Unfortunately, Entitlement reminds audiences that no amount of social commentary, witticisms, or poignant themes can account for a total lack of story.

From my formerly substantial experience with the Transformers fandom I can say that this will please them, and whether you choose to interpret that as an indictment on them is up to you!

If you’re going to see one animated robot film this spring, check out The Wild Robot.

The MIFF Accelerator Shorts 2 program included a staggering variety of films, all unique in terms of style and theme, but bound by a shared examination of escape, identity, and societal constraints. The diverse selection presented an invaluable insight into the potential of short films to communicate meaningful stories in a matter of minutes.

Yikes. Just yikes.

 I don’t know if I will ever get to watch Us and the Night again given its unique formatting and distribution, but it’s quite radically put my love of film into perspective.

The best part of the screening was the little black cupcakes that were handed out outside the cinema afterwards, almost like a little treat for slugging through the disappointment that was this movie. 

Bookworm is a delightful ride that offers the humour, heart and thrills of the best old-fashioned adventure films, while remaining grounded and character-driven. 

Through the Summer of 1991 in rural Massachusetts, the unapologetic yet awkward 11-year-old Lacy (newcomer Zoe Ziegler) is entrenched in the captivating orbit of her mother Janet (Julianne Nicholson).

Much like Godzilla’s messy and complicated birth as a concept and popular culture figure, I too feel as though I’ve come out of this experience a strange creature. It’s something I won’t soon forget.

Timestalker tells the story of a woman named Agnes who keeps falling in love with the wrong man in several different time periods, after being continuously reincarnated.

A quietly ambitious work sure to attract allegations of pretension, Raven Jackson swings big in All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt.

This rendition of A Streetcar Named Desire —one of my all-time favourites— was truly a masterpiece.

With complex, figurative ideas, eccentric leading performances, and a tense atmosphere, Cuckoo leads with promise.

Like its idiosyncratic subject matter, DEVO is a poignantly hyperkinetic ninety-minute examination of rock music’s most misunderstood band.

All in all, Alien Romulus is a worthy - if conflicting - addition to the franchise.

If there was ever a flick to skip the popcorn on, it’s this one. Coralie Fargeat’s latest film, The Substance (2024), is a stomach-churning concoction of body horror and comedy that makes for an insanely monstrous watch.  

This film is a functional enough directorial start for Kravitz, but Blink Twice could have used a little more time in the oven.

Emerging from the festival circuit in all its adrenalised glory, Strange Darling is a nightmarishly visceral masterclass in subversion which keeps you on your toes from the get-go.

I’m tempted to call this a modern Macbeth.