Movies

Bound, the thriller drama by Isaac Hirotsu Woofter, is an independent movie that doesn’t look like an independent movie. From the score to the cinematography, everything in Woofter’s creation resembles the influences he has gathered in order to accomplish a well-rounded movie. Yes, it does comply with the rules of indie cinema, but the director…

A simple mistake can change everything — from a misplaced comma in a letter to a typo in a prescription. That’s exactly the kind of trouble Jace runs into during his frantic shift delivering packages for AmaZen (yes, it’s a little on the nose, but we’ll allow it — this is a comedy, after all)….

Hold Me, Softly isn’t a movie that will change your life. It stays inside its formulaic genre of romance with the usual narrative structure. A girl and boy meet, and they fall in love. They can’t be with each other, but love finds a way. But as the film reveals, there are obstacles. Snow hides…

In today’s society of perpetual connection and communication, the contact with reality should be the rule, right? Everybody has access to talking, reacting, liking, and yes, communicating with their peers, as well as strangers. It doesn’t even matter if you want to keep your matters private. A simple photo will expose you, and therefore, your…

The short feature Izidor, by director David Kabbe, plays like a sort of fairy tale in the modern age. There are ruthless villains, a child in absolute distress, and an ultimate savior whose ultimate act of kindness can only be compared to rebirth itself. At the very least, it provides viewers with a sense of…

A scene from ‘Superman’ (Photo: Warner Bros. Pictures, 2025). Throughout every onscreen incarnation of the Man of Steel, there’s a rhythm we’ve come to expect. Superman discovers his powers. He hides in plain sight as Clark Kent. He saves lives. A villain finds him—Zod, Luthor, maybe something worse. He’s nearly defeated. Then there’s a twist,…

Promotional poster of Celine Song’s film ‘Materialists’ (Photo: A24, 2025). There’s an easy pitch to Celine Song’s latest film Materialists: imagine a contemporary New York screwball romance, part Working Girl hustle, part When Harry Met Sally walk-and-talk. Lucy (Dakota Johnson) is our entry point, a high-end matchmaker at an elite firm called Adore, tasked with…

Liam Neeson introduces himself as “Frank Drebin, Jr, Police Squad,” in a scene from ‘The Naked Gun’ (Photo: Paramount Pictures, 2025). The Naked Gun is stupid. Stupid, stupid, stupid. It’s a film so dedicated to tripping over its own shoelaces that you start to admire the sheer athleticism of its clumsiness. It’s like watching Liam…

Leonardo DiCaprio in a scene from ‘One Battle After Another’ (Photo: Warner Bros. Pictures, 2025). Paul Thomas Anderson has spent the better part of three decades burrowing into the American soul—charting its boom-and-bust appetites, its bruised dreams, its restless need to reinvent itself. From the oil-soaked ambition of There Will Be Blood to the Altman-esque…