“Leave No Trace”: Erasing Oneself Without Losing Oneself
It’s not hard to imagine the premise of Debra Granik’s “Leave No Trace” reduced to the bold headlines of a… read more
“Night is Short, Walk on Girl”: Alice in Wonderland Through a Kaleidoscope
By: Daniel Volfson This noir fever dream of a movie is the quintessential hidden gem. It’s a frenetic, kaleidoscopic head-trip… read more
“Tremble All You Want”: Cotton Candy for the Soul
By: Daniel Volfson “Tremble All You want” is the only single satisfying romcom I’ve seen this year among a slew… read more
“Arctic”: An Exquisitely Excruciating Survival of the Fittest Story
By: Daniel Volfson “Arctic” invests all its energy in piling up excruciating tests of survival until they reach an almost… read more
M.Night Shyamalan’s “Glass”: Not the Redemptive Finale We Were Hoping For
By: Daniel Volfson There is no working director for whom I feel as much sympathy for as M. Night Shyamalan…. read more
Secular Sainthood in “The Peacemaker”
By: Daniel Volfson The title itself, which conjures images of a too-good-for-this-earth messiah figure, already gives you an approximate intimation… read more
If the Abyss Stares Back at You, Don’t Resist: Impressions of the Revolutions Per Minute Film Festival
By: Daniel Volfson “Beware that, when fighting monsters, you yourself do not become a monster… for when you gaze long… read more