Sara Clements

The words Her Smell on a poster with the image of Elisabeth Moss makes you wonder: What could she smell like? The answer is most definitely Scientology, but luckily that fact doesn’t stick too long because Alex Ross Perry’s latest film isn’t named after the sense, but a fictional concert venue. If Moss’s Becky Something had to tickle our olfactory nerve, though, it would smell like cigarette smoke, alcohol-soaked breath, vomit, and most of all, selfishness—she reeks of it. He...

If you’ve already seen or don’t care for superhero marvels and want to skip seeing Juliette Binoche in something called a “fuckbox” (although, I don’t know why you would), Jonathan Levine’s Long Shot is a must-see this weekend.

Seth Rogen’s latest comedy vehicle partners him with Academy Award winner Charlize Theron in a film that is equal parts hilarity, romance, and political satire. Rogen’s Fred Flarsky is a journalist known for his vulgar political criticism, but when his paper is bought ...

Mary Kay Place delivers one of the best performances of the year in Diane, an intimate drama by Kent Jones in his feature debut.

Diane is the matriarch we all know. The one who never has time for herself because she’s always busy taking care of everyone else. You rarely see her at home, in her own element, because she’s always going somewhere: making hospital visits, volunteering at a soup kitchen, and dropping in on her son, who is suffering from drug addiction. The shots of...

Isabelle Huppert is known and celebrated for playing incredibly complex and unhinged characters, and her latest turn as Greta Hideg is no exception. But what Neil Jordan’s Greta does is allow the re-emergence of a subgenre of horror that was popular in the 1960s and 1970s, with its titular character embodying all of this classic form of horror’s camp aesthetics.

Psycho-biddy, also known as Grande Dame Guignol or hagsploitation, is a kind of horror/thriller that offers the audience a new kind ...

“What are you going to do with your life?” It’s a question that’s thrown at us and found hiding in the back of our minds from the time we’re old enough to understand what an adult is. “I have a plan, okay?” We’ve all said it, but most of us don’t.

I’m 25, and while I didn’t get kicked out of school like Unicorn Store’s Kit (Brie Larson), I still feel stuck. I don’t know what I want to do with my degree, I don’t have a job, and so, just like the film’s protagonist, I’m a twenty-something stuck...

In his feature debut, writer-director A.T. White takes his own personal experiences and creates a film that is more than just your archetypal sci-fi horror drama.

The world of the protagonist, Aubrey (Virginia Gardner), has come to an end in more ways than one. Literally speaking, the film takes place in the middle of an apocalypse, but Aubrey is also grappling with the loss of her best friend.

The empty streets of Aubrey’s town are now overrun by CGI monsters that look like something out of ...

A film spanning 17 years, Ash Is Purest White is the latest from husband and wife duo, director Jia Zhangke and actress Zhao Tao.

The narrative centres on Qiao (played by Tao) and the criminal underworld she is sucked into because of love. Her boyfriend Bin (Liao Fan) is a powerful gangster with many enemies, but when they are arrested for being in possession of an illegal firearm, Qiao takes the heat and spends the next five years in prison.

The first half of the film perfec...

The Highwaymen is marketed as being based on the “untold true story” of “the legends who took down Bonnie and Clyde.” While on the surface, John Lee Hancock’s latest film is all about the politics surrounding the capture of two of America’s most notorious criminals, in many ways, it feels like a story that didn’t need to be told as it rehashes the same old tale of how Bonnie and Clyde lived and died.

The film follows two legendary lawmen, Frank Hamer and Maney Gault (Kevin Co...

Over the past 11 years, the Marvel Cinematic Universe has given audiences many strong female characters. Some have stood on their own on the small screen like Agent Carter, or have been perfectly content with having their name forever etched alongside their counterpart like The Wasp, but now the standalone female superhero movie we've been waiting for is finally here.

Sitting comfortably in a mold that Marvel Studios has built and has nestled itself in over the last decade, Ca...

One of five films nominated for Best Foreign Language Film at the Oscars, director Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck’s Never Look Away follows the strokes of an artist on the canvas of his life.

The artist is Kurt Barnert, and the film illustrates his art and the influences on it—from pre-war, to post-war, to his success in the 1960s. The movie’s focus on the power of art is introduced to us within the first few seconds, as we see Kurt’s aunt take him to an art exhibition as a...

Any one person could name several films centred around sports such as football, baseball, and boxing, but Stephen Merchant’s Fighting with My Family showcases a sport that is rarely seen on film: wrestling. Not just wrestling, but WWE. With a box office weekend filled with the final film of a beloved series about dragons, the latest sci-fi bloc...

Mirai is one of two Japanese films nominated for an Oscar this year, and the sixth to ever be nominated in the animated feature category. Directed by Mamoru Hosada, Mirai is a simple story that is executed in an original way. A young boy’s life is turned upside down when his parents bring home his new baby sister, Mirai. Through a series of vignettes, we see the young boy, Kun, in all his anxieties and in all his growth as he adjusts to his new life as a big broth...

Directed by Arantxa Echevarría, Carmen & Lola is a heartbreaking Spanish drama with a beautiful love story at its center. The film follows two gypsy girls, Carmen (who is recently engaged and dreaming of owning her own hair salon) and Lola (a street artist dreaming of becoming a teacher, but who is forced to spend most of her days helping her father out at his fruit stand).

Marriage and children are constantly being pushed on Lola, but she has a secret that could destroy her family: She's a le...

In 20th Century Women, Greta Gerwig's character says, "What? I'm menstruating? Why is that a big deal?" And it isn't. But for some reason, most filmmakers don't want to tackle this important part of womanhood on screen.

Lisa Brühlmann, however, does just that. Her feature debut, Blue My Mind, is all about the changes that a teenage girl's body goes through. But what Brühlmann does is shape this into a fantasy/horror film — a coming of age tale reminiscent of Raw and The Lure. When Mia (Luna We...

Ladyworld opens with nothing but a black screen, the sound of girls screaming, and a storm erupting; the horror of the next 93 minutes beginning instantly.

The film follows eight girls who are trapped together in a house after an earthquake. It's a pure, unhinged thriller. As time passes, we see the girls lose every sense of themselves, any sense of rationality, as desperation for escape takes hold. They scream, fight, start talking to themselves, and begin eating everything, from flowers to l...