Wes Anderson’s The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou cordially invites you to join the gang on the Belafonte, a deep... Read More
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“There’s a hundred thousand streets in the city. You don’t need to know the route. You give me a time... Read More
Your bones don't break, mine do. That's clear. Your cells react to bacteria and viruses differently than mine. You don't get sick, I do. That's also clear. But for some reason, you and I react the exact same way to water. We swallow it too fast, we choke. We get some in our lungs, we drown. However unreal it may seem, we are connected, you and I. We're on the same curve, just on opposite ends. Read More
Mary Poppins Returns is as charming as its predecessor and brings joy for a new generation Read More
An unnecessary and convoluted addition to the Harry Potter universe Read More
When viewed through a queer lens, Llewyn becomes a more sympathetic character. Read More
Day three I saw a stellar pair of films that were not easy to manage together. All in all, the... Read More
Day two at Cinematografo was filled with a couple stunning, and remarkably different, documentaries along with a delicate experimental film.... Read More
Those who know me probably know that Carrie Fisher has been one of the most important public figures in my... Read More
Music is one of the most powerful forces a film can use to evoke emotion and tell a story, and... Read More
The fact that this film is being released at all is miraculous. It is a rare privilege whenever a film... Read More
Sofia Coppola’s take on Thomas Cullinan’s novel The Beguiled (or The Painted Devil)—and by association Don Siegel’s 1971 film adaptation—is... Read More
Back when Black Sabbath, arguably one of the most influential bands in metal history, was starting out, they weren’t called... Read More
There is a certain generation of directors whose filmography would span genres and they would use their unique voice to... Read More
The Hate U Give, directed by George Tillman, Jr. and written by Audrey Wells, is a powerful and emotionally mature... Read More
Edgar Wright is one of my favorite directors. I adore his films for their mastery of both verbal and non-verbal... Read More
There’s a unique pain in choosing a top five out of the seemingly endless favorite films I have, as probably everyone on... Read More
About three-fourths of the way through Madeline’s Madeline, Josephine Decker’s explosive, performance-art-inspired new film, I found myself thinking one simple... Read More
Rachel Chu (Constance Wu) is a self-made woman born to a poor single-parent family. Through hard work, she became an... Read More
After scoring big at the Chinese box office, this ambitious film hit Western shores with little fanfare, but animation fans should not be sleeping on it. Read More
Introducing 50 overlooked films in the criterion Collection hand-picked by our excellent FilmEra community. We’ve put together a beautiful list... Read More
The Graduate opens with a party. But instead of a joyous celebration, we find a nervous, claustrophobic Ben (Dustin Hoffman),... Read More
John Waters is a director most associated with kitsch, overt sexuality, and subversive sincerity. The 1974 film Female Trouble stands as some... Read More
If you read my Meet the Staff piece, you saw La La Land atop my (arbitrary) list of favorite films. Director Damien... Read More
I‘ve kind of procrastinated on this so that I could get some distance between the last Godzilla movie and my... Read More
Hi, I’m Olwethu Ndaba, and I’m a 20 year old South African literature and film student. For me, trying to... Read More
There are several things I do not like about the movie viewing experience in Taiwan, and chief among them is... Read More
Tim Wardle's documentary shines a light on an incredible true story, but lacks the necessary insight to do its subjects justice. Read More
Many countries have dark histories about how they have treated their indigenous people. Canada is no exception. While it has... Read More
Christopher Nolan’s revolutionary, genre-defining film The Dark Knight was released to theaters on July 18th, 2008. A lot has changed... Read More
Criterion Month is a massive collaboration across 5 websites in honor of Ingmar Bergman’s 100th birthday and of the films of the Criterion Collection. We hope the celebration of this incredible director—and these classic films—inspire others to find new cinema they love and share their discoveries with others. Read More
The directorial debut of Boots Riley was certainly an intriguing and unique film, to say the least. I had been... Read More
Three Colors: Red is a masterful film and the final film by Krzysztof Kieslowski. It’s an astounding piece of filmmaking... Read More
Three Colors: White, the second in the Three Colors trilogy, is Krzysztof Kieslowski’s story about immigration, personal character, and success... Read More
The first in the Three Colors trilogy, Blue, a film by Krzysztof Kieslowski, is a powerful but intimate opus on... Read More
I am going to start by saying only this: I am going to eat some serious crow on this review.... Read More
