‘The Souvenir Part II’ review: Joanna Hogg’s mega-meta, life story sequel is about growth through criticism

The Souvenir Part II, despite its name, isn’t just a sequel to Joanna Hogg’s semi-autobiographical film, The Souvenir from 2019. It is a sequel, yes, but it’s also a stylized re-examination of what that first film was all about and…

The Dead Don’t Die Movie Review: Jim Jarmusch delivers a relaxed take on the zombie genre

Jim Jarmusch’s The Dead Don’t Die is a zombie movie for people who just want to chill out for a bit. Entering the fray as the 2010’s undead craze starts to crawl into the grave, it rolls its eyes at…

The Souvenir Movie Review: Hogg’s autobiographical powerhouse won’t leave you empty-handed

At the end of the day, we become our own people with our own ideas and voices, but the long road to get there is mired with love, loss and an often painful variety of life lessons along the way.…

The Souvenir Trailer: Joanna Hogg’s Latest Film Details a Perilous Relationship

It’s shaping up to be another excellent year for A24. British writer-director Joanna Hogg’s latest film The Souvenir made waves at this year’s Sundance Film Festival and now the first official trailer has finally been released. The Souvenir stars Tom…

Suspiria Movie Review: A bewitching fever dream that verges on full-on nightmare

Much like Dario Argento’s film, this new Suspiria is meant to be experienced rather than just seen or heard. Suspiria needs to be felt in order to be understood, and that is something that extends beyond sight and sound. One…

Movie Review: Okja

Even as adults, I still believe we need fairy tales. There’s that transitionary period in life where we essentially go from a Disney-esque outlook on life to a Grimms’ fairy tale style one. It’s necessary, especially since our adult lives…

Movie Review: Letters from Baghdad

Despite claims of progressiveness and equality, the fields of twentieth century science, art, and history are bulging with pioneering women who, for one reason or another, have been been shuffled aside in favor of their male colleagues. Rosalind Franklin, Gertrude…