Film Reviews
A darkly funny mashup between a sports documentary and gangster drama, it is an incredibly entertaining film that also delves into serious cultural issues.
Sputnik is a solid alien-driven thriller; it’s when it focuses on the more human elements to its story that it stumbles.
Overflowing with internal and external conflict, Hans Petter Moland’s Out Stealing Horses is a gently-paced, exceptionally-written, sensory experience.
What We Found is a well-paced thriller that explores important issues while blending darker elements with a realistic and engaging friendship at its core.
Before/During/After blends a journey of self-discovery with an examination of marriage from start to the unexpected end.
I Used to Go Here is about far more than one could have hoped and imagined with a pleasant amount of consideration given to all its characters.
With Proxima, Winocour has left an indelible mark on cinematic space travel, by viewing it through a feminist lens and placing more emphasis on earth.
Reichardt once again displays her generous understanding of life on the margins, and the implicit need to create relationships in harsh lands.
Spinster is a relatable journey from recently broken up single to content and confident, yet still single.
Despite taking place in a city with a ubiquitous gang subculture, Days of the Whale is unconventionally warm and luminous.
All and all, Good Manners is a flawed narrative with a good heart and powerful message at its core.
Amy Seimetz’s sophmore directorial effort is full of great performances, but never engages with the premise enough.
It is a fun zom-com, but if you aren’t desperately seeking out for a lighthearted zombie film, then it’s maybe not the first film you would come across.
Made in Italy is a fine film to cozy up to, as long as you can overlook the awkwardness and lack of narrative development it presents at times to audiences.
If there’s anyone who can turn something mundane into something magical, it’s director and writer…