MORE BEAUTIFUL FOR HAVING BEEN BROKEN: Potential That Suffers In Execution
MORE BEAUTIFUL FOR HAVING BEEN BROKEN: Potential That Suffers In Execution

Though More Beautiful For Having Been Broken suffers due to its execution of these significant ideas, it has heart and potential behind it.

FIRST LOVE: Miike Mayhem Strikes Again
FIRST LOVE: Miike Mayhem Strikes Again

Stylish, savage and supremely funny, First Love is the shock of adrenaline the action genre needs and deserves.

2019 San Diego International Film Festival: Mobsters, Sex Trafficking, and Bipolar Comedy
San Diego International Film Festival 2019: Mobsters, Sex Trafficking & Bipolar Comedy

In his first report from the San Diego International Film Festival, Tynan Yanaga covers The Irishman, Doing Money and Inside The Rain.

MALEFICENT: MISTRESS OF EVIL: Magic Does Its Best To Shine Through An Unremarkable Sequel
MALEFICENT: MISTRESS OF EVIL: Magic Does Its Best To Shine Through An Unremarkable Sequel

Maleficent: Mistress of Magic is a movie that feels at war with itself, but when the right side breaks through, it can be something beautiful, like the film that came before.

IN SEARCH OF GREATNESS: Unpacking The Secrets To Sporting Success
IN SEARCH OF GREATNESS: Unpacking The Secrets To Sporting Success

By relying on the best possible ambassadors to convey its message, In Search of Greatness provides an intriguing and inspiring look at sporting excellence.

LUCY IN THE SKY: A Disaster of Cosmic Proportions
LUCY IN THE SKY: A Disaster Of Cosmic Proportions

Lucy in the Sky is an absolute flatline, dragging to an anticlimactic ending. Noah Hawley might do best to stay in television.

EL CAMINO: A BREAKING BAD MOVIE: An Ordinary But Affectionate Farewell
EL CAMINO: A BREAKING BAD MOVIE: An Ordinary But Affectionate Farewell

While it isn’t a terribly exciting conclusion to a richly-textured saga, it’s the little moments along the way that make El Camino a heartfelt final chapter in a great character’s story.

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Film Fest 919 Report 1: BACURAU, WAVES & SORRY WE MISSED YOU

Our first dispatch from Film Fest 919 includes reviews of Brazil’s genre-bending Oscar entry, Trey Edward Shults’ emotional epic, and Ken Loach’s latest social drama.

RAISING DION Season 1: An Indie Comic Justly Translated Onto The Small Screen
RAISING DION Season 1: An Indie Comic Justly Translated Onto The Small Screen

Raising Dion enlivens the superhero genre by offering a fresh tone and concept, and it also has some subtle messages that resonate with personal growth and sociopolitical challenges still being faced today.

ARROW (S8E1) "Starling City": The Beginning Of The End
ARROW (S8E1) “Starling City”: The Beginning Of The End

Arrow has kicked off its final season with a mostly entertaining and emotionally engaging episode.

THE INFORMER: Kinnaman Strives In The Spotlight In This Gritty Thriller
THE INFORMER: Kinnaman Strives In The Spotlight In This Gritty Thriller

While initally an intense thriller, The Informer buckles with an insuffiently used cast and material to provide for good impression.

EMANUEL: Radical Forgiveness In A World Desperately In Need
EMANUEL: Radical Forgiveness In A World Desperately In Need

Emanuel digs knee-deep into the prevalence of racist violence reaching yet another horrible conclusion with the acts committed against the Charleston 9 that fateful day in 2015.

NYFF 2019: DEMONIC: A Legacy of Fear
NYFF 2019: DEMONIC: A Legacy Of Fear

Capturing a legacy of fear, Pia Borg’s short documentary Demonic is the perfect depiction of a time when the depths of the mind, imagination and fear gripped a nation.

BY THE GRACE OF GOD: More than just the "French Spotlight"
BY THE GRACE OF GOD: More Than Just The “French Spotlight”

By the Grace of God is flawed, but undeniably powerful. It definitely needs to be regarded as more than just the “French Spotlight”. 

NYFF 2019: MOTHERLESS BROOKLYN, WASP NETWORK, and AMERICAN TRIAL: THE ERIC GARNER STORY
NYFF 2019: MOTHERLESS BROOKLYN, WASP NETWORK, & AMERICAN TRIAL: THE ERIC GARNER STORY

In our latest report from the New York Film Festival, we cover Motherless Brooklyn, Wasp Network and American Trial: The Eric Garner Story.