Articles by Mila Matveeva
'The Taste of Things' Is a Delectable Romance to Be Savoured
Directed by Trần Anh Hùng
PUBLISHED Nov 22, 2023
In Trần Anh Hùng's The Taste of Things, viewers are immediately thrust into the midst of the controlled flurry of gourmet chef Dodin's (Ben...
'Perfect Days' Lingers on Life's Fleeting Moments of Beauty
Directed by Wim Wenders
PUBLISHED Nov 15, 2023
Every day, Hirayama (Kôji Yakusho) wakes up before the sun and prepares methodically for his job cleaning public toilets in Tokyo. Wim Wend...
'White Noise' Is Unclear
Directed by Noah Baumbach
PUBLISHED Nov 28, 2022
Noah Baumbach's White Noise, based on the book by Don DeLillo, is the first time the director has worked from someone else's source materia...
'Aftersun' Is the Bittersweet Slow Burn of the Year
Directed by Charlotte Wells
PUBLISHED Oct 21, 2022
In the first moments of Aftersun, the understated debut feature from writer and director Charlotte Wells, we look into the past through the...
'Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn' Delivers Laughs to Keep from Crying
Directed by Radu Jude
PUBLISHED Nov 29, 2021
If you throw it on at home, Bad Luck Banging or Loony Porn's bawdy opening may make you wonder if you opened the wrong browser tab. Told in...
'The Power of the Dog' Finds Moments of Sensitivity Amidst the Brutality of the World
PUBLISHED Nov 15, 2021
After 12 years, Jane Campion is back at the narrative feature helm with The Power of the Dog, a striking balancing act of violence and beau...
'The Worst Person in the World' Is an Ecstatic Race to Find Yourself
Directed by Joachim Trier
PUBLISHED Sep 29, 2021
Sometimes as a modern moviegoer, my jaded mind is mildly skeptical of stories I think I have seen before (even if I have historically been...
Love Transcends 'Time,' Even in a Broken Justice System
Directed by Garrett Bradley
PUBLISHED Oct 7, 2020
Fox Rich has spent over two decades fighting to reunite her family in Louisiana. A working mother of six, every year she hopes it will be t...
