Tribeca Film Festival 2019: The Shorts 2: HOOK UP 2.0, WESTFALIA, I THINK SHE LIKES YOU, PEGGY, HARD-ISH BODIES, LADY HATER, and STORM
Tribeca Film Festival 2019 Short Films Report #2

In our second Tribeca shorts recap, we review Hook Up 2.0, Westfalia, I Think She Likes You, Peggy, Hard-ish Bodies, Lady Hater and Storm.

THE SHADE SHEPHERD: Chris Faulisi’s 1980’s Thriller Follows The Nostalgic Herd

The Shade Shepherd is a thumping and garish character venture, made to look and feel alluring, yet ends up inheriting an artistic drive, low on fuel and brisk in speed.

INSTANT DREAMS: A Lesson In Science & Nostalgia Trips
INSTANT DREAMS: A Lesson In Science & Nostalgia Trips

Willem Baptist has crafted a documentary that feels rooted in both avant garde film and the spirit of Polaroid cameras.

Pokémon Detective Pikachu: A Welcome Vision Of Hope
POKÉMON DETECTIVE PIKACHU: A Welcome Vision Of Hope

Is Pokémon Detective Pikachu a classic telling of the Pokémon journey? No, but is it a welcome glare of personality and hope? Absolutely.

MOSUL: An Unhealed Wound On The Psyche Of A Nation
MOSUL: An Unhealed Wound On The Psyche Of A Nation

Begging to be experienced, discussed, and remembered, Mosul follows a former CIA counter-terrorism officer documenting a journalist in war-torn Iraq.

SONIC THE HEDGEHOG Trailer
SONIC THE HEDGEHOG Trailer

In Sonic the Hedhehog, a cop in the rural town of Green Hills will help Sonic escape from the government who is looking to capture him.

THE 27 CLUB: Modern Folk Lore Done So, So Wrong
THE 27 CLUB: Modern Folk Lore Done So, So Wrong

The 27 Club is a cheaply made streaming title with little to no thought put into it – there was a seed of an idea here but nobody to tend the garden.

Video Dispatches: WANDA, A FACE IN THE CROWD & THE WHOLE TOWN’S TALKING
Video Dispatches: WANDA, A FACE IN THE CROWD & THE WHOLE TOWN’S TALKING

In this week’s Video Dispatches, we take a look at the recent reissues of the classics Wanda (1971), A Face In The Crowd (1957), and The Whole Town’s Talking (1935).

GAME OF THRONES (S8E4) "The Last Of The Starks": All-Male Writers Failed Its Female Characters
GAME OF THRONES (S8E4) “The Last Of The Starks”: All-Male Writers Failed Its Female Characters

Game of Thrones’ bad writing of Sansa and Brienne and the racially fraught implications of the episode’s ending, make this episode a huge letdown.

Tribeca Film Festival 2019 Reviews: THIS IS NOT BERLIN, GOLDIE And KNIVES AND SKIN
Tribeca Film Festival 2019 Reviews: THIS IS NOT BERLIN, GOLDIE And KNIVES AND SKIN

From Mexico, to the Midwest to the Bronx, Lee Jutton reviews three wildly different coming-of-age films from this year’s Tribeca Film Festival.

JUST SAY GOODBYE: A Tale On Teen Suicide Is Saved By Stirring Perspective
JUST SAY GOODBYE: A Tale On Teen Suicide Is Saved By Stirring Perspective

Just Say Goodbye is a laudable strive to enlarge the implications and the all-inclusive consequences of suicide.

JOHN WICK: CHAPTER 3 – PARABELLUM: Nobody Does Death Better
JOHN WICK: CHAPTER 3 – PARABELLUM: Nobody Does Death Better

With the most creative kills anywhere, a deeper mythology, and great additions to the cast, John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum is even more deadly and enjoyable.

TOLKIEN: A Classically Told Biopic
TOLKIEN: A Classically Told Biopic

Tolkien is competently made, beautifully visualised and at times even excellent, with Nicholas Hoult providing much needed heart in the lead.

THE BIGGEST LITTLE FARM: The Power Of Mother Nature On Full Display
THE BIGGEST LITTLE FARM: The Power Of Mother Nature On Full Display

The Biggest Little Farm is a gorgeous documentary on par with the raw beauty of Planet Earth or any other nature documentary.

15 Snow Bound Westerns

Westerns are brilliant because, like all great genres, they possess a wealth of contrast; while…