Covertly filmed on the bustling streets of Tehran, the stirring, Palme d’Or-winning and Oscar nominated It Was Just an Accident is the latest outing from the legendary Iranian director and democracy campaigner Jafar Panahi.
American director Robert Eggers has stated that the “more you try to turn away from darkness, the more darkness is right against your back.” In Nosferatu, Eggers extraordinary resurrection of FW Murnau’s 1922 silent classic, darkness shines like the day. You cannot run or hide from it. You must succumb to the darkness.
Sean Baker’s Anora, which won the Palme D’or at Cannes, the first American film to do so since Terrence Malick’s Tree of Life, may remind audiences of Pretty Woman. But it’s more subversive and explicit take on the subject of sex work.
Conclave is a Devilishly Fun Papal Thriller. Elections in 2024 have been decisive and disappointing. Globally far-right parties have surged in popularity. The last-thing you might want to do is sit through a two hour pulse pounding procedural thriller.
Gladiator II: A Rehashed Sequel that’s Equally Empty and Epic.
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice: A Mildly Amusing Pastiche
93-year-old June Squibb sparkles in Thelma, a life-affirming comedy-action romp.
Zoë Kravitz’s striking directorial debut, Blink Twice, is a must-watch #MeToo-inspired thriller.
A Flawed but Epic Old-School Western
Twisters: A Heart-Stopping Blockbuster That Will Blow You Away.
