top of page

Film Reviews


The Invitation: A Review of Come and See (1985) Dir: Elem Klimov
A devastating, horrifying, unflinching gaze into the horrors of war. And, one of the finest artistic contributions to film I have ever seen.
Kerry Jepsen
Nov 4, 20204 min read


The Fever of Faith: A Review of The Devil All The Time (2020)Dir. Antonio Campos
towards the end of two hours of perpetual cynicism, we wonder if there's more to this catalog of unfortunate, often sadistic events or if it
Kerry Jepsen
Sep 22, 20203 min read


The Mind and the Matter: A Review of Possum (2018) Dir. Matthew Holness
If I were to choose one film to embody the definition of the word “unsettling,” Matthew Holness’s 2018 film Possum would be it. From...
Kerry Jepsen
Sep 17, 20203 min read


Brittle: A Review of Bone Tomahawk (2015) Dir. S. Craig Zahler
S. Craig Zahler's directorial debut feature, Bone Tomahawk, is ambitious. Sequences of profound, accented gore break up a charming, often...
Kerry Jepsen
Sep 14, 20203 min read


To Die, To Sleep - Perchance to Dream: A Review of I’m Thinking of Ending Things (2020) Dir. Charlie
“Show, don’t tell,” is a rule of good storytelling. What you show and how you show it is the art of good storytelling.
Kerry Jepsen
Sep 11, 20205 min read


The Woman Who Weeps for the World: A Review of La Llorona (2019) | Dir. Jayro Bustamante
What’s in a curse, a haunting? La Llorona, the spectral “weeping woman” of Latin American folklore, revisits us on screen with her...
Kerry Jepsen
Sep 9, 20202 min read


Home is Where the Heart Is: A Review of Ad Astra (2019) Dir. James Gray
“I must accept the fact I never really knew you,” a line uttered by Roy McBride (Brad Pitt) about halfway through the film. The line is...
Kerry Jepsen
Sep 9, 20202 min read
bottom of page