TIFF 2019: LUCY IN THE SKY: Noah Hawley’s Directorial Debut Is As Vacant As Its Subject

Lucy in the Sky is an unfortunate misstep for Noah Hawley. It takes his visual style and attempts to transfer it to a story that is as chaotic in tone as the real Lisa Nowak’s criminal activities were.

Inside THE PARTY Of Portland, Maine Filmmaking: Interview With Director Mackenzie Bartlett

Herself a Mainer, Mackenzie Bartlett wrote and directed her script The Party for last year’s Portland-Mainze based Damnationland festival.

TIFF 2019: Foreign Coming-of-Age and Romance Films: ORDINARY LOVE, EASY LAND, AUGUST, DIRT MUSIC
TIFF 2019: Foreign Coming-of-Age & Romance Films: ORDINARY LOVE, EASY LAND, AUGUST, DIRT MUSIC

In this TIFF 2019 report, David Fontana reviews four foreign films: Ordinary Love, Easy Land, August, and Dirt Music.

CORPORATE ANIMALS: Eating Your Way To The Top

Corporate Animals by no means breaks the horror/comedy mold, but there’s some laughs to be had.

UNDONE: Unlike Any Series You’ve Seen Before
UNDONE Season 1: Unlike Any Series You’ve Seen Before

Brilliantly utlizing animation and storytelling, Undone is unquestionably one of the best TV series of 2019.

JUDY Trailer
JUDY Trailer

Legendary performer Judy Garland arrives in London in the winter of 1968 to perform a series of sold-out concerts.

CODA & LOW: Two Epic Short Films
CODA & LOW: A Pair Of Epic Short Films

Coda and Low are two short films that indicate why the rise of short films on streaming platforms is fortuitous. They deserve to be seen.

Venice International Film Festival 2019: BLANCO EN BLANCO
Venice Film Festival 2019: BLANCO EN BLANCO

Although beautifully crafted, Théo Court‘s Blanco en Blanco is let down by the lack of restraint and direction.

TIFF 2019: MARRIAGE STORY: A Grounded, Relatable Story About Love and Loss
TIFF 2019: MARRIAGE STORY: An Emotionally Affecting Story About Love & Loss

Marriage Story is amongst Noah Baumbach’s finest works; it is sympathetic and charming, while containing some career-best performances by Scarlett Johansson and Adam Driver.

MINDHUNTER: S2E7-9: Questions Linger In A Bleak Conclusion
MINDHUNTER: S2E7-9: Questions Linger In A Bleak Conclusion

With the personal and professional lives of FBI agents Holden Ford (Jonathan Groff) and Bill…

THE FLYING FISH: An Ode To The Endless Possibilities Of Animation
THE FLYING FISH: An Ode To The Endless Possibilities Of Animation

 An interesting, esperimental short film, The Flying Fish explores the more surreal realms of our existence that lights and cameras alone struggle to conjure up alone.

TIFF 19: False Idols In Chiara Malta's SIMPLE WOMEN
TIFF 19: False Idols In Chiara Malta’s SIMPLE WOMEN

Simple Women makes for an interesting examination of false effigies and washed-up idols and one thing’s for sure, the two women in focus are most certainly anything but simple.

VILLAINS: A Humorously Brilliant Take On An Old Idea
VILLAINS: A Humorously Brilliant Take On An Old Idea

With standout and nuanced performances, Villains is one of the funniest horror films you will see in quite some time.

LAST CHRISTMAS Trailer
LAST CHRISTMAS Trailer

In Last Christmas, after a health scare, things take a turn for the better for Kate (Emilia Clarke) when she meets Tom (Henry Golding).

The Beginner’s Guide: Yasujiro Ozu, Director

Read our beginner’s guide highlighting the career of film director Yasujiro Ozu, a must-see for cinema fans due to his quintessentially Japanese images.