Category Archives: Reviews

Hereditary (2018). Reviewed by Benjamin Bergstrom

Hereditary (2018) is one of the only films to ever leave me feeling truly horrible, but in a good way. No film has had such a profound psychological effect on my nightmares as Hereditary. It is a truly tense, gripping, … Continue reading

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Crazy Rich Asians (2018). Reviewed by Kaia MacLeod

Having worked primarily on music- and danced-based films previously, director Jon M. Chu brings a distinct visual style to Crazy Rich Asians (2018), making the experience of watching the film both unique and memorable.

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The Palm Beach Story (1942). Reviewed by Film Matters Spring 2019 Editorial Board

The Palm Beach Story (1942) Criterion Blu-ray Review from Liza Palmer Contributors: Wyatt J. Bixby, Matthew Cook, Julia DeNigris, R. W. Freeman, Khai Hammett, Olivia Outlaw, Bonner W. Poston, Madison Rae Reitz, Debra Riddle, Selena Schmidtke, Makenzie N. Smith, and … Continue reading

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Kalo Pothi (2015). Reviewed by Dikshya Koirala

Introduction The movie Kalo Pothi [English: Black Hen] is a Nepali movie directed by Min Bahadur Bham. This movie is set around the northwestern part of Nepal and is the first Nepali movie to be screened at the Venice Film … Continue reading

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Election (1999). Reviewed by Film Matters Fall 2018 Editorial Board

Election (1999) Criterion Blu-ray Review from Liza Palmer Contributors: Benjamin Davis, David K. Flaherty, Christian E. Gainey, Gregory M. Guidry Amy Hicks, Heather Jensen, Grace Miller, Carla Pike, Nick Ryder, Hannah Sieber, Tory A. Silinski, and K. Francis Sullivan.

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Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018). Reviewed by Jason Husak

After ten years of Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) films, it’s incredible to believe what Disney and Marvel have accomplished after a decade. Not only have Disney and Marvel produced twenty consecutive films that are commercially and critically successful (every single … Continue reading

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Scars of the Soul in Ole Bornedal’s 1864. By Matthew Johnson

Apart from charting the deep, psychological trials of war, granted with such humanistic sensitivity, Ole Bornedal’s ambitious portrayal of the Second Schleswig War of 1864 between Denmark and Prussia is truly an exhortation for both historical reverence and remembrance. As … Continue reading

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Spidarlings (2016). Reviewed by Ashley Spillane

It is difficult to classify Salem Kapsaski’s Spidarlings (2016) as any one genre—or even two. Falling into the categories of punk rock, queer, comedy, horror, and musical, it is reminiscent of The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975) and other cult … Continue reading

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American Socialist (2017). Reviewed by Ashley Spillane

A timely documentary in the wake of the 2016 presidential election, American Socialist: The Life and Times of Eugene Victor Debs (2017) brings to light the inspiration for Bernie Sanders’s presidential campaign. As the name of the film suggests, American … Continue reading

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Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018). Reviewed by Jason Husak

Warning: Review contains mild spoilers for Solo: A Star Wars Story based only on trailers and promotional materials. Ever since Disney purchased Lucasfilm in 2012, Star Wars films have been brought back into the mainstream. For nearly ten years, Star … Continue reading

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