Tag: Phyllis Laing

Flag Day | Review

Americana Trauma: Penn Returns with Hysterical Melodrama After the formidable misfire of his last directorial effort The Last Face (2016), Sean Penn unfortunately doesn’t fare...

Seance [Video Review]

The Girlfriend Experience: Barrett Mines B-Movie Tropes in Hybrid Throwback There’s no greater hotbed of dysfunction and perversity than the homosocial staples of either the...

2018 Sundance Film Festival Predictions: Matthew Ross’ Siberia

Matthew Ross' first foray into feature films received its world premiere debut at Sundance (read our review) in 2016, and he was quick to...

The Forbidden Room | Review

Dreams! Visions! Madness!: Maddin & Johnson’s Extravagant Symphony of Silent Cinema Fantasia Those familiar with the works of auteur Guy Maddin, sometimes referred to as...

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La cocina | Review

Soap Kitchen: Ruizpalacios Underwhelms & Over Bakes Food Drama Making...

Bonjour Tristesse | Review

Lifestyles of the Rich, Conflicted & Coddled: Dull Vacation...

Most People Die on Sundays | Review

A Month of Sundays: Said Squeezes Magic Out of...

The Scary House | 2025 Udine Far East Film Festival Review

Watanabe Smarter Than Ghosts, but The Scary House Had...