Never has a more profoundly pessimistic movie such as “Loveless” been made in my memory. The Oscar-nominated Russian film is set in the bleak midwinter, where trees are stripped of...
Daisy Ridley as Rey in "The Last Jedi." (DAVID JAMES/Lucasfilm Ltd.) Welcome to “Movies In Conversation,” a new Screen Beat feature at The Stanford Daily. Two...
Daniel Day-Lewis and Vicky Krieps in Phantom Thread. (Courtesy of Focus Features) Here is a man, Reynolds Woodcock, who has treaded past his years ever so...
Kenneth Branagh and Daisy Ridley in "Murder on the Orient Express." (Courtesy of 20th Century Fox) This week, Screen beat film critics Elaine Kim and Noah...
A scene from 'The Square.' (Courtesy of Plattform Produktion) “If we place an object in the museum — for instance, if we took your bag and...
Ana de Armas and Ryan Gosling in 'Blade Runner 2049.' (Courtesy of Alcon Entertainment) Welcome to “Movies In Conversation,” a new Screen Beat feature at The...
Welcome to “Throwback Thursdays,” a new film feature at the Stanford Daily. Every Thursday (hopefully), the Arts & Life section will publish reviews highlighting older or more obscure works — sometimes...
5. "The Lobster" Here’s a dark, cynical film that puts Tinder under the magnifying glass. The soundtrack swells with glorious cruelty and anxiety, as our main character struggles to find...
