In Review: Cinemalaya 2022 tries to cut through the noise
Jowana Bueser reviews the full-length features that premiered at the 2022 Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival.
Reviews
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'Nope' review — Why we can't look away
Man's compulsion to escape mundanity sits at the center of Jordan Peele's deftly crafted third feature.
'Prey' review — When the prey fights back
For a film that belongs to a franchise known for violence, this new entry has surprisingly sensitive and new things to say.
'The Black Phone' review — Kindred spirits
Scott Derrickson grounds supernatural terror and trauma on central themes of kinship and siblinghood.
'Everything Everywhere All at Once' review — Profound absurdity
The Daniels' latest is a chaotic plunge committed to absurdity as it is to profundity.