Erica Abeel

Erica Abeel Arts Fuse Mar 16, 2026 At moments the film risks imploding from its mix of melodrama, hurtling pace, and chaotic plot. But once I settled in for the ride, I found deeply affecting both the characters and their dilemmas. Go to Full Review Two Pianos (2025) 83% - -

Erica Abeel Arts Fuse Feb 24, 2026 Fennell’s “Wuthering Heights” is notable for its ambition, production values, and the sheer chutzpah of attempting to bring such a cherished masterwork of English literature to the screen. But none of that has resulted in a good film. Go to Full Review Wuthering Heights (2026) 57% - -

Erica Abeel Arts Fuse Feb 24, 2026 The show-offy cross-talking among the narrative’s characters adds up to nothing but noise. Go to Full Review Marty Supreme (2025) 93% - -

Erica Abeel Arts Fuse Oct 22, 2025 Linklater has cast unknowns who only somewhat resemble the original figures. The lack of exactitude adds an amateurish tone. I mean that as a compliment. Go to Full Review Nouvelle Vague (2025) 92% - -

Erica Abeel Arts Fuse Oct 14, 2025 This is bravura filmmaking that perversely explores how much can be left out. Go to Full Review Father Mother Sister Brother (2025) 81% - -

Erica Abeel Arts Fuse Oct 3, 2025 The overkill of Hunt betrays the director’s insecurity about his ability to comment cogently on today’s culture. Go to Full Review After the Hunt (2025) 36% - -

Erica Abeel Arts Fuse Sep 29, 2025 Filho excels, working the fine edge between humor and horror. Go to Full Review The Secret Agent (2025) 98% - -

Erica Abeel Arts Fuse Jun 9, 2025 If you can ignore the plot, it almost merits a second viewing to absorb its rollout of tableaux, like visions from a mad magician’s toy box. Or a box by Joseph Cornell. Go to Full Review The Phoenician Scheme (2025) 77% - -

Erica Abeel Arts Fuse Oct 27, 2024 Anora is no Pretty Woman. Go to Full Review Anora (2024) 93% - -

Erica Abeel Film Journal International Mar 29, 2024 This original but overlong fable about a family menaced by industrial progress captures fears about a planet out of control. Go to Full Review Home (2008) 93% 65%

Erica Abeel Arts Fuse Oct 12, 2023 Glazer’s impeccable technique captures humanity’s capacity for evil obliquely, like a black sun you can’t stare into. Zone is an essential experience. Go to Full Review The Zone of Interest (2023) 93% - -

Erica Abeel Arts Fuse Oct 12, 2023 Triet has pulled off an impressive feat: housing a marital implosion and literary matters within the frame of a whodunit -- anchored by a new type of heroine. Fall marks the arrival of a master filmmaker. Go to Full Review Anatomy of a Fall (2023) 96% 90%

Erica Abeel Arts Fuse Jul 13, 2023 Flawed though it may be -- and why must a film be “perfect”? -- Triangle remains a welcome addition to the Östlund canon. Having picked up tidbits about his next project -- likely a demolition of the donor class -- I’m prepared to love it. Go to Full Review Test Drive (2017) 63% - -

Erica Abeel Arts Fuse Oct 14, 2022 Flawed though it may be -- and why must a film be “perfect”? -- Triangle remains a welcome addition to the Östlund canon. Having picked up tidbits about his next project -- likely a demolition of the donor class -- I’m prepared to love it. Go to Full Review Triangle of Sadness (2022) 72% 40%

Erica Abeel Arts Fuse Oct 10, 2022 A gripping character study anchored by an astonishing turn from Blanchett. Go to Full Review Tár (2022) 91% 74%

Erica Abeel Arts Fuse Oct 6, 2022 Now in her 70s, Denis has made a youthful film about a full-throttle, doomed romance. That’s maybe the secret of its spell; if we haven’t been there, we wish we had. Go to Full Review Stars at Noon (2022) 63% - -

Erica Abeel Arts Fuse Apr 27, 2022 A rude, bloody, hyper-violent Viking saga like nothing you’ve ever seen. Go to Full Review The Northman (2022) 90% 20%

Erica Abeel Arts Fuse Mar 18, 2022 I won’t reveal how it all plays out except to say that while the credits roll Denis slyly inserts a denouement both comforting and wise. Go to Full Review Both Sides of the Blade (2021) 84% 43%

Erica Abeel Arts Fuse Nov 24, 2021 Phoenix is so watchable you root for him at every stage of the journey. It's also the director's craft and artistic canniness that makes this film worthwhile. Go to Full Review C'mon C'mon (2021) 94% 78%

Erica Abeel Arts Fuse Nov 4, 2021 The moment the credits rolled after Red Rocket, the new film from Sean Baker, I wanted to rush home and take a shower. Go to Full Review Red Rocket (2021) 90% 75%