Sitemap - 2023 - ada’s film depository
“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
a quick update to ada’s film depository
Is "Barbie" a Critique of Consumerism or an Updated Version of It?
“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
“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