The Mastermind, 2025. Written and Directed by Kelly Reichardt. Starring Josh O’Connor, Alana Haim, John Magaro, Hope Davis, Bill Camp, Gaby Hoffmann, Amanda Plummer, Eli Gelb, Cole Doman, Javion Allen, Matthew Maher, Rhenzy Feliz, Juan Carlos Hernández, Jean Zarzour, D.J. Stroud, Ryan Homchick, Sterling Thompson, Jasper Thompson, Margot Anderson-Song, Katie Hubbard, Barry Mulholland, Alexis Nicole […]
She’s Got A Rage In Her: Exclusive Interview with If I Had Legs I’d Kick You writer-director Mary Bronstein
Robert Kojder chats with If I Had Legs I’d Kick You writer-director Mary Bronstein… Returning with her first feature-length film since 2008, writer/director Mary Bronstein is back with the cinematic anxiety-attack, mother-of-a-sick-child-and-on-a-verge-of-a-nervous-breakdown psychological drama, If I Had Legs I’d Kick You. And not only is it completely immersive, leaving one on edge throughout with an […]
Movie Review – Frankenstein (2025)
Frankenstein, 2025. Written and Directed by Guillermo del Toro. Starring Oscar Isaac, Jacob Elordi, Mia Goth, Christoph Waltz, Felix Kammerer, David Bradley, Lars Mikkelsen, Christian Convery, Charles Dance, Burn Gorman, Ralph Ineson, Cullen McFater, Lauren Collins, Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Roberto Campanella, Stuart Hughes, and Joachim Fjelstrup. SYNOPSIS: A brilliant but egotistical scientist brings a creature […]
Movie Review – Good Fortune (2025)
Good Fortune, 2025. Written and Directed by Aziz Ansari. Starring Keanu Reeves, Seth Rogen, Aziz Ansari, Keke Palmer, Sandra Oh, Sherry Cola, Stephen McKinley Henderson, Matt Rogers, Jay Traynor, Cam Barr, Shoukath Ansari, Alexander Jo, Joe Mande, and Aditya Geddada. SYNOPSIS: A well-meaning but rather inept angel named Gabriel meddles in the lives of a […]
61st Chicago International Film Festival Review – It Was Just an Accident
It Was Just an Accident, 2025. Written and Directed by Jafar Panahi. Starring Vahid Mobasseri, Mariam Afshari, Ebrahim Azizi, Hadis Pakbaten, Majid Panahi, Mohamad Ali Elyasmehr, George Hashem, Zadeh Delmaz, Najafi Afsaneh, and Najm Abadi. SYNOPSIS: Vahid, an Azerbaijani auto mechanic, was once imprisoned by Iranian authorities. During his sentence, he was interrogated blindfolded. One […]
Movie Review – Caught Stealing (2025)
Caught Stealing, 2025. Directed by Darren Aronofsky. Starring Austin Butler, Zoë Kravitz, Matt Smith, Regina King, Liev Schreiber, Vincent D’Onofrio, Griffin Dunne, Bad Bunny, Carol Kane, Will Brill, George Abud, D’Pharaoh Woon-A-Tai, Action Bronson, Yuri Kolokolnikov, Gregg Bello, Nikita Kukushkin, and Tonic. SYNOPSIS: Burned-out ex-baseball player Hank Thompson unexpectedly finds himself embroiled in a dangerous […]
Movie Review – Ballad of a Small Player (2025)
Ballad of a Small Player, 2025. Directed by Edward Berger. Starring Colin Farrell, Fala Chen, Tilda Swinton, Deanie Yip Tak-Han, Alex Jennings, Jason Tobin, Adrienne Lau, and Anthony Wong. SYNOPSIS: When his past and his debts start to catch up with him, a high-stakes gambler laying low in Macau encounters a kindred spirit who might […]
61st Chicago International Film Festival Review – A Useful Ghost (2025)
A Useful Ghost, 2025. Written and Directed by Ratchapoom Boonbunchachoke. Starring Davika Hoorne, Witsarut Himmarat, Apasiri Nitibhon, Wanlop Rungkumjad, Wisarut Homhuan, Gandhi Wasuvitchayagit, Ornanong Thaisriwong, Kritpahat Srimangkornkaew, Katanyu Swangsri, Dhyan Ho, Wachara Kanha, Krittin Thongmai, and Supravee Jantanasavedol. SYNOPSIS: A spirit possesses a vacuum cleaner, causing many consequences. While the premise of writer/director Ratchapoom Boonbunchachoke’s […]
Movie Review – The Woman in Cabin 10 (2025)
The Woman in Cabin 10, 2025. Directed by Simon Stone. Starring Keira Knightley, Guy Pearce, David Ajala, Gitte Witt, Art Malik, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Hannah Waddingham, Kaya Scodelario, David Morrissey, Daniel Ings, Christopher Rygh, Pippa Bennett-Warner, John Macmillan, Paul Kaye, Amanda Collin, Lisa Loven Kongsli, Charles Craddock, Ayọ̀ Owóyẹmi-Peters, Síofra Ní Éilí, Holly Godliman, Kasper Hilton-Hille, […]
Rooting for Roofman: Exclusive Interview with Director Derek Cianfrance
Flickering Myth’s Robert Kojder chats with Roofman director Derek Cianfrance in this exclusive interview… Perhaps best known for bleak relationship dramas, Roofman director Derek Cianfrance finds himself working with a far lighter tone than, say, his masterful Blue Valentine, but still within his wheelhouse. He also trades Ryan Gosling for Channing Tatum this time, as […]
