Month: January 2023

2022 Decent Maybe Awards

Best Director Gold: Todd Field, Tár Silver: Jordan Peele, Nope Bronze: Park Chan-wook, Decision to Leave Best Actress Gold: Cate Blanchett, Tár Silver: Danielle Deadwyler, Till Bronze: Tilda Swinton, The Eternal Daughter Best Actor Gold: Colin Farrell, After Yang & The Banshees of InisherinRead Full Review

One Fine Morning

Mia Hansen-Løve has made no secret about the autobiographical nature of her films. If anything, it seems to be a point of pride. Her films have a kind of frank, episodic nature that might remind youRead Full Review

Alcarràs

The central conceit of Alcarràs – a Catalan family that runs a peach orchard in rural Spain faces the existential threat of globalization when their owner wants to convert their land into a plot of solarRead Full Review

Close

Over time, the Belgian film industry has developed a well-earned reputation for grim slice-of-life dramas that examine the granular aspects of domestic ennui. Writer-director Lukas Dhont is a follower in that tradition, though his twoRead Full Review

Saint Omer

The story of Medea, the sorceress from Greek mythology, is of a spurned woman who killed her children. On paper, this sounds like the worst crime imaginable. As the title character in Euripedes’ most famous play,Read Full Review

White Noise

“What would happen if Noah Baumbach got $100 million to make a movie?” is a question that, more likely than not, you’d expect to stay as a hypothetical. Thanks to Netflix, this thought exercise becomes aRead Full Review