Steve Erickson
The apocalyptic overtones of the Mekons’ music come across as alarmingly real as ever.
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Despite “The Annihilation of Fish”’s warmth and optimism, it’s a wonky film.
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“Eephus” could’ve become a piece of conservative-leaning nostalgia but, to its credit, it refrains from making small-town sports great again.
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In his debut feature, director Halfdan Ullmann Tøndel mistakes gratuitous strangeness for genuinely uncanny adventure.
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More than the threat posed by the ghost, “Presence” is desperately terrified of ambiguity.
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“Pepe” is an immense achievement: one of the most formally and politically radical narrative films to turn up on the international festival circuit in 2024.
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“All We Imagine As Light” is an absorbing celebration of female friendship.
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The aim is to evoke, critically, a period when adventure, for men, was about running away to Cuba or going on Kerouac-inspired road trips.
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A corrupt media lies at the core of “The Seed of the Sacred Fig”‘s powerful condemnation of Iran’s politics, particularly their treatment of women, often in unexpected ways.
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“Hard to Watch” lays out a pragmatic path — directions for how to preserve your time and attention — that will help just about anybody engage with any kind of art thoughtfully and purposefully.
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