Kaylie SzarekKinds of Kindness: Intriguing Ideas that Never Fully MeldMere months off the release of Poor Things, Yorgos Lanthimos has set another idiosyncratic work loose into the world. The anthology film…Jul 8Jul 8
Kaylie SzarekGodzilla Minus One: How the Riveting Blockbuster Understands its MonsterTakashi Yamasaki’s Godzilla Minus One opens on the final days of World War II. Kōichi Shikishima is a kamikaze pilot who, in an effort to…Jun 13Jun 13
Kaylie SzarekLove Letter to Tokyo: Lessons Learned in the World’s Largest CityJapan is a country that lingers loudly on the minds of many westerners. Its history is an exquisitely detailed tapestry with threads of…Jun 6Jun 6
Kaylie SzarekEvil Does Not Exist: A Visually Arresting, Foreboding Eco-ParEvil Does Not Exist, the latest film by Japanese director Ryūsuke Hamaguchi, opens with a symphonic score playing behind sweeping shots of…May 28May 28
Kaylie SzarekI Saw the TV Glow: An Ambitious Story that Gets Swept Up by StyleComing of age in the American suburbs can prove to be a formidable challenge, to say the least. Since its inception, the suburb has been…May 20May 20
Kaylie SzarekThoughts on The Idea of You: Surprisingly Sincere Wish FulfillmentThe fantasy of having a whirlwind romance with a rich, famous, and exceedingly attractive superstar has captivated the imaginations of the…May 16May 16
Kaylie SzarekThoughts on Challengers: An Electrifying, Sensuous Power PlayLuca Guadagnino’s Challengers opens on a low-level tennis match between two seemingly unlikely competitors. One is an all-star champion…Apr 25Apr 25
Kaylie SzarekThoughts on La Chimera: An Enrapturing Affair with the PastHumanity’s flirtation with days gone by is one of our most enduring, and precarious, affairs. The past is alluring and seductive. It…Apr 16Apr 16
Kaylie SzarekThoughts on Monkey Man: An Imperfect, but Promising Passion ProjectDev Patel’s directorial debut has officially hit theaters and if the press junket anecdotes are to be believed, it was quite the uphill…Apr 8Apr 8
Kaylie SzarekThoughts on Love Lies Bleeding: An Audacious, Unapologetic Queer ThrillerViscerally violent and unapologetically audacious, Love Lies Bleeding has its foot on the gas the minute the theater lights go down.Mar 22Mar 22
