Sam van der Meer, Author at Flixist

Review: Saloum

There’s a scene about a third of the way through Saloum, the Senegalese crime-adventure (horror?) film by Jean Luc Herbulot that is perhaps ...

By Sam van der MeerSeptember 8, 20220

Movies

6.5

Movies

Review: Men

The idea of a “thought-provoking” work of art can be so subjective and nigh undefinable. “Tragic” or “hilarious” is also equally personal, but ...

By Sam van der MeerMay 13, 20220

Features

Golden Cages 2021 Best Cinematography: Dune

[2021 has mercifully ended, which means it’s that time of the year again when the Flixist staff gathers around for our 2021 Golden ...

By Sam van der MeerFebruary 17, 20220

Features

Golden Cages 2021: Best Director

[2021 has mercifully ended, which means it’s that time of the year again when the Flixist staff gathers around for our 2021 Golden ...

By Sam van der MeerFebruary 15, 20220

Features

Golden Cages 2021: Best Documentary

[2021 has mercifully ended, which means it’s that time of the year again when the Flixist staff gathers around for our 2021 Golden ...

By Sam van der MeerFebruary 14, 20220

Review: Air Doll

Life can be simultaneously achingly complicated and blisteringly simple. Work, rent, economy, society… It’s exhausting. Especially these days, am I right? But also, ...

By Sam van der MeerFebruary 4, 20220

6.5

Movies

News

Amazon’s Lord of the Rings series gets a proper title and title sequence

The hotly-anticipated, immodestly-budgeted, and hobbit-crammed Lord of the Rings series from Amazon is now officially The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, with an ...

By Sam van der MeerJanuary 19, 20220

Movies

Everything Everywhere All at Once trailer is not your typical multiverse

As we anticipate the latest spandex-clad shenanigans from the House of Ideas, A24 prepares their 2022 slate with a trailer for Everything Everywhere All ...

By Sam van der MeerDecember 14, 20210