BS Reviews·Nov 10, 2018Piercing (2018) Movie Review: Rigorous Aesthetics without Psychological DepthA married man with a loving wife and an adorable infant daughter has one tiny guilty pleasure: stabbing people. Coming from Nicolas Pesce…
BS Reviews·Nov 10, 2018Non-Fiction (2018) Movie Review: Comedy for Literary IntellectualsOlivier Assayas (Personal Shopper) has made a genre shift with his newest film. Instead of deep dramas, Non-Fiction is a comedy. The film…
BS Reviews·Nov 9, 2018Border (2018) Movie Review: Pointlessly StrangeA peculiar looking woman named Tina (Eva Melander) works as border security in Sweden. She possesses a preternatural sense of smell that…
BS Reviews·Nov 9, 2018The Hate U Give (2018) Movie Review: A Message in an Average FilmWhenever movies like this are released, the distinction has to be made between the film and the message the film is trying to communicate…
BS Reviews·Nov 9, 2018Suspiria (2018) Movie Review: Promising but Flawed RemakeRemaking a cult classic is never an easy task, but having Luca Guadagnino (Call Me By Your Name) behind the camera made it an interesting…
BS Reviews·Nov 9, 2018Burning (2018) Movie Review: A Thriller with Pain, Rage, and GuiltLee Chang-dong (Poetry) has created an immersive, oppressive thriller like few others. The film, adapted from the short story Barn Burning…
BS Reviews·Nov 9, 2018First Man (2018) Movie Review: Gosling in SpaceAfter the perfectly fine, but ludicrously well-received La La Land, there was surely a mountain of pressure on director Damien Chazelle to…
BS Reviews·Nov 9, 2018A Star is Born (2018) Movie Review: Bradley Can Sing. Gaga Can Act.As far as actor-turned-directors go, Bradley Cooper (Silver Linings Playbook) has proven himself to be someone to watch. Despite being the…
BS Reviews·Nov 9, 2018Luz (Beyond Fest 2018) Movie Review: Auditory PossessionWhen a horror movie makes its opening credits scary, you know you’re in for a treat. Coming from a student’s thesis in Germany, the film…
BS Reviews·Nov 9, 2018Shadow (2018) Movie Review: Shades of DisappointmentAfter the tepid reviews from his semi-westernized big budget action film The Great Wall starring Matt Damon, it’s great to see Zhang Yimou…
