Feng Xiaogang experiments with new aspect ratios in I Am Not Madame Bovary, his caustically funny satire of Chinese bureaucracy. Starring Fan Bingbing, the film …
Fantasy and identity collide in Zoom
You haven’t seen everything until you’ve seen a tiny lady stuffing dime bags into a RealDoll. This is Zoom, Canadian screenwriter Matt Hansen’s absurdist …
Therapy for a Vampire: few laughs, little therapy
Aspiring to follow the hilarious What We Do in the Shadows, David Rühm’s Therapy for a Vampire bills itself as a vampire farce. Unfortunately, it isn’t funny. …
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Review: April and the Extraordinary World is a wonder
April and the Extraordinary World is an immersive science fiction narrative and a thoughtful reflection on our own world. …
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Karyn Kusama’s The Invitation doesn’t stick the landing
Karyn Kusama’s The Invitation is a variation on the “dinner party from hell” film: is our protagonist paranoid, or are they really out to get him? …
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Les Liaisons Dangereuses shines at the Donmar
Josie Rourke’s production plays up the novel’s feminist subtext while emphasizing the genuine bond between its two dissolute protagonists. The result is a …
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