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WRITE WHEN YOU GET WORK: Unfinished Love, Unfinished Results
WRITE WHEN YOU GET WORK: Unfinished Love, Unfinished Results

Write When You Get Work can be sweet, and there are semblances of earnest intentions, but overall it feels tame.

THE CLOVEHITCH KILLER: An Eternal Debate and Strong Characters Are Not Enough
THE CLOVEHITCH KILLER: An Eternal Debate & Strong Characters Are Not Enough

A slow-burner, The Clovehitch Killer toys with your mind, leaving you to question what you already know to be true.

THE LAST RACE is a Straight Winner
THE LAST RACE: A Straight Winner

The Last Race is a beautiful documentary that is, able to move between overtly stylized and ethnographic motifs while still remaining a unified piece.

WELCOME HOME: Underutilization of Talent & Concept
WELCOME HOME: Underutilization Of Talent & Concept

Welcome Home has a melting pot of possibilities, preying on human fear, but much like its local creep, it skulks when it should attack.

JONATHAN: A Subtle But Meaningful Foray
JONATHAN: A Subtle But Meaningful Foray

Jonathan is a rare and affecting fair, as tenuous as life is, especially when there’s a divergence within your own skin.

STELLA'S LAST WEEKEND: An Intimate Ode To Love, Loss, & Family
STELLA’S LAST WEEKEND: An Intimate Ode To Love, Loss, & Family

With the strong talent behind the film, it isn’t hard to find things not to enjoy about the Stella’s Last Weekend.

IN A RELATIONSHIP: Nobody Is Having Any Fun

Though an honest take on dating today may be In a Relationship’s aim, the lack of tension in how it explores the landscape leaves the relationships limp, flat, and more predictable.

RALPH BREAKS THE INTERNET: A Sequel That Buffers
RALPH BREAKS THE INTERNET: A Sequel That Buffers

Whereas kids might dismiss Ralph Breaks the Internet’s flaws for an uplifting swirl of inconsequential sugary adventure, adults might be hard-pressed in their quest to find nutritional value.

BEAUTIFUL BOY: A Well-Meaning Addiction Melodrama
BEAUTIFUL BOY: A Well-Meaning Addiction Melodrama

Beautiful Boy is a simple story of a dying boy and his father’s desperation, and a complex addressing of the difficulties in achieving sobriety.

She Looks Back: Jonathan Demme's LAST EMBRACE
She Looks Back #1: Jonathan Demme’s LAST EMBRACE

In this first edition of She Looks Back, we take a moment to look back at the Hitchc*ck inspired Last Embrace from director John Demme – a film that deserves a second look.

Ophelia: A Beautifully Filmed Perspective Of a Tortured Character
OPHELIA: A Beautiful But Uninspiring Re-Imagining

Led by a sheepish Daisy Ridley performance, Ophelia, a revisionist take on Hamlet, doesn’t have the feminist credentials it thinks it does.

Shirkers: The Catcher Among the Durians
SHIRKERS: The Catcher Among The Durians

The unbelieveable true story of Shirkers offers a bittersweet end to a decades long saga in the life of independent filmmaker Sandi Tan.

ON HER SHOULDERS: Inherently Powerful Documentary Exposes Wrongheaded Media Portrayal
ON HER SHOULDERS: Powerful Documentary Exposes Wrongheaded Media Portrayal

The life story of activist Nadia Murad is told in On Her Shoulders with a lack of sensationalism, focusing more on her cause than the tragedy.

TRANSFORMER: A Transformative Transition
TRANSFORMER: A Transformative Transition

Transformer tells a touching story of the human spirit so moving, it’ll feel like a weight off your own shoulders while watching.

THE OTHER SIDE OF THE WIND is a Must See for Welles Devotees and No One Else
THE OTHER SIDE OF THE WIND: A Must See For Welles Devotees & No One Else

If you don’t care about Orson Welles, The Other Side of the Winf does not stand up well enough on its own to be worth your time.