Violence Voyager is a gnarly experiment in animation that's unlike anything you'll see this year.
Theatrical Film Reviews
Joshua Brunsting
Joshua Reviews Juliana Rojas And Marco Dutra’s Good Manners [Theatrical Review]
The second outing from this directing duo is a wonderfully esoteric take on class dynamics through the lens of a modern-day fable, and it's an absolute winner.
Joshua Reviews Akiyuki Shinbo And Nobuyuki Takeuchi’s Fireworks [Fantasia 2018]
Fireworks is an animated film that is as gorgeously made as it is upsettingly plotted.
Joshua Reviews Joseph Kahn’s Bodied [Fantasia 2018]
Joseph Kahn returns with one of the year's most controversial, and brazenly hilarious, films.
Joshua Reviews Lisa Bruhlmann’s Blue My Mind [Fantasia 2018]
A coming of age film unlike any before, Blue My Mind is a thrilling and beautiful look at the experience of one coming into their own adulthood and all the horrors that go with it.
Joshua Reviews Joel Potrykus’ Relaxer [Fantasia 2018]
Polarizing indie wunderkind Joel Potrykus returns with a look at an existential crisis in the face of the end of the world.
Joshua Reviews Xavier Gens’ Cold Skin [Fantasia 2018]
The Hitman director returns with arguably his best film to date.
Joshua Reviews Nobuhiko Obayashi’s Hanagatami [Fantasia 2018]
Legendary Japanese auteur Nobuhiko Obayashi returns with a passion project par excellence.
Scott Reviews Christopher McQuarrie’s Mission: Impossible – Fallout [Theatrical Review]
Breathlessly exciting, there are images in this I could not believe I was seeing.
Scott Nye
Joshua Reviews Roland Vranik’s The Citizen [Theatrical Review]
This tender third film from director Roland Vranik is an empathetic, if flat, migrant story that's timely and important.
Joshua Reviews Lisa Immordino Vreeland’s Love, Cecil [Theatrical Review]
Chronicling the life and work of artist Cecil Beaton, Love, Cecil is a captivating (if slightly thin) look at one of the great multi-hyphenates of the era.
Joshua Reviews Joao Dumans And Affonso Ochoa’s Araby [Theatrical Review]
After a lengthy festival run, Araby finally arrives in theaters and is one of the year's great unsung gems.
Joshua Reviews The Zellner Brothers’ Damsel [Theatrical Review]
The Zellner Brothers return with one of their best films to date, a spin on the Western genre that's more than meets the eye.
Joshua Reviews Brett Haley’s Hearts Beat Loud [Theatrical Review]
Following up last year's Sam Elliott-driven The Hero, director Brett Haley returns with his best film yet.
Joshua Reviews Agnes Varda’s One Sings, The Other Doesn’t [Theatrical Review]
Varda's rarely seen masterpiece is back in theaters this weekend, and is ripe for rediscovery.