Author: Alice W. Ragan

Airport ’77 The Last Flight of a Dying Genre Eight years. That’s how long it took for the disaster movie genre to explode (with the original Airport in 1970), grow (The Poseidon Adventure, The….

3 Women An Altman Classic That Left Me Cold Overview: Two co-workers, one a vain woman and the other an awkward teenager, share an increasingly bizarre relationship after becoming roommates. Dreamlike,….

The Seed of the Sacred Fig A haunting portrait of defiance that resonates far beyond Iran’s borders. The Seed of the Sacred Fig wastes no time explaining its title: in nature, some….

The Outrun (Germany & England, 2024) The Outrun delves into the challenges of alcohol detoxification through the lens of Rona, a young woman played by Saoirse Ronan, who returns home after….

The Last Showgirl With an eye for quiet character studies and generational disconnect, Gia Coppola takes a swing at her own version of The Wrestler. But instead of a washed-up fighter, The….

The Instigators (USA, 2024) The Instigators is the kind of film where you find yourself calling the characters by their actors’ names, and then you probably forget it the next day…..

The G (Canada, 2024) The sub-genre of “You Picked the Wrong Guy” has seen some fascinating expansions in 2024, offering wildly creative variations. We’ve had Jason Statham avenging murdered bees….

The Girl With the Needle (Denmark & Poland, 2024) A Grim Journey That Shocks but Struggles for Meaning The Girl With the Needle is poised to be a strong contender in….

The Brutalist (2024) There are moments in The Brutalist where it feels less like a 2024 release and more like a rediscovered relic from another era: grand in scope, austere in tone,….

His Three Daughters (USA, 2024) In His Three Daughters, Azazel Jacobs brings us into the emotional pressure cooker of a small New York City apartment, where three very different sisters—Katie (Carrie….