Insatiable desire and irreconcilable faith are the basis for My Night at Maud’s (French: Ma nuit chez Maud), the darkly comical social fable from Éric Rohmer, who was at the peak of exploring his interest in the influence of morality (or rather the lack thereof) on the human condition, and how the smallest idiosyncrasies of…

Sarah (Alison Brie) is a young woman who doesn’t quite fit in – she does her best to be sociable, whether it with her co-worker Joan (Molly Shannon), her genial roommate (Debby Ryan), or any of the many people she encounters through her life, all of which see her as a well-meaning, but overly sensitive…

“We thought it was a normal hotel” Five people find themselves in a mysterious hotel somewhere in the French countryside. Alissa (Nicole Hiss) and her husband Max Thor (Henri Garcin) are a young couple on holiday. They are joined by Stein (Michael Lonsdale), a fiercely passionate academic who strikes up a friendship with Max, who…

Billy Casper (David Bradley) is a young man growing up in the rural suburbs of working-class England. Raised by a single mother, and bullied by his older brother, Billy has never quite fit in and has struggled to find the same sense of belonging his peers at his school seem to share. Seemingly experiencing an…

Yves Saint Laurent was not only a legendary fashion designer, but also an artistic icon who changed the way we view an industry normally perceived as not being aligned with some of the more popular creative fields – he may not have made the impact some more traditional artists may have, but his contributions to…

One of the most unexpected, but no less pleasant, surprises of recent years was the realization that not only is Greta Gerwig a tremendous actress, but she’s also got all the qualities of a great director as well. Her first solo directorial effort, Lady Bird, has often been considered one of the best films of…

Frankie (Isabelle Huppert) is a world-renowned actress, known by audiences for her film and television work that have made her a beloved cultural icon. However, what her admirers don’t know is that Frankie is dying – she has been diagnosed with cancer and is in the last stages of her life. As a response to…

When it comes to timely topics, films tend to either be profusely inappropriate, having very little tact as they approach contemporary issues without any filter, or innocuous social dramas that avoid any in-depth discussion, hoping that a surface-level summary that somewhat softens the situation at hand will be enough. Bombshell is a film that classifies…

Right from the start, I’ll mention how Nevia is one of the most astonishing pieces of contemporary filmmaking I’ve seen in quite a while – there have been many works that took a daring approach to representing existence over the course of the past few months, but not many of them were as effective as…

L’Apollonide: Souvenirs de la maison close is an astounding work of unmitigated genius, hailing from the beautifully twisted mind of Bertrand Bonello, who once again returns to deviant narrative territory in the most astonishing way, delivering a gorgeously complex historical drama that extends much further than just being a lavish period piece, flourishing into one…