Film
Jay Kelly & Boomer Regrets | BFI London Film Festival 2025
Baumbach meditates on sacrifice, career and family, in a way only a man who's old and over the hill can. (Sorry Noah, but it's true.)
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My beef with Yorgos: Why I'm not reviewing Bugonia
In a piece I removed from public view a few years ago, I detail why his type of filmmaking doesn't work for me, and why Yorgos himself has become persona non grata on OBSCURAE despite all of his collaborators being filmmakers I love and respect.
Film
Luca Guadagnino just gets it™ - After the Hunt (Review) | BFI London Film Festival 205
In an intense display of cognitive skill, an old man managed to fool everyone into thinking he was dunking on Gen-Z, and then excoriated his fellow olds.
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🇬🇧🇪🇸El Cautivo: And Historians Will Call Them...
"The thin line between reality and fiction is not only acknowledged but embraced by the film’s storytelling structure as we follow the events of Cervantes’ time held captive in Algiers..."
Festivals
Mare's Nest | TIFF50
What would a future without adults look like?
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Festivals
Blue Heron | TIFF 50
Gentle, aching, and unforgettable, Blue Heron is a dreamlike story of memory, family, and grief.
Film
Good Boy: A creative step in the right direction
"Who would of thought that a dog could be such a talented actor?!"
Film
Why One Battle After Another is the definitive political epic of the Modern Era (No Spoilers)
Many men have tried; Paul Thomas Anderson has actually (finally) succeeded.
Festivals
With Hasan in Gaza | TIFF50
A world of resistance behind the lens.
Film
I Swear | TIFF 50
A bio-pic dramedy about Tourette Syndrome advocate John David that is f-ing fantastic
Festivals
It Was Just an Accident | TIFF 50
The 2025 Palme d’Or Winner that will have you on the edge of your seat