The influence of Your Name cannot be overstated. Makoto Shinkai’s cultural phenomenon became the highest grossing anime film of all-time. Beyond that, Your Name remains something of a critical darling, so all eyes were on Shinkai’s next project to make […]
As a critic, I don’t like hating movies. No matter how unpleasant my experience with the film, I try to find the positive. After all, hundreds to thousands of people put their hard work into what’s up on screen, so […]
Evaluating the career of Austin, Texas filmmaker Terrence Malick is a difficult task. After a string of acclaimed films, The Tree of Life marked a shift in his film-making style. Specifically, it moved firmly away from the commercial and towards […]
January is an infamous month for movies. Amidst the winter chill, studios dump the films they want to wash their hands of quietly. More often than not, they’re low-effort horror pictures. But there was hope for The Grudge. Finding its […]
For better or worse, pre-release discourse has become engrained in film criticism. We saw it first with Joker, but it’s doubtful anyone could’ve seen the level of polarization that the supposed final entry to the Skywalker Saga, Star Wars: Episode IX- The […]
The following review will contain spoilers for the sixth episode of Disney+’s The Mandalorian. The further we get into The Mandalorian, the more apparent it is that showrunner Jon Favreau has no interest in weaving some kind of complex narrative. Instead, […]
As we approach the end of the Skywalker saga with Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker, we here at Full Circle agreed it was time to take a look back. Every day until the The Rise of Skywalker‘s release, we’ll be […]
Honey Boy is unlike any film I’ve ever seen. Directed by Alma Har’el and written by Shia LaBeouf, it draws its origin from a moment in 2017 where LaBeouf’s public struggles with alcoholism led him to rehab. While he was […]
Ahead of the release of Rian Johnson’s latest film, Knives Out, Full Circle Cinema will be providing retrospectives on his previous directing efforts. Third time’s the charm with his next film, Looper. Time travel films fall under heavy scrutiny. That’s […]
The following review will contain spoilers for the second episode of Disney+’s The Mandalorian. If you haven’t read our review of the first episode, you can read it here. It’s hardly a stretch to say that the first week of […]
