Film Reviews
In this report from Austin Film Festival 2019 Kristy Strouse covers two interesting, female driven shorts, notes from a writer’s panel with Liz Hannah, and a review of The Bygone.
Based on the true story of the murder of Kenneth Chamberlain in White Plains NY in 2009, Austin Film Festival’s best narrative feature winner is the kind of hard but necessary watch.
The Kingmaker offers a really fascinating look at one of the most arresting political figures in recent history.
Western Stars isn’t going to break the music documentary mold, but if you’re a Springsteen fan, you should find plenty to love about it.
Sorry We Missed You is not without faults, but it is a vital look at the hardships faced day in, day out by families all over the UK.
Ira Sachs’ Frankie has Isabelle Huppert in the titular role confronting her own mortality through a cancer diagnosis and on a ticking clock.
The Report is deserving of every ounce of praise it receives on its performances, accuracy, and commentary, but getting through the film is a bit of a slog.
Big Mouth Season 3 continues in the show’s tradition of blunt honesty with a dash of humor, while not being without flaws.
Our final report from 31st Annual New York LGBTQ Film Festival with reviews of A Night at Switch n’ Play, Brief Story from the Green Planet, Scream, Queen! My Nightmare on Elm Street & Tu Me Manques.
In his final report from Film Fest 919, Josh Martin takes a look at four very different films: Collisions, Cyrano My Love, Marriage Story and In Fabric.
Patrick CrosseI had the privilege of getting to watch the winners of each of the Drunken Film Festival Oakland’s categories this year.
The world of filmmaking seems simple enough from the view of an audience, while Twitter…
Stephanie Archer had the chance to check out a number of interesting short films at the Ridgefield International Film Festival 2019.
Her name sounded so familiar. I tried to jog my memory and dig into the…
Wounds is a work of unyielding dread – one of those misunderstood gems that comes along every so often, catching you off-guard with its skin-crawling concept and arcane atmosphere.