Film Reviews
Pay or Die chronicles the battle to improve insulin costs and the healthcare system, capturing the grief of those lost but also showing hope and resilience.
SXSW 2023 delivers three short films directed by women that examine female, Gen Z/millennial characters struggling to be seen and understood.
The Magician’s Elephant is heartwarming and pure, and while predictable to a fault, it is a film the whole family will enjoy.
The perfect sequel to a requel, Scream VI is love letter to horror, to a franchise and to its fans, proving that not all stories are dead.
At a solid 93 minutes, director Oliver Park’s The Offering is a quick and creepy watch.
A dreamlike evocation of love and longing on the banks of the titular river running through Shanghai, Lou Ye’s Suzhou River is a landmark film.
Peak Season is no reinvention of the wheel here, but there are things to recommend.
In this report, I talk about three documentaries. While they differ in subject matter, they each resemble some stage of a quest for a dream.
Join or Die proves itself vital and relevant, a necessary documentary that promises the conversation will continue long after the credits have rolled.
With the cast all giving fun performances and the visual effect creativity dialed up to eleven, you can’t help but cheer and clap.
In my second report from this year’s SXSW, I dive into three more very unique titles including science fiction, teenage drama, and horror.
Orchestrator of Storms: The Fantastique World of Jean Rollin is a loving tribute that is a must-watch for fans of horror or Euro cult films.
The Middle Man was a happy surprise that is fun and heartfelt, tragic and funny.
If you can remove expectations, Children of the Corn may be an enjoyable watch. But, the source material deserved better.
Until Branches Bend’s lackluster attempt to craft tension and urgency leaves its audience uninvested and without curiosity for more.