Scary Stories Make Life Less Scary
Kenneth Branagh’s latest film blends mystery and paranormal experiences for an exhilarating watch with lingering eeriness.
Chronicles of a Wandering Saint: A Miraculous Debut from an Emerging Argentine Filmmaker
Chronicles of a Wandering Saint, the remarkable debut feature film from writer-director Tomás Gómez Bustillo, opens with a prayer. The woman whispering it is Rita (Mónica Villa), the elderly custodian at a rural Argentine church. As she kneels in the first pew, clutching her rosary beads, white sunlight spills in through an open door, illuminating…
Ink-Stained Fingers, ‘Til Death Do Us Part
Married to Comics, John Kinhart’s complex portrait of a union of singular artists premieres at AFI Silver on Sept. 8.
Embracing B-Rate Status, The Nun II Will Make You Yelp
The demon in The Nun II wears a lot of makeup, which exaggerates her features and facial expressions. If it were not for her glowing eyes and sharp teeth, you might think she were a clown. Director Michael Chaves improves upon the stiff original 2018 film, which was much too serious, by recognizing the comic…
Citizen Kane’s Greatness Endures
Citizen Kane is playing at AFI Silver this weekend, but that doesn’t mean you can see it. Sometimes a film’s reputation becomes so towering and its influence on cinema so pervasive that when you watch, all you see is its legacy. Citizen Kane innovated several filmmaking techniques. The film pioneered a genre. Its insights into…