Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody

After taking on Freddie Mercury in Bohemian Rhapsody (2018), Anthony McCarten wrote a script about another superstar with a troubled personal life. Sadly, it feels entirely uninspired, as if McCarten…

Spellbound

Anthony Edwardes (Gregory Peck) arrives at a Vermont mental hospital as its new director; dr. Constance Peterson (Ingrid Bergman) falls in love with him, but he turns out to be…

Babylon: A Never-Ending Party

Photo: Paramount I didn’t catch Babylon until now, a few years after its premiere. I was deceived by a few lackluster reviews, forgetting the fact that all of director Damien…

Nosferatu

Making his own version of the classic 1922 horror adaptation of ”Dracula” has been a lifelong dream for Robert Eggers, who goes all in. Non-fans will be put off by…

Late Night with the Devil

In 1977, a special Halloween broadcast of a late-night talk show has gruesome, devastating consequences. A huge reason why this horror movie is fun to watch is how meticulously it…

Going My Way

Father O’Malley (Bing Crosby) arrives at a church in New York City where his unconventional style worries the elder pastor (Barry Fitzgerald). In the 1940s, Leo McCarey focused on message…

Burrowing

The filmmakers behind Falkenberg Farewell (2006) deliver something similar: beautiful imagery and a quiet, slow pace that gives room for one’s own thoughts. Set in a suburban neighborhood on a…

Joker: Folie à Deux

As Arthur Fleck’s (Joaquin Phoenix) murder trial in Gotham City is about to begin, he meets an intriguing female patient (Lady Gaga) in Arkham and strikes up a connection. An…

The Hypnosis

Right before joining her boyfriend and business partner (Herbert Nordrum) for an event where they will pitch a new female health app to investors, Vera (Asta Kamma August) is hypnotized…

Avicii: I’m Tim

A year after the death of the immensely successful DJ Tim ”Avicii” Bergling, journalist and filmmaker Henrik Burman started working on this documentary that ended up sharing themes with another…