Archive - The Self-Reproaching Critic

Review | Anniversary (2025)

In Komasa’s America, the spangled stars move to the center and everything else falls apart.

Nov 7 •

Review | A House of Dynamite (2025)

A well-oiled machine corrodes with the first drop of sweat in Bigelow's 11th feature.

Nov 4 •

October 2025

Review | Dog-Dog (2025)

Marco Berger pushes the boundaries of absurdist cinema in this quasi-queerbaiting dark comedy.

Oct 12 •

September 2025

Review | Yes (2025)

A one-way trip from flat Earth to the Moon; an Israeli film few Israelis will want to see.

Sep 9 •

Review | Sound of Falling (2025)

What does the Sound of Falling Sound Like?

Sep 9 •

Review | Mo (2022-2025)

Netflix’s flagship Muslim series captures the sorrow of a modern-day Muslim man stuck between laughter and the burden of exile.

Sep 9 •

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