SXSW 2019 Review: THE CURSE OF LA LLORONA: No Soul To This Tale

The Curse of La Llorona is not original enough to stand on its own, relying too intently on jumpscares and with not enough focus on the characters around them.

Justin O’Neal Miller’s PEGGY Wicked View Of Kids’ Birthdays In Suburbia

We were able to speak with Justin O’Neal Miller, writer and director of the comedy short about American suburbia called Peggy.

PET SEMATARY: Uninspired, Middle-Of-The-Road Adaptation
PET SEMATARY: Uninspired, Middle-Of-The-Road Adaptation

The latest adaptation of Stephen King’s Pet Sematary has some interesting new ideas, but it never quite reaches liftoff.

STOCKHOLM: Finds A Perfect Balance Between Broad Humor & Sincerity
STOCKHOLM: Finds A Perfect Balance Between Broad Humor & Sincerity

Stockholm is successful in doing the impossible – making the viewer understand and even empathize with the interpersonal connection between a hostage and her captor, and vice versa.

BFI Flare Film Festival 2019: Exploring Identities
BFI Flare Film Festival 2019: Exploring Identities

Becky Kukla looks at three films playing at this year’s BFI Flare: JT Leroy, Two in the Bush, and No Box For Me, An Intersex Story.

JOKER Trailer
JOKER Trailer

Joker tells the origin story of the Batman villain: A failed stand-up comedian is driven insane and becomes a psychopathic murderer.

THE BEST OF ENEMIES: A Complex Story Is Stifled
THE BEST OF ENEMIES: A Complex Story Is Stifled

A promising start quickly descends into troubling formula in The Best of Enemies, wasting two excellent lead performances and a potentially interesting story.

RIVERDALE “Chapter Fifty-Two: The Raid (S3E17): The Suffocating Feeling Of Time Closing In

There is a suffocating feeling of time closing in during the latest episode of Riverdale, a feeling a bomb is about to drop that will leave us hanging until next season.

TYREL: A Bold Portrayal Of Race And Masculinity
TYREL: A Bold Portrayal Of Race & Masculinity

With virtually no plot and very little character development, Tyrel works best as an examination of masculinity and race.

SHADOWHUNTERS: "Stay With Me" (S3E16): Proposals in Multiple Forms
SHADOWHUNTERS “Stay With Me” (S3E16): Proposals In Multiple Forms

There are so many avenues of Shadowhunters to close up before the end of the series, yet each seam is sewing up rather nicely as we make our way to the end.

SHAZAM!: DC Hits A Heroic Grand Slam
SHAZAM!: DC Hits A Heroic Grand Slam

Shazam! is a walk-off grand slam in extra innings, feeling like a statement from a studio and director working so hard to finally get it all right.

Triple Threat Liam O Mochain Talks About Things LOST & FOUND
Triple Threat Liam O Mochain Talks About Things LOST & FOUND

Liam O Mochain, the writer director and star of Lost & Found, talks about the five year process of making his portmanteau film.

Human Rights Watch Film Festival 2019 Part 2: THE TRIAL OF RATKO MLADIĆ, ROLL RED ROLL, ESTA TODO BIEN, EVERYTHING MUST FALL
Human Rights Watch Film Festival 2019 Part 2: THE TRIAL OF RATKO MLADIĆ, ROLL RED ROLL, ESTA TODO BIEN, EVERYTHING MUST FALL

Musanna Ahmed looks at four documentaries from this year’s Human Rights Watch Film Festival; The Trial of Ratko Mladić, Roll Red Roll, Esta Todo Bien and Everything Must Fall.

The Genre-Busting Power Of BIRDS OF PASSAGE
The Genre-Busting Power Of BIRDS OF PASSAGE

Ciro Guerra and Cristina Gallego’s Birds of Passage takes us to the Guajira Peninsula, a…

FLAY: Indie Horror Fails to Hit the Mark
FLAY: Indie Horror Fails To Hit The Mark

Flay boasts an intriguing and unique horror concept, but is let down by a lack of depth to its characterisation.