Michael Nazarewycz
104 articles written by Michael Nazarewycz
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Cub
This Belgian horror flick squanders its solid premise by relying on cheap shocks and failing to earn true scares.
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Assassination
Tries to do too much and becomes unwieldy too early, losing both focus and viewer interest in the process.
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Orion (Fantasia Review)
The plot is as vast and empty as the vision of the future in this mystical post-apocalyptic fantasy drama.
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Two Step
This intense Texas thriller, with its core theme rooted deeply in desperation, is slow to burn, but impossible to look away from once it catches fire.
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Listen To Me Marlon
A hypnotic film that turns the documentary format into an oral autobiographical post-mortem on the life of one of Hollywood's greatest actors.
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Best of Enemies
This crackling doc about the birth of televised debate is a fun watch that eventually gets lost in its own bombast.
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Monty Python: The Meaning of Live (Fantasia Review)
This whimsical doc about the legendary comedy troupe's historical reunion only caters to existing fans.
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Phoenix
A Holocaust survivor with a reconstructed face must confront the husband who may have handed her to the Nazis in this haunting postwar drama.
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Unexpected
A teacher and her student help each other navigate the challenges of their respective pregnancies in this terrific comedy/drama.
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Bite (Fantasia Review)
Cold feet are the least of a bride's worries after she is bitten by a bug in this beautifully shot but unevenly told horror film.
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Nowhere Girl (Fantasia Review)
This art school-set Japanese drama has a sensational third act, but getting there is like watching paint dry.
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Almosting It
A twenty-something slacker looks to add direction to his aimless life path in this burdened comedy.
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TIFF, Technicolor, and The Archers in Three, Two, One
We take a look at three Technicolor classics, and how their lush visuals act as a critical storytelling element.
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A Borrowed Identity
An Arab teen attending an Israeli school finds love and battles bigotry as he searches for himself in this glorious drama.
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L.A. Slasher
Once the glossy, music video veneer is stripped away, all that remains is an 85-minute hate tweet.