Kristian Lin
Carrie: There Will Be Blood
This fall marks exactly 50 years since Brian de Palma’s film of Carrie hit theaters. The movie followed Stephen King’s novel fairly quickly, and while the...
Clayface: Mysterious Skin
I’ll admit I wasn’t expecting very much going into Clayface. I probably should have known better, since I’ve praised director James Watkins before and...
Film Shorts // October 21-27, 2026
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Ali G: Who Iz I? (R) Sacha Baron Cohen stars in and directs this documentary featuring a resurrection of his character as a hip-hop...
Live From London, It’s …
You may or may not be surprised to learn that Saturday Night Live has launched a slew of copycat shows overseas, with comic ensembles in...
You Can See Everything: All Access
I’ve been watching documentaries for a while now. Some of them have featured the likes of genocidal dictators, Nazi concentration camp guards, and pedophile...
Film Shorts // October 14-20, 2026
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Aa Bata Aama 2 (NR) The sequel to the Nepali film from this past January, this film continues the story of the family that...
Film Shorts // October 7-13, 2026
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Angel and the Badman (PG-13) This remake of the 1947 Western stars Zachary Levi as a wounded outlaw who takes shelter with a good...
Action Driller
When I go into a movie by Alejandro G. Iñárritu, I know I’m going to hate myself. In terms of pure talent, he’s on...
History of Concrete: Around the Block
The irony is, there already has been a documentary about concrete. Victor Kossakovsky’s Architecton came out last year, and it was pretty good. However,...
Verity: Faking It
In my review of The Housemaid last winter, I said that trashy novels can sometimes make entertaining movies. Verity is a much poorer example...
