Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim's YOU CAN SEE EVERYTHING is a once-in-a-lifetime paradigm shift for documentary filmmaking. filmobsessive.com?p=308026
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Sean Baker's RED ROCKET empathetically displays small-town life and the destructive forces that threaten it. filmobsessive.com?p=308097
WILD HORSE NINE features the oddly comical yet cynical spirit of Martin McDonagh as he presents human absurdity in grim, humorous detail. filmobsessive.com?p=308084
Bruno Dumont's RED ROCKS features young children grappling with their own melodramatic versions of love, envy, and competition. filmobsessive.com?p=307475
A capsule of new short-film NYFF premieres from Laura Poitras & Rachel Lauren Mueller, Eliza Barry Callahan, and Johann Lurf. filmobsessive.com?p=307641
Aaron Sorkin's awaited follow-up, THE SOCIAL RECKONING cannot help but feel like a lecture even in its strongest moments. filmobsessive.com?p=307965
James Gray's personal connection to 80s New York does not stop PAPER TIGER from stooping to frustrating clichés. filmobsessive.com?p=307931
Beatrice GIbson's feature debut, AT NIGHT, is a deeply poetic, somewhat imbalanced expression of feminist intersectionality. filmobsessive.com?p=307788
After THE LIBERATION's Canadian premiere, actor Maia Michaels talks finding chemistry, cohesion, and connection in the ensemble. filmobsessive.com?p=307720
Dan Sallitt's WHAT CAN'T BE MENTIONED creates tension out of placing its predecessor's taboo desires within the silence of adulthood. filmobsessive.com?p=307849
Twenty years later, Richard Kelly's SOUTHLAND TALES remains a potent tale of American decadence and absurdity. filmobsessive.com?p=307628
Though more successful than the previous Colleen Hoover entry, VERITY still misses the magic of the erotic thriller genre it wants to capture. filmobsessive.com?p=307921
Joko Anwar’s GHOST IN THE CELL blends splatter horror, prison comedy, and political satire into a smart film about justice and corruption. filmobsessive.com?p=307846
IT: CHAPTER ONE is compared to CHAPTER TWO, arguing that the latter's comedic scares left it not feeling as frightening as the former. filmobsessive.com?p=307461
Cindy Kleine and André Gregory's ONE MORE TIME is a fascinating archival document about aging, staged for a play about the apocalypse. filmobsessive.com?p=307817
TERMINATOR 2 stands out as a cornerstone movie for the hosts and featured guest of the Cinephile Hissy Fit podcast. filmobsessive.com?p=307839
In time for its new 4K restoration, revisit E. Elias Merhige’s BEGOTTEN, a nightmarish, avant-garde cinematic experience. filmobsessive.com?p=307765
Scream queens Jane Levy and Jessica Rothe come together for RIVER, a new horror film with plenty of dramatic heft. filmobsessive.com?p=307792
This month's roundup features a collection of unique design styles across several film genres. From fine art to photocopies, it's a mixed bag. filmobsessive.com?p=307775
NIMRODS: A GREEN DAY COMEDY offers breezy pop-punk nostalgia, but its sanitized road trip lacks the band's trademark rebellion. filmobsessive.com?p=307798
Author and critic Brent Simon discusses THE DREAMER'S PATH, his new book on David Lynch's parallel career as an actor. filmobsessive.com?p=307581
LONDON, Sebastian Brameshuber's latest, is a testament to the kind of moving conversations a car makes possible. filmobsessive.com?p=307732
IN SPITE OF OURSELVES presents an honest and relatable romance that wears its messiness and frosting on its sleeve. filmobsessive.com?p=307754
FORGOTTEN ISLAND stands out as a highly entertaining and colorful story about the importance of memories and friendships. filmobsessive.com?p=307726
Ridley Scott and his genre-shifting career, linked by a distrust of authority, may be more connected than you think. filmobsessive.com?p=307052
Jonathan Glazer's new documentary, JOY OF JOYS, features the imaginations of children with cameras in music studios and war-torn lands. filmobsessive.com?p=307484
Director and co-writer Nicholas Pineda unpacks the found footage genre in his directorial debut, INFIRMARY. filmobsessive.com?p=307673
INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE, the heartthrob crossroads of Tom Cruise, Brad Pitt, and Antonio Banderas, gets its first 4K-UHD revival. filmobsessive.com?p=307656
Michelle Gomez chats with Film Obsessive about how making THE INCOMER made her fall in love with her Scottish pride all over again. filmobsessive.com?p=307621
DIGGER posits a satire within a satire that makes its own conclusions, taking that power away from its audience. filmobsessive.com?p=307706