Jujutsu Kaisen 0 walks an incredibly thin tightrope between a self-contained anime film and feeding fans of the incredibly popular anime new content to chew on, but manages to strike an almost perfect balance. Films spun off from serialized anime…
‘Turning Red’ review: Director Domee Shi crafts a charming coming-of-age story for Pixar
In Domee Shi’s vibrant and empathetic Turning Red, she’s crafted a film that, like last year’s Luca, best exemplifies the potential Pixar has to tell character-driven stories that huddle under a universal umbrella. In the first film solely directed by…
Interview: Two years later, Daniel Lombroso reflects on the impact of his documentary ‘White Noise’
When filmmaker Daniel Lombroso released his 2020 documentary White Noise, he couldn’t have possibly known that an unprompted “sequel” was just around the corner. It wasn’t one of Lombroso’s making, more of a culmination of what his observational political documentary…
‘Death on the Nile’ review: Camp and crime clash in Kenneth Branagh’s new murder mystery
Death on the Nile offers gorgeous visuals and a stacked (if not troubled) cast, making for another flashy Agatha Christie adaptation from the director and star. One thing you have to admire about Sir Kenneth Branagh is his dedication, not…
‘Jackass Forever’ review: A joyful celebration of masculinity in all its, ahem, fluidity
Johnny Knoxville and the gang return for even more hurt in Jackass Forever, the fourth installment in the series that invites you to laugh your ass off. Back in 2000, at the start of the new millennium, it’s hard to…
Now Streaming: Nobody, A Hero, and 25 more movies you can watch this week
We’re almost at the end of January, which means we’ll soon receive a glut of new streaming options in time for Valentine’s Day. Before all that heartbreak happens, however, we’ve collected a list of titles, new and old, that just…
Sundance 2022: ‘Cha Cha Real Smooth’ is refreshingly in step with its weird masculinity
Cha Cha Real Smooth is a U.S. Dramatic Competition world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival (2022). Cooper Raiff’s sophomore feature film, Cha Cha Real Smooth, is more or less an extended epilogue of his wonderfully, comfortably contained debut, S#!%house. If…