drama

THE HOLE: Looking for Connection in Isolation
THE HOLE: Looking for Connection in Isolation

With its flashes of humor and music, The Hole is a disturbingly timely depiction of humanity in crisis that speaks to our current isolation.

Toronto International Film Festival 2020: AKILLA’S ESCAPE
Toronto International Film Festival 2020: AKILLA’S ESCAPE

Charles Officer’s film Akilla’s Escape is an engaging and hypnotic look at a young man’s attempt to break away from a violent lifestyle.

WE ARE WHO WE ARE Miniseries: An Immersive Gen. Z Coming Of Age Drama
WE ARE WHO WE ARE Season 1: An Immersive Gen. Z Coming Of Age Drama

We Are Who We Are thankfully delivers on what it promises in an immersive coming of age drama from one of the greatest filmmakers of our generation.

LÍNGUA FRANCA: A Tender, Intimate Portrait Of Contemporary US
LÍNGUA FRANCA: A Tender, Intimate Portrait Of Contemporary US

Brutal in its subtlety, Língua Franca is a harrowing portrait of not only Trump’s America but also Duterte’s Philippines.

Toronto International Film Festival 2020: APPLES: A Mesmerising Exploration Of Identity, Memory and Grief
Toronto International Film Festival 2020: APPLES: A Mesmerising Exploration Of Identity, Memory and Grief

Apples is a gritty, subversive take on identity, memory and grief and an outstanding first feature from Greek director Christos Nikou.

RENT-A-PAL: When Friendship Takes a Horrific Turn
RENT-A-PAL Round Table With Director Jon Stevenson and Actors Wil Wheaton and Brian Landis Folkins

Stephanie Archer had the opportunity to participate in a round table with director Jon Stevenson and cast members Wil Wheaton and Brian Landis Folkins about Rent-A-Pal.

Estus W. Pirkle: The Cinematic Evangelist
Estus W. Pirkle: The Cinematic Evangelist

Blake Collier takes a deeper look at the three Estus W Pirkle-Ron Ormond films that bookended the 1970s.

Toronto International Film Festival 2020: HOLLER
Toronto International Film Festival 2020: HOLLER

There is a rare nature and rough surface to Holler that will resonate with audiences through the need for survival, perseverance and opportunity.

#ALIVE: Self-Isolation, But Make It Zombie Apocalypse
#ALIVE: Self-Isolation, But Make It Zombie Apocalypse

While it may not land as smoothly as it hopes for, what #Alive offers here is still refreshing, warranting the attention of its audience.

I AM WOMAN: Woman’s Voice in a Man’s World
I AM WOMAN: Woman’s Voice in a Man’s World

While the energy soars, I Am Woman is certainly neither the greatest musical biopic nor the most intriguing account of a musician.

HAMILTON & AMADEUS: A Perfect Double Feature
HAMILTON & AMADEUS: A Perfect Double Feature

William Hopson create the perfect double feature with Hamilton and Amadeus through the shared focus of their antagonized protagonists.

RENT-A-PAL: When Friendship Takes a Horrific Turn
RENT-A-PAL: When Friendship Takes a Horrific Turn

Rent-A-Pal succeeds in recreating its 90s aesthetic as it examines the videotape dating culture of the 1990s in this retro horror film.

Melbourne International Film Festival 2020: LAST AND FIRST MEN, ANNE AT 13,000 FT and DARK CITY BENEATH THE BEAT
Melbourne International Film Festival 2020: LAST AND FIRST MEN, ANNE AT 13,000 FT and DARK CITY BENEATH THE BEAT

Alex Lines reports from MIFF 2020 with three films: Last and First Men, Anne at 13,000 FT, and Dark City Beneath the Beat.

Venice Film Festival 2020: THE WASTELAND
Venice Film Festival 2020: THE WASTELAND

As one of two films representing Iran in the 77th Venice Film Festival, Ahmad Bahrami’s The Wasteland wrestles with themes of class and race.

Queerly Ever After #34: MAMBO ITALIANO (2003)
Queerly Ever After #34: MAMBO ITALIANO (2003)

Mambo Italiano is a comedy so broad and uncommitted it doesn’t know what to do with itself, leaving much to be desired.