Therese Lacson

Full of blood and murder and Gothic flair, what makes Victorian Psycho so good is that it doesn't need to pretend to be artsy or take itself too seriously.

Stan and Reinsve both give restrained but emotional performances.

Full Phil accomplishes the rare task of making the viewer less and less sympathetic to these two exhausting characters.

There's no doubt that Sachs is a master when it comes to crafting a stirring narrative. From the script, which he penned with long-time collaborator Mauricio Zacharias, to the vivid cinematography by Josée Deshaies (who was also behind the camera on last year's Urchin), The Man I Love embraces the art of filmmaking to its highest degree.

Every time you think the film might finally actually step into the horror arena, it takes a step back and instead indulges in empty titillation. This film is for people who already love Refn's work and are willing to look past any faults to simply rejoice in his return ten years after Neon Demon. But after walking out of Her Private Hell, the movie has me thinking that perhaps Refn should have stayed dormant another 10 years if this is the final product.

Hope could have been a near-perfect film had it abandoned its desire to go even bigger and simply stuck to the creature feature that made its first half so entertaining.

The Bride! embodies an unconventional and rebellious nature that makes it wholly unique. Whether it's aware of its flaws or not, it's not ashamed to lean completely in. In many respects, The Bride! can come off as being just a little too much. Too much romance, too much theatricality, too much feminism — but sometimes, too much of a good thing is still a good thing.

Ultimately, Kermani's film is not strong enough to be called a complete success. Its lackluster ending and uneven characters weigh it down from potentially becoming a cult hit.

A vital documentary, Teng gives an intimate look at not only the toll the genocide has had on Gaza, but on the first responders who can do nothing but give their everything, even as the hospitals they work in become military targets of bombings, and survival is far from a certainty.

There are no easy answers, and Nuisance Bear presents none of them.