"Are you still a communist?" yells an edgy CPAC attendee as Van Jones passes by. "You'll have to watch my show to find out," laughs… The post The First Step (dir. " Brandon Kramer): P…
I love boxing, and I love boxing movies, so I knew I couldn't miss a movie starring and co-written by real-life boxer Kali Reis. Catch… The post Catch the Fair One (dir. Josef Kubota Wlad…
With all concessions which must be made for a movie like Agnes in place, namely that it was made rather quickly and on the cheap,… The post Agnes (dir. Mickey Reece): Philadelphia Film Fe…
Time travel is my favorite storytelling device in existence. It's a great way to explore a wealth of themes, and as a concept it's just… The post Beyond the Infinite Two Minutes (dir. Jun…
I thought I'd never forget what it was like to be a kid, and I thought I hadn't forgotten, but then I saw Petite Maman… The post Petite Maman (dir. Céline Sciamma): Philadelphia Film Fes…
Every year I try to see a movie, picked at random, for which I have no information. A total blind date with a film. Sometimes… The post One Second (dir. Yimou Zhang): Philadelphia Film Fe…
Somewhere between Tom Green, Quentin Dupieux, and that shithead kid across the street who always seems to be getting in trouble exists Mother Schmuckers, a… The post Mother Schmuckers (di…
Mass is a movie that feels like a play. The basic gist is that four individuals are sitting around a table discussing the fallout from… The post Mass (dir. Fran Kranz): Philadelphia Film …
Sean Baker has built a career making films that shed a light on fringe communities The post Red Rocket (dir. Sean Baker): Philadelphia Film Festival review appeared first on phindie.
I didn't expect to have my stomach turned in any notable way. The post The Sadness (dir. Rob Jabbaz): Philadelphia Film Festival review appeared first on phindie.
A basic description of The Novice would be "Whiplash, but with rowing instead of drumming." It's not a one-to-one comparison, but it's a great starting… The post The Novice (dir. Lauren H…
The most exciting thing about ANNETTE is the way it breaks the formal rules of a musical, most notably in how it begins and ends its songs. The post Annette (dir. Leos Carax): Film review ap…
When the film embraces its B-movie vibes, it rocks extremely hard. It's when it takes itself too seriously that it ends up coming across as silly. The post The Tomorrow War (dir. Chris McKa…
A film which will stick with you long after it ends. The post My Heart Can't Beat Unless You Tell It To (dir. Jonathan Cuartas): Film review appeared first on phindie.
Perhaps the most wonderful thing about the film is how welcoming it is to new fans. The post THE SPARKS BROTHERS (dir. Edgar Wright): Film review appeared first on phindie.
A disappointing entry in the Conjuring canon The post The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It (dir. Michael Chaves): Film review appeared first on phindie.
The musical which first put Lin-Manuel Miranda on the map gets a cinematic treatment The post In the Heights (dir. Jon M. Chu): Film review appeared first on phindie.
More so than anything else, ARMY OF THE DEAD is a great piece of entertainment The post Army of the Dead (dir. Zack Snyder): Film review appeared first on phindie.
It's not the plot that resonates once the credits roll " it's the characters.  The post Adverse (dir. Brian Metcalf): Film review appeared first on phindie.
A supremely entertaining thriller that delivers its charms in brutal flourishes The post Those Who Wish Me Dead (dir. Taylor Sheridan): Film review appeared first on phindie.
This solid thriller had reviewer Dan Scully clenching his clenchables much harder than he expected The post Oxygen (dir. Alexandre Aja): Film review appeared first on phindie.
The Mauritanian is very worth watching, but it feels like it exists just a few years too late. The post The Mauritanian (dir. Kevin Macdonald): Film review appeared first on phindie.
WRATH OF MAN, the British gangster-heist-revenge film from Guy Ritchie, is a legitimately great movie The post Wrath of Man (dir. Guy Ritchie): Film review appeared first on phindie.
It's never easy to adapt a video game to film, mostly because the fun of a game is typically not the plot, so much as… The post Mortal Kombat (dir. Simon McQuoid): Film review appeared fi…
This clash of the titans is absolutely wonderful to behold The post Godzilla vs. Kong (dir. Adam Wingard): Film review appeared first on phindie.