Jena Malone

ANTEBELLUM: A Failure Of Storytelling
ANTEBELLUM: A Failure Of Storytelling

Antebellum, for all it promises, fails on several levels to ever come full circle in its intent while only worrying about a failed twist ending.

LORELEI: A “For Better Or For Worse” Love Story

Quite beautifully, Lorelei turns this redemption tale into one of the sweetest on-screen portrayals of fatherhood.

ANTEBELLUM Trailer
ANTEBELLUM Trailer

Successful author Veronica (Janelle Monáe) finds herself trapped in a horrifying reality and must uncover the mind-bending mystery before it’s too late.

THE PUBLIC: An Honest Look at Homelessness and Humanity
THE PUBLIC: An Honest Look At Homelessness & Humanity

The Public is an amusing and eccentric film that provides a candid look at humanity, a powerful reminder to be kind and put our biases aside.

ANGELICA: An Absorbing and Unusual Victorian Ghost Story
ANGELICA: An Absorbing & Unusual Victorian Ghost Story

It may have been sat on the shelf for three years, but Angelica is worth the wait- a slow burning period piece that’s quietly powerful.

LOVESONG: A Delicate Tune
LOVESONG: A Delicate Tune

So Yong Kim’s Lovesong is a minimalist, strikingly formed small-scale drama about two female friends slowly falling in love.

THE NEON DEMON: Picturesque Carnality
THE NEON DEMON: Picturesque Carnality

There is offense to be taken with the frame and exterior of physical bodies. Beauty, it has been said, is in the eye of the beholder. Yet, one can’t help but feel that, since the rise of feminism and the development of the male-gaze interpretation, almost all appreciation for the aesthetics of a given film has been entirely lost.