Arts Fuse Editor
What lifts Resurrection above the standard victim-becomes-avenger routine is a preposterous — in a wonderfully sick way — claim that gives the movie a welcome touch of giallo unpredictability.
Opalescent’s overriding aspect is celebratory – but from a variety of angles.
Kirsten Greenidge’s epic comic drama is a spot-on examination of the challenges changing times pose to evolving families.
The Northman is grounded in a manically precise capture of the Nordic world of the 9th century AD, but refracted through the lens of a whacked-out visionary in a spew of eye-popping images.
The emphasis isn’t on gratuitous sensuality: Gentleman Jack’s throes of passion are designed to reveal more about the psychological makeup of its characters.
It is invaluable for the world to have an in-depth account from someone who passed through the Xinjiang re-education system and was brave enough to tell the tale.
Russian Doll’s script still crackles with dark, cynical hilarity, and New York is still the gritty, gorgeous backdrop, the city where, clearly, anything can happen.
Be prepared to be shocked. But also be prepared for a horror story that is far worse than what was reported at the time — but not as bad as it could have been.
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