SXSW Film Festival 2024: DESERT ROAD

Desert Road is what indie cinema should be. It’s ambitious, beautifully shot, and entertaining in all the right ways.

SXSW Film Festival 2024: MY SEXTORTION DIARY
SXSW Film Festival 2024: MY SEXTORTION DIARY

My Sextortion Diary, the hour-long documentary that arose from Franquesa’s harrowing experience with digital blackmail.

SXSW Film Festival 2024: THINGS WILL BE DIFFERENT
SXSW Film Festival 2024: THINGS WILL BE DIFFERENT

This thriller is confidently executed enough to swing for the fences with metaphysical lore that’s either complex enough to unpack with friends.

STOPMOTION: Breathing Life Into Horrific Brilliance
STOPMOTION: Breathing Life Into Horrific Brilliance

Stopmotion is a unique gem within the realm of horror, capturing the disintegration of a puppet and puppeteer.

SXSW Film Festival 2023: SEW TORN
SXSW Film Festival 2023: SEW TORN

Admirably, Sew Torn remains winningly earnest in its treatment, aiming for Edgar Wright’s shaggy dogs over Nolan’s smooth criminals.

Glasgow Film Festival 2024: ORIGIN
Glasgow Film Festival 2024: ORIGIN

Origin is an incredible, and powerful, insight into a theory of human behaviour that is both fascinating and troubling.

SXSW Film Film Festival 2024: SECRET MALL APARTMENT
SXSW Film Festival 2024: SECRET MALL APARTMENT

Like any really good yarn, Secret Mall Apartment has one truly weird story to tell you.

Rustin (2023) review
RUSTIN: Civil Rights Biopic Wants You To Know How Important It Is

Colman Domingo is Oscar-nominated for his baffling performance as civil rights leader Bayard Rustin in this Netflix drama.

Glasgow Film Festival 2024: JERICHO RIDGE

Jericho Ridge is indeed a B-movie take on Assault on Precinct 13, coupled with plenty of Carpenter style flourishes which show Gilbey did his homework.

Glasgow Film Festival 2024: THE BURNING SEASON
Glasgow Film Festival 2024: THE BURNING SEASON

The Burning Season is an intricately told story of secrets, guilt, and lust, anchored by great chemistry between its co-stars, and a satisfying script.

MADAME WEB: An Itsy Bitsy Dud

Madame Web is trapped in the past for feeling like a mid-2000s comic book movie too ashamed to evoke its source material

"I Try To Find The Humanity That I Still Have Hope We All Have": Interview with Karl R. Hearne and Dale Dickey for The G
Glasgow Film Festival 2024: THE G

While occasionally veering into an overly complicated and opaque narrative structure, The G is a fun genre thriller with an incredible performance.

THE MOVIE EMPEROR: A Delightful Satire For A Perfect Andy Lau
THE MOVIE EMPEROR: A Delightful Satire For A Perfect Andy Lau

The Movie Emperor spawns one of Andy Lau’s most interesting performances in recent years.

Mad Props: A Genuine Article
MAD PROPS: A Genuine Article

Mad Props is not only a love letter to film and props; it puts a spotlight on the fans that make all the blood, sweat, and foam latex worth it.

SEAGRASS: A Story of Japanese Identity and Collective History
SEAGRASS: A Story of Japanese Identity and Collective History

I’m thankful for Seagrass because I’ve rarely felt so understood by a movie even as there are always more stories to tell.