Kristian Lin
Secret Agent: Moura Than Usual
The Secret Agent missed out on a Best Picture Oscar nomination last week, though it still has a chance to win the Best International...
Send Help: Girlboss
I didn’t know that I needed the feral, unhinged, blood-soaked version of Rachel McAdams in my life, but I did. That’s the one who...
Film Shorts // January 28 – February 3, 2026
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Aa Bata Aama (NR) This Nepalese drama stars Paul Shah as a man pondering a move out of the country for his career. Also...
Online Film Critics Select OBAA as Best Picture
Two weeks ago, I said I would have the Online Film Critics Society's picks for 2025's best achievements in filmmaking. Now, here they are....
Testament of Ann Lee: Shake It!
The Testament of Ann Lee is the greatest Christian musical film ever made, even if the competition isn’t exactly God’s plenty: Godspell, Sister Act,...
Film Shorts // January 21-27, 2026
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All That’s Left of You (NR) Cherien Dabis writes, directs, and stars in this Jordanian film as a mother recalling her teenage son (Adam...
28 Years Later: Red Devil
It takes a mighty special filmmaker to reboot the Candyman series and then turn around and do a Black gay update of Henrik Ibsen....
No Other Choice: Making Paper
Ask most people to name a film by Park Chan-wook, and they’ll say Oldboy. That movie came out more than 20 years ago, a...
Film Shorts // January 14-20, 2026
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All You Need Is Kill (R) This Japanese anime film is based on the same Hiroshi Sakurazaka novel that the Tom Cruise vehicle Edge...
Online Film Critics Announce Nominations
This is my first year voting for the Online Film Critics Society Awards, and yesterday they announced their nominations for 2025's movies. Unlike other...
