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“May December” & How the Public Eye Perpetuates Predation

The Inherent Conservatism of "Saltburn"

"Godzilla Minus One" is a Spectacular Film That Should Not Need to Exist

"Killers of the Flower Moon": The Violence of Complacency

"Ferrari" is a Mythologized and Hollow Portrait

“The Holdovers” is Picture-Perfect and Painfully Personal

“Rustin” is an Isolated Image of a Not-So-Progressive Icon

“The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes” Detracts From the Value of “The Hunger Games”

The Role of the Spectator in "Anatomy of a Fall"

“Strange Way of Life” is a Sharp Expansion of Genre

"Priscilla" is a Patient Retaliation to Incompetence of "Elvis"

Wes Anderson’s Short Film Series Finds Freedom in Artifice

"Bottoms" Revives and Redefines Raunchy Teen Cinema

"Golda" & The Politics of Omission

“Red, White & Royal Blue” Is Not Revolutionary For Being Mediocre

“Oppenheimer”: How I Learned to Stop Loving and Worry About the Bomb

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Is "Barbie" a Critique of Consumerism or an Updated Version of It?

The Death of the Auteur

In Defense of Wes Anderson

“Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse” Is an Honest Journey Through Breathtaking Psychedelia

“Knock at the Cabin”: Do Our Decisions Dictate Our Fate?

“Air” is an Inspirational Story of a True Underdog: A Multimillion Dollar Corporation

The Delirious Dissonance of “Beau is Afraid”

Why Did “The Super Mario Bros. Movie” Become Both the Villain and Hero of a Right-Wing Culture War?

“Rye Lane” Revives RomComs with a Wide-Angled Approach to Crafting a Love Story

Is A24 the Death or Rebirth of Indie Cinema?

“Women Talking” is a Powerful Condemnation of Violence Reduced to a Parable

“All the Beauty and the Bloodshed” Authentically Documents Nan Goldin’s Personal Rebellions and Public Revolutions

“Aftersun”: A Fragmented Reconciliation with Memories and Ghosts

“Infinity Pool” is a Depraved Meditation on Human Morality

“Triangle of Sadness” is Anti-Capitalism Sold Back to Us

“Skinamarink” is a Tedious Undertaking, But It Gives Hope to Experimental Filmmaking

“The Whale” is a Melodramatic Punchline to Darren Aronofsky’s Career

“BARDO, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths”: A Mocking But Loving Tribute to Cinema

“This Place Rules” & the Absent Accusation of American Division

A Year in Review: Top 10 Films of 2022