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MAINSTREAM: Vapidly Denouncing Vapidity
MAINSTREAM: Vapidly Denouncing Vapidity

Mainstream hardly qualifies as a satisfactory, much less intelligent response to the media-saturated simulacra it lounges very comfortably within.

Selling Yourself: SAVING MR. BANKS
Selling Yourself: SAVING MR. BANKS

Ultimately, it is better to take the glorification of a powerful figure with a grain of salt, rather than a spoonful of sugar.

Interview with Jessica Bruder, The Author Behind NOMANDLAND
London Film Festival 2020: NOMADLAND

Any way you choose to interpret it, Nomadland flourishes under the direction of Zhao, and bolstered by a brilliant performance from McDormand.

TOTALLY UNDER CONTROL: Totally Too Soon but Totally on Point
TOTALLY UNDER CONTROL: Totally Too Soon but Totally on Point

If you’re looking for a Wikipedia summary of the government’s incompetence at handling this pandemic, it is a straightforward and relentless assault.

HARRY CHAPIN: WHEN IN DOUBT, DO SOMETHING: A Partially Interested Musical Documentary
HARRY CHAPIN: WHEN IN DOUBT, DO SOMETHING: Providing Words to Live By

While many would probably have appreciated a more robust exploration of his musical career, there’s also a deeply human message at the core.

Indie Memphis Film Festival 2020: I BLAME SOCIETY
Indie Memphis Film Festival 2020: I BLAME SOCIETY

The originality of I Blame Society is an exquisite example of how quickly the thin line between reality and art can blur.

CITY SO REAL: Documentary So Great
CITY SO REAL: Documentary So Great

City So Real, Steve James’ five-part documentary miniseries, is a stunning, panoramic view of an America in transition.

Indie Memphis Film Festival 2020: WHAT DO YOU HAVE LOOSE
Indie Memphis Film Festival 2020: WHAT DO YOU HAVE TO LOSE

What Do You Have to Loose takes a deep look into how the results of the 2016 election came to be from the view point of racial discrimination.

SYMBIOPSYCHOTAXIPLASM: TAKE ONE: Documentary Unraveled
SYMBIOPSYCHOTAXIPLASM: TAKE ONE: Documentary Unraveled

Symbiopsychotaxiplasm stands in homage to the unanticipated and the experimental, unraveling the form of cinema and documentary.

THE LAST EXORCIST: The Power of Crap Compels You
THE LAST EXORCIST: The Power of Crap Compels You

Neither horrific nor revelatory, The Last Exorcist brings little new to the well-trod table despite its best of intentions.

TRUMP CARD: Contemporary Propaganda Film for America's Far-Right
TRUMP CARD: Contemporary Propaganda Film for America’s Far-Right

Trump Card is exhausting and potentially lobotomising, especially if you are watching it out of curiosity.

HANNIBAL RISING: Anti-Fascism Without Ideology
HANNIBAL RISING: Anti-Fascism Without Ideology

Hannibal Rising poses the question about what kinds of monsters we make of ourselves by settling for the aesthetics of political virtue.

KAJILLIONAIRE: Miranda July's Atypical Dramedy Is Moving And Full Of Heart
KAJILLIONAIRE: Miranda July’s Atypical Dramedy Is Moving And Full Of Heart

Bizzarre and eccentric, Kajillionaire is a tender and moving story about love and our needs for connection.

SYNCHRONIC: A Bumpy Trip Through Time
SYNCHRONIC: A Bumpy Trip Through Time

While Synchronic is not the deep and pensive film it attempts to be, it is still an enjoyable film that will entertain.

"We Need To Start Living As If We Are A Part Of The Ecosystem.” Interview With Tomm Moore And Ross Stewart, Directors Of WOLFWALKERS
“We Need To Start Living As If We Are A Part Of The Ecosystem.” Interview With Tomm Moore And Ross Stewart, Directors Of WOLFWALKERS

Daryl MacDonald spoke with Tomm Moore and Ross Stewart to discuss the third in their unofficial Celtic folklore triptych: Wolfwalkers.