REBECCA: Ben Wheatley Heads To Manderley With Mixed Results
REBECCA: Ben Wheatley Heads To Manderley With Mixed Results

Rebecca is not a bad or dull film, but it squanders the immense potential for something vital and thrilling in du Maurier’s tale.

MAINSTREAM: Vapidly Denouncing Vapidity
MAINSTREAM: Vapidly Denouncing Vapidity

Mainstream hardly qualifies as a satisfactory, much less intelligent response to the media-saturated simulacra it lounges very comfortably within.

DAMNATION: The Bleak and the Beautiful
DAMNATION: The Bleak and the Beautiful

If you’re looking to wallow in despair, rather than escape it, then Damnation is the film for you.

London Film Festival 2020: ANOTHER ROUND
London Film Festival 2020: ANOTHER ROUND

Vinterberg’s film goes to higher highs and lower lows than expected, proving both heart-achingly sad and outrageously joyous.

Interview with Jessica Bruder, The Author Behind NOMANDLAND
London Film Festival 2020: NOMADLAND

Any way you choose to interpret it, Nomadland flourishes under the direction of Zhao, and bolstered by a brilliant performance from McDormand.

TOTALLY UNDER CONTROL: Totally Too Soon but Totally on Point
TOTALLY UNDER CONTROL: Totally Too Soon but Totally on Point

If you’re looking for a Wikipedia summary of the government’s incompetence at handling this pandemic, it is a straightforward and relentless assault.

HARRY CHAPIN: WHEN IN DOUBT, DO SOMETHING: A Partially Interested Musical Documentary
HARRY CHAPIN: WHEN IN DOUBT, DO SOMETHING: Providing Words to Live By

While many would probably have appreciated a more robust exploration of his musical career, there’s also a deeply human message at the core.

Indie Memphis Film Festival 2020: I BLAME SOCIETY
Indie Memphis Film Festival 2020: I BLAME SOCIETY

The originality of I Blame Society is an exquisite example of how quickly the thin line between reality and art can blur.

Indie Memphis Film Festival 2020: WHAT DO YOU HAVE LOOSE
Indie Memphis Film Festival 2020: WHAT DO YOU HAVE TO LOSE

What Do You Have to Loose takes a deep look into how the results of the 2016 election came to be from the view point of racial discrimination.

SYMBIOPSYCHOTAXIPLASM: TAKE ONE: Documentary Unraveled
SYMBIOPSYCHOTAXIPLASM: TAKE ONE: Documentary Unraveled

Symbiopsychotaxiplasm stands in homage to the unanticipated and the experimental, unraveling the form of cinema and documentary.

THE LAST EXORCIST: The Power of Crap Compels You
THE LAST EXORCIST: The Power of Crap Compels You

Neither horrific nor revelatory, The Last Exorcist brings little new to the well-trod table despite its best of intentions.

TRUMP CARD: Contemporary Propaganda Film for America's Far-Right
TRUMP CARD: Contemporary Propaganda Film for America’s Far-Right

Trump Card is exhausting and potentially lobotomising, especially if you are watching it out of curiosity.

RADIUM GIRLS: On How The Glowing Element Crowned and Destroyed Women
RADIUM GIRLS: On How The Glowing Element Crowned and Destroyed Women

Despite its lack of focus and structural issues, there is much to merit in Radium Girls.

KAJILLIONAIRE: Miranda July's Atypical Dramedy Is Moving And Full Of Heart
KAJILLIONAIRE: Miranda July’s Atypical Dramedy Is Moving And Full Of Heart

Bizzarre and eccentric, Kajillionaire is a tender and moving story about love and our needs for connection.

SYNCHRONIC: A Bumpy Trip Through Time
SYNCHRONIC: A Bumpy Trip Through Time

While Synchronic is not the deep and pensive film it attempts to be, it is still an enjoyable film that will entertain.