All articles by David Kempler

This doc on the subversive rock and roll magazine never rises above okay.

This Italian film about a jerk tries to be artsy but really just wastes time.

A mysterious religious cult is coming apart and the supernatural is playing a role in it. Very good mood piece, but not much of a story.

Willem Dafoe and Abel Ferrara’s latest collaboration is mostly a pleasant view of living in Rome, but there’s not enough story or tension here to hold the viewer’s interest.

This dystopian crime non-thriller is weird for weird’s sake, and that’s not good enough.

The character of an elderly, cantankerous Chinese woman saves this critically-lauded gangster film from being a bad viewing experience.

This British gangster flick has no real surprises, but boy is it fun.

A very unusual inheritance leads to one of the most unbelievable films I’ve ever seen – in a bad way.

This documentary explores what artificial intelligence might mean for the future, and it looks like bad news for America.

Clark Duke makes a promising directoral debut with this story about drug dealing in Arkansas. It’s all over the place, but still worth watching.