but I have to admit there’s something darkly captivating about the imagery.  I showed my daughter this tonight, maybe my first time seeing it since the 1980s. But some of those ...

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