Tag Archives: Austin Butler

Review: Caught Stealing and Yadang

Posted on January 8, 2026 by philipbrasor

Production designers are the new superstars of the cinema; or, at least, they should be since so many mediocre American movies in recent years have been lifted to near-greatness by their sets and general ambience. Darren Aronofsky’s newest film veers … Continue reading →

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Review: Eddington

Posted on December 12, 2025 by philipbrasor

A lot of critics have labeled Ari Aster’s latest provocation a modern Western owing to certain superficial signifiers—cowboy hats, a desert-adjacent setting—but to me it’s closer in spirit to Breaking Bad, and not just because the titular town is in … Continue reading →

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Review: The Bikeriders

Posted on November 29, 2024 by philipbrasor

The 1960s was the decade that the Hollywood system died, thus giving birth to a new style of rambunctious narrative art that felt revolutionary at the time. Nowadays, conveying the social atmosphere of the 60s isn’t necessarily difficult, but doing … Continue reading →

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