Crystal Harrell
Writer

Anecdotist by nature, film critic by choice. My favorite directors are Christopher Nolan, Wes Anderson, Makoto Shinkai, and pre-2010 Tim Burton (but I’m partial to most movies with clever velociraptors and weird-looking cats).

Crystal Harrell

On Body and Soul - Movie

On Body and Soul

Two workers at a slaughterhouse—chief financial officer Endre and quality inspector Mária—discover that they have been sharing the same dream every night, with both interacting as deer meeting in a forest.
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Image from the film Under the Tree

Under the Tree

Chosen as the Icelandic entry for Best Foreign Language Film at this year’s Academy Awards, Hafsteinn Gunnar’s drama follows the feud that unfolds between two neighboring families over a large tree that casts a shadow over a sunroom.
ComedyDramaFilm Reviews
Image from the movie Gremlins (1984)

Gremlins

The golden warmth of twinkling lights and candy-colored tinsel are what usually comes to mind when trying to capture the holiday spirit, but Joe Dante’s 1984 black comedy Gremlins puts a more horrific spin on a traditional Christmas tale.
ComedyFantasyFilm ReviewsHorror
Dementia 13 Spoiler Free Movie Review

Dementia 13

Richard LeMay’s Dementia 13 may be a remake of Francis Ford Coppola’s 1963 film of the same name, but this up-and-coming horror flick attempts to modernize the classic story with a fresh cast and new scares.
Film ReviewsHorror
Mimosas 2016 Spoiler Free Movie Review

Mimosas

Mimosas [2016]: French-born director Oliver Laxe’s epic drama Mimosas (2016) follows a man named Shakib as he is...
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