Aakif Iqbal
Wes Anderson’s ‘The Phoenician Scheme’: A welcome return to form.
It remains true that a director whose work was categorized as part of the “New Sincerity movement” is just as sincere and earnest in...
‘Sinners’ reinvents the Southern tale
Every now and then a film will come along that will unite all sectors of the movie-going community — the critics, the cinephiles and...
Black Country, New Road’s ‘Forever Howlong:’ a lesson in rolling with the punches
There is no band without its lead singer. There is no Nirvana without Kurt Cobain. There is no Queen without Freddie Mercury. There is...
Top 10 Spring Movies
“(500) Days of Summer” (2009)
Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Zooey Deschanel have never soared higher than in “(500) Days of Summer.” This film contains one of...
The power of visual storytelling: screening and Q&A with Ora Dekornfield
On Friday, Feb. 28, right inside the College of Humanities and Social Sciences (CHASS) interdisciplinary south (INTS) 1128, three films were screened. “USA vs....
Take a trip with “Symbiopsychotaxiplasm”
Pronounced as “symbio-psycho-taxi-plasm,” William Greaves’s 1968 film is as mind-melding as its title suggests. It is a defining work of avant-garde cinema. Before Alejandro...
During this Black History Month, ‘Nickel Boys’ is a must-see
Among the most talked about films of 2024, the awards contenders for best picture seem to be between “The Brutalist” and “Anora,” and maybe...
‘Rye Lane’ is an essential modern rom-com
With Black History Month still in full-swing, and with Valentine’s Day having just passed, the film that feels especially relevant is 2023’s “Rye Lane.”
Directed...
‘The Room Next Door’ is a beautiful contemplation on life ending
“The Room Next Door,” starring Tilda Swinton and Julianne Moore, is director Pedro Almodóvar’s first foray into making English-language films. It follows Ingrid (Julianne...
There should be more movies like ‘The Brutalist’
Brady Corbet’s three-and-a-half hour film is being heralded as a massive cinematic achievement in the current film landscape. It follows a Hungarian architect named...