drama
Yalda, A Night For Forgivness is a solidly crafted a socially conscious film while making some truly bold cinematic choices.
In his first report from Fantastic Film Festival Australia 2020, Matthew Singleton reviews Saint Maud and A Serial Killer’s Guide to Life!
While Narcos: Mexico is a slightly different beast to its predecessor, it stays close to its roots, providing an incredibly stylish and engaging story with plenty of flair.
With beautiful direction and cinematography, a haunting score, and excellent acting by Eva Green in particular, Proxima is a solemn, slow meditation on motherhood.
For such a quietly paced film, The Assistant certainly tackles a very serious topic through an intensely contemplative lens.
While Reichardt seems to be well intentioned here, First Cow falters by being frustratingly empty in both its delivery and narrative focus.
In an episode that somehow pulls at the reigns while simultaneously cracking the whip, Homeland viewers are pulled back and forth between compelling choices and questionable ones.
Manara is a thoughtful and quietly powerful short film, and feels particularly timely, deserving to be a part of the conversation
While “Stardust City Rag” attempts to elevate the series, the whole episode feels tired, limp, and lacking in any coherent vision.
Anne at 13,000 ft might not be exciting in the traditional sense, but it’s a film with hard-earned dramatic realism, and that is a type of excitement we don’t often see in cinema.
In She’s in Portland, the elements feel superficial, with the core relationship feeling especially hackneyed.
Shelter is the kind of film you watch when you want something that is wholesome, but not chaste, that will end happy.
Downhill skews and scraps the richness of its predecessor and replaces it with dragging drama and cringy comedy.
This adaptation of The Call of the Wild doesn’t quite have the same impact as Jack London’s bold portrayal of nature versus man. But it’s hard to decry it all the same.
This episode of Homeland leaves us wondering if perhaps, the show may finally be coming to understand the responsibility in commenting on volatile real-world situations.