THE DEATH OF ROBIN HOOD – A Legend Unearned
A failure of execution over intent.
Tag: A24
BACKROOMS excavates the fear of turning a corner
If you had to describe a dog to someone who’d never seen one, and then asked them to draw it, would it look like a dog? If they’d never seen an actual dog, could any approximation of what you’d described – 4 legs, 2 ears, wagging tail – get them close enough? And even if it did: would “close enough” to an actual dog just be all the creepier?
This is an image Kane Parsons’s Backrooms keeps circling back to. Is it possible to transmit your interior self to someone else? And if it is, would the result even be recognizable?
THE DRAMA: I’m Afraid of Americans
Borgli dives in where others fear to tread, and the results are as hilarious as they are genuinely unsettling
MARTY SUPREME: When Mastery Becomes Formula
Josh Safdie’s first solo outing delivers the familiar Safdie rush, but two weeks later I’m wondering if I’ve seen this serve too many times; a good film that makes Uncut Gems look tight by comparison.
BRING HER BACK joins the Grief-Horror Assembly Line
After Danny and Michael Philippou’s electrifying debut Talk To Me (2022) redefined possession horror with its brilliant blend of anxiety and supernatural dread, anticipation for their follow-up reached considerable heights (at least they did for me). Bring Her Back shoulders the burden of that promise—and unfortunately, shows just how tough it can be to follow a breakthrough first film.
X, a sumptuously shot film in need of a better script
Ti West’s latest horror opus, the porn meets backwoods slasher, X, has a terrific premise but a detrimental lack of focus.
LAMB is a fable that will haunt you
A half human, half lamb hybrid from A24? Sounds like the stuff of nightmares, but the reality is a little more complex than that.
THE GREEN KNIGHT is the finest fantasy film in decades
David Lowery creates his proper follow-up to A Ghost Story with the masterful The Green Knight. Read our review!