Bilge Ebiri
Vulture
All We Imagine as Light
2024 · Vulture
Through her mesmerizing filmmaking, Kapadia creates a world that didn't seem possible — which, of course, reinforces how imaginary this new place might prove to be. The film may end on notes of joy, but what lingers is more sadness.
Obsession
2026 · Vulture · May 2026
There's probably a smart, chilling film to be made about the terrors of smothering and relentless adoration — one imagines what Rod Serling would have done with something like this — but this isn't really that film. No, this is the somewhat dumber one where Nikki's obsession quickly morphs into familiar horror-movie-psycho stuff.
The Super Mario Galaxy Movie
2026 · Apr 2026
Like being asphyxiated in a ball pit filled with candy, the experience of watching The Super Mario Galaxy Movie is at once kaleidoscopic and nerve-wracking. The sequel is turbo-loaded with character, incident, themes, never pausing to let us appreciate anything. If only all this chaos didn't feel so strained, so polished and programmed, so, so … unchaotic.