“‘Mortal Kombat’: This Joyless Cosplay Delivers Plenty Of Fatalities But Not Much Else”

File under “how could they possibly fuck this up / oh that’s how.” Continue reading →

Review: Silence, 2016, dir. Martin Scorsese

I ranked Silence in the #4 position on my BOFCA ballot this year, so naturally my review of the film has pretty high praise for it. You’ll hear a lot about the film in the coming weeks, much of which will, I’m certain, be bent around matters of representation; the questions raised in those conversations are … Continue reading →

The Playlist’s 25 Best Performances Of 2016

The year end train continues! Over at The Playlist, I wrote a few capsules about a few of the best performances of 2016, notably the dueling works of Isabelle Huppert, who appears in both Elle and Things to Come, two very different movies where she plays very similar roles. You should maybe take a looksie, eh?   … Continue reading →

Review: Zatoichi, 2003, dir. Takeshi Kitano

To describe Japan’s Takeshi Kitano (or Beat Takesi) as anything other than “versatile” is outright unthinkable. While frequently known and celebrated for his forays into crime dramas with a series of films involving cops and yakuza to his credit– Brother, Sonatine, Hana-bi, Violent Cop— Kitano has displayed an unwillingness to be pigeonholed as a participant … Continue reading →