A workmanlike procedural that does more to suggest a Clint Eastwood drama than the kind of unhinged thriller one's come to associate with great auteur Takashi ...
Oscar Boyson’s debut feature Our Hero Balthazar is a big swing that mostly works: an uncompromising satire about the crisis facing young men in America. Mascul...
A challenging film to both review and market without spoiling, Paul Andrew Williams’ Dragonfly largely succeeds because it never quite telegraphs where it’s go...
Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2024 Tribeca coverage. Vulcanizadora opens in theaters on May 2.
Like the punk-rock cousin of ...
Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2024 SXSW coverage. Dead Mail is now on Shudder.
Blending found footage and what appears to be gra...
Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2025 SXSW coverage. Death of a Unicorn opens in theaters on March 28 from A24.
A film with a few s...
Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2024 SXSW coverage. Secret Mall Apartment is now in theaters.
Shedding light on a quirky 2007 stor...
Playing like the kinkier granddaughter of Russ Meyers’ Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!, Annapurna Sriram’s Fucktoys has an axe to grind, and then some. At its co...
Allegedly submitted to SXSW without the name of its director attached, Michael Bay’s feature-length non-fiction debut We Are Storror is a breathtaking action d...
A tiny miracle of a movie, Ari Gold’s deeply personal Brother Verses Brother is a whimsical musical à la John Carney’s Once, taking place on city streets, ...
John Fink is a New York City area-based critic, filmmaker, educator and curator. He currently serves as the Artistic Director of the Buffalo International Film Festival.
