Indie auteur filmmaker Kogonada gained fame with thoughtful movies like Columbus and After Yang. Now, with A Big Bold Beautiful Journey, he’s trying his hand at a blockbuster romantic comedy. Starring Margot Robbie and Colin Farrell, with The Menu writer Seth Reiss scripting, what could possibly go wrong? Sadly, it seems, quite a lot.
Author: Marina Coates
Austin Butler Anchors Caught Stealing, Aronofsky’s Fast-Paced, Chaotic Crime Film
Darren Aronofsky’s Caught Stealing has all the ingredients of a great crime film: Russian mobsters, car chases, shifting allegiances, stolen money, and, of course, a cat who steals the show.
David Mackenzie’s new thriller Relay doesn’t deliver on the suspense
David Mackenzie’s new thriller starring Riz Ahmed offers a fresh take on an espionage suspense film—but Relay doesn’t take full advantage of its unique aspects.
Jane Austen Wrecked My Life riffs on the classics.
Jane Austen has dominated the cinematic sphere for decades, inspiring everything from faithful period adaptations to quirky modern retellings—and even films that make Austen herself the object of obsession. Jane Austen Wrecked My Life is the latest installment in the seemingly endless Austen Boom, loosely riffing on Pride & Prejudice while fostering an easy kinship with its Austen-devoted protagonist.
David Mamet’s Henry Johnson explores the human condition, theatrically
David Mamet’s new film, Henry Johnson, is based on his play of the same name, which was first presented onstage in 2023 at the Electric Lodge in Venice, CA, and directed by Marja-Lewis Ryan. The stage version of Henry Johnson featured the same cast as the film, and reportedly, the cast proposed creating the feature film as a record of their experience and as something that could endure as part of Mamet’s filmography.
The Legend of Ochi is a modern classic
The Legend of Ochi (2025 | USA | 96 minutes | Isaiah Saxon) The Legend of Ochi feels completely at home among Scandinavian …
Amazon’s Superboys of Malegaon celebrates the immortality of film
Superboys of Malegaon is a Hindi-language coming-of-age film that tells the true story of Nasir Shaikh, an amateur filmmaker from Malegaon, India. In the 90s, Nasir (Adarsh Gourav), the son of a movie parlor owner, grows tired of the Bollywood films he feels obliged to showcase at the theater and craves something new.
DROP is a hilariously fun first-date thriller—just don’t expect to be scared
DROP is the latest thriller from longtime partners Christopher Landon and Blumhouse Productions, the creatives behind the Happy Death Day and Paranormal Activity franchises. Much like their previous films, DROP doesn’t take itself too seriously—something that likely saves this film in the end.
Freaky Tales is a messy, chaotic celebration of 1980s Oakland
The record-breaking game of Sleepy Floyd of the Golden State Warriors against the Los Angeles Lakers on May 10, 1987, Freaky Tales. The film tells the story of a mysterious green power that swept through Oakland in the ‘80s.
The Friend delivers a heartbreaking exploration of grief from a unique perspective
We’ve all been there; we can watch countless humans die in films without batting an eye, but the moment a dog dies, the tears start streaming. Scott McGehee and David Siegel’s The Friend offers a fresh take on the classic dog movie, where instead of a human grappling with the death of a dog, we see a dog facing the loss of his human.








