A Relentless Journey Testing Willpower, Courage, and Human Connection Set in a dystopian 1970s, Francis Lawrence’s The Long Walk explores the extremes of endurance. The film follows Ray Garraty (Cooper Hoffman) and Peter McVries (David… Read More »‘The Long Walk’ (2025): A Review
A Mysterious Brazilian Tale Screened at the Virginia Film Festival, The Secret Agent presents a backdrop of an oppressive dictatorship in late 1970s Brazil. The film is led by beautiful scenery that works well amidst… Read More »‘The Secret Agent’ (2025): A Review
A Sensational Testament that Shakes Screened at the Virginia Film Festival, The Testament of Ann Lee serves as Mona Fastvold’s follow-up to The Brutalist, only this time the project is a religious musical epic. The… Read More »‘The Testament of Ann Lee’ (2025): A Review
“The Boss’s” Painful Delivery Screened at the Virginia Film Festival on opening night, Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere serves as a biopic about “The Boss” himself. Jeremy Allen White stars as Bruce Springsteen, chronicling the… Read More »‘Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere’ (2025): A Review
A Take on Dismantling Capitalism Yorgos Lanthimos takes a look at dismantling capitalism through the lens of conspiracy theories in Bugonia. The film follows two conspiracy theorists who think that a female, high-profile corporate executive… Read More »‘Bugonia’ (2025): A Review
Dedicating an entire episode to a flashback is a big gamble.
‘Sentimental Value’ is a character study in familial dysfunction through the lens of art with exceptional performances from its all-star cast.
‘Rental Family’ closed for the Virginia Film Festival. The film showcased an actor who doesn’t know his place in the world. Only by getting close to others does he begin to start to differentiate between acting and reality.
A Tear-Jerking Triumph Inspired by a Classic Screened at the Virginia Film Festival, Chole Zhao’s Hamnet is adapted from the best-selling novel under the same name, written by Maggie O’Farrell. The film serves as a… Read More »‘Hamnet’(2025): A Review
Felipe Vargas brings a haunting Colombian folktale to life in ‘The Mouth of the Furnace’, a chilling fantasy about a boy, a shadowy creature, and the cost of escaping.
