One of the biggest complaints about Wes Anderson is that his films, down to their smallest detail, exude pretension. His newest film, The Phoenician Scheme (2025)
Queer (2024) is a dizzying depiction of the disjointed existence of Lee (Daniel Craig), an expatriate living in Mexico City, whose life has been consumed by
Through the Olive Trees (1994) is a film I understood long before I was able to properly watch it. During my first year of college, my screenwriting professor played the film's final sequence over and over again, about 20 times, before allowing us to process it altogether...
By now, it’s unlikely that you haven't seen the endless AI-generated Studio Ghibli portraits. It's ironic that Hayao Miyazaki himself famously said, “I strongly feel that this is an insult to life itself…” during a presentation of an AI animation project.
The desire for praise and achievement can hinder our creative expression. Asteroid City’s criticism should remind us that art will always be subjective, and sometimes doing “too much” isn't always a bad thing.
Agnès Varda’s Le Bonheur uses radiant visuals to mask a deeper critique of male privilege, emotional labor, and the illusion of happiness. Through François’s idyllic perspective, the film questions who truly benefits from the picturesque.
I find there to be two different sections of the sci-fi genre that I frequently assimilate a piece of film or television into. Sprawling blockbuster ventures & less significantly franchised, and oftentimes suited for a younger audience.
Sing Sing (2024) redefines prison drama, showing art as redemption. With a cast of formerly incarcerated men, it highlights theater’s power to transform lives and restore humanity.
This past Sunday at the 2025 Oscars, a low-budget, independently made film took home five Academy Awards. Written and directed by Sean Baker this film won Best Picture, Best Lead Actress, and three others, undeniably consecrating its widespread success.
