Peg Aloi
No spoilers here about what lies beneath the film’s dreamy layers of story, but some viewers will find the narrative pulling them helplessly forward, sucked into a maelstrom of pain and trauma and love and regret and memory.
In a world that at times seems to have turned sour and colorless, “Wonka” brings much needed sweetness and beauty, making it a perfect diversion for the holiday season.
The scenario may seem a bit too meta, but in director Todd Haynes’ deft hands, the tonal complexities of ” May December” are quite dizzying to behold.
“Bluebeard’s Castle” is a sexy but subversive romance novel steeped in Gothic imagery.
The film beautifully captures a dreamy-nightmare aesthetic, suggesting that Priscilla’s life with Elvis was turbulent roller coaster of romantic highs and materialistic hollowness.
The Adams Family may be a low budget regional filmmaking collective, but it continues to raise the bar on horror art cinema.
Closing out coverage of the London Film Festival: films from Catherine Breillat, Michael Winterbottom, Luna Carmoon, Robert Morgan, and Daniel Kokotajlo.
It’s hard to pick favorites, but here are my top films from this year’s London Film Festival.
The first of three review round-ups from this year’s London Film Festival’s excellent slate of films.
This limited series is not easy to watch, but “Painkillers” should be considered indispensable viewing because of the light it shines on the amoral face of corporate greed.
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