Jordan Hoffman

8/10/22

<i>Fall</i> hits some exhilarating B-movie heights

Fall hits some exhilarating B-movie heights

Like a viral video you can't stop watching, Scott Mann's film about stranded thrill-seekers mesmerizes even as it…

Jordan Hoffman

PublishedAugust 10, 2022

7/27/22

In <i>Resurrection</i>, Rebecca Hall continues her horror renaissance

In Resurrection, Rebecca Hall continues her horror renaissance

Working with writer-director Andrew Semans, Hall vividly plays a woman who's capable of anything—except escaping her…

Jordan Hoffman

PublishedJuly 27, 2022

7/25/22

In<i> Sharp Stick</i>, Lena Dunham leaves us wanting less

In Sharp Stick, Lena Dunham leaves us wanting less

Dunham's latest directorial effort, an awkward sexual dramedy, delivers an unfiltered firehose of bad ideas

Jordan Hoffman

PublishedJuly 25, 2022

7/14/22

In <i>She Will</i>, Alice Krige unlocks the secrets of a whole lot of ooze

In She Will, Alice Krige unlocks the secrets of a whole lot of ooze

Sculptor and photographer Charlotte Colbert makes her directorial debut with this viscous tale of vengeance

Jordan Hoffman

PublishedJuly 14, 2022

7/7/22

<i>Murina</i> is a seaside Croatian sensation

Murina is a seaside Croatian sensation

Antoneta Alamat Kusijanović's debut feature offers a dreamlike coming-of-age story set against the stunning…

Jordan Hoffman

PublishedJuly 7, 2022

7/5/22

In <i>Both Sides Of The Blade</i>, a love triangle fails to connect

In Both Sides Of The Blade, a love triangle fails to connect

Claire Denis' latest may have earned the directing award at Berlin, but it's unlikely to win over many viewers

Jordan Hoffman

PublishedJuly 5, 2022

6/20/22

<i>Flux Gourmet </i>showcases a surreal (or is it weird?) buffet of creativity

Flux Gourmet showcases a surreal (or is it weird?) buffet of creativity

Asa Butterfield and Gwendoline Christie help filmmaker Peter Strickland explore what it takes to develop art as part…

Jordan Hoffman

PublishedJune 20, 2022

6/1/22

<i>Neptune Frost </i>features bold colors—and bolder ideas

Neptune Frost features bold colors—and bolder ideas

Co-directors Saul Williams and Anisia Uzeyman create a mesmerizing, metaphorical sci-fi musical

Jordan Hoffman

PublishedJune 1, 2022

5/31/22

The rewarding<i> Benediction </i>finds the poetry amid the pain

The rewarding Benediction finds the poetry amid the pain

Terence Davies offers another brilliantly written, decidedly unhappy potrait

Jordan Hoffman

PublishedMay 31, 2022

3/21/22

<i>Everything Everywhere All At Once</i> delivers exactly what its title promises

Everything Everywhere All At Once delivers exactly what its title promises

Directing duo Daniels follow up Swiss Army Man with the story of a multiplicity of multiverses, with Michelle Yeoh…

Jordan Hoffman

PublishedMarch 21, 2022