Minor spoilers ahead! I‘m going to review both this entry and the follow up we just got. So stay tuned... Read More
The original Ant-Man was a surprise hit: despite the worrisome replacement of original director Edgar Wright, the film was released... Read More
Ousmane Sembene’s Black Girl (originally titled La noire de…) depicts the tragedy that can arise from isolation and loneliness. It... Read More
Debra Granik's adaptation of Peter Rock's book is an emotionally complex indie drama and one of the year's best films. Read More
Honestly, I can’t think of what would fit Wes Anderson’s aesthetic better than a stop-motion movie featuring talking anthropomorphic animals... Read More
Rian Johnson’s The Last Jedi is one of the most polarizing movies in the current popular culture landscape. It challenges... Read More
For this Film Frame Friday, I’ll be covering one of my favorite Criterion releases, the wonderfully wacky, what-the-hell-did-I-just-watch classic, House.... Read More
Kevin Lever: Viewing Häxan, I still felt its allure, nearly a hundred years after its inception. The documentary-style silent film,... Read More
The first Sicario never seemed like a well-oiled story engine to drive a sequel forward, with its oblique behind-the-curtains look at... Read More
Writer/director Elijah Bynum’s debut feature, Hot Summer Nights, is about the growing pains of teenage summer love, and how that need... Read More
Celebrating Ingmar Bergman's 100th birthday by watching all of his major films throughout the summer. This is a continuous article that will be updated almost daily. Read More
Han Yan's latest film signals the start of China's summer movie season, but it's a rough start, offering uneven entertainment. Read More
Bart Layton's newest film is based on a true crime story, stylishly dramatizing events while also interviewing the real people involved, but says nothing much at all. Read More
“You can lose everything else but you can’t lose your talent.” Read More
Help support our staff and Site Help support a new era of film critics. Filmera was made for cinephiles who... Read More
Criterion Month: The celebration of Ingmar Bergman’s 100th birthday and everything Criterion related
Criterion Month is a massive collaboration across 5 websites in honor of Ingmar Bergman's 100th birthday and of the films of the Criterion Collection. We hope the celebration of this incredible director -and these classic films - inspire others to find new cinema they love and share their discoveries with others Read More
Hello, my name is Jenna Kalishman and, like most of my fellow writers, I am extraordinarily indecisive when it comes... Read More
Brett Haley's fourth feature is an unassuming indie drama with some memorable music and surprising emotional depth. Read More
Welcome to another Film Frame Friday! Last week George Sohng wrote about Your Name. I decided it was my turn... Read More
As someone who’s indecisive in pretty much all faculties of life, it should come as no surprise that I had... Read More
ON PASSIVITY AND VIETNAM One of the first things you learn about writing a screenplay is that a passive protagonist,... Read More
Two teenage sisters, Elizabeth and Virginia, sit at a table, an unfinished jigsaw puzzle in front of them. Elizabeth idly... Read More
The newest film from the celebrated French auteur, Claire Denis, is a minor work, but finishes strong. Read More
After having read the other top five favorites from many of my colleagues, one takeaway that I absolutely agree with... Read More
Bus Party to Hell opens like soft porn. It’s standard fare about youths behaving badly. They’re on a party bus... Read More
This is the second film of my “pick three” for May in which a group of us pair off and... Read More
Tim Heidecker stars in The Comedy, a film about trying to find feeling in all the wrong places. Read More
On the 200th anniversary of Frankenstein, a fair Gothic biopic of its author reanimates her life story. Read More
Coming up with five specific films to rank as films that affected me the most/that I think are the best... Read More
Morgan Neville's documentary is a charming and uplifting, if slight and superficial, portrait of a beloved television figure. Read More
Incredibles 2, written and directed by Brad Bird and the new film from Disney’s Pixar, is a wonderful sequel, building... Read More
On the 7th of June, documentary lovers descended on Sheffield’s city center for six days of films and fun in... Read More
Coming from two films that are known for their intense visual extravaganza, I would like to turn it around a... Read More
The Disaster Artist hits Amazon Prime this month so I sat down to watch arguably the most critically acclaimed film... Read More
Hotel Artemis starts off as a sort of near-future spin-off of John Wick, focusing on its own set of rules detached... Read More
I actually watched this a couple years ago and wasn’t very impressed with it at all. In fact, my only... Read More
I watch movies. My top 5 is in constant flux. In no particular order: Master and Commander: The Far Side... Read More
One of the best of the year, Hereditary is a fantastic look at a family worn by tragedy. Read More
