Monthly Archives: April 2024

Review: Priscilla

Posted on April 11, 2024 by philipbrasor

In terms of verisimilitude, Sophia Coppola’s dramatization of the relationship between Elvis Presley and Priscilla Presley (nee Beaulieu) is much more convincing than Baz Luhrmann’s Elvis biopic, which was an obvious fantasia. Based on Priscilla’s own 1985 memoir, the new … Continue reading →

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Review: Infinity Pool

Posted on April 6, 2024 by philipbrasor

As a chip off the old block, Brandon Cronenberg lacks his father’s ability to connect a viewer emotionally to the outrageous images he conjures up, unless you consider disgust an emotion. Whereas David Cronenberg’s patented body horror has something to … Continue reading →

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Review: The Iron Claw

Posted on April 5, 2024 by philipbrasor

To those of us who do not follow professional wrestling, it’s often difficult to separate the athletics from the theatrics, and one of the strengths of Sean Durkin’s feature about the real-life Von Erich family, who were stars of the … Continue reading →

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Review: She Came to Me

Posted on April 4, 2024 by philipbrasor

There’s an air of lofty criticism drifting through Rebecca Miller’s new film that feels at odds with its production design. Though the decor of the sunny, expansive Brooklyn flats where it’s set convey the kind of aspirational fantasy evident in … Continue reading →

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Review: Past Lives

Posted on April 3, 2024 by philipbrasor

Celine Song’s debut feature, which didn’t win any Oscars despite being the most acclaimed indie movie of 2023 in the U.S., may be the purest cinematic distillation of the Korean emigrant experience, even more so than Minari. Centered on a … Continue reading →

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