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Sundance Film Review: Pity
As far as filmmaking goes, there may be something in the water in Greece. Director/screenwriter Babis Makridis’ and screenwriter Efthimis Filippou’s work in Sundance World Drama Pity converses with a similar vernacular to that of fellow Greek Yorgos Lanthimos. … read more
Slamdance Film Review: Circus Ecuador
Circus Ecuador Slamdance Film Festival Director: Ashley Bishop and Jim Brassard Non-historical documentaries put so much faith in the unknown. Entering a situation with the hopes that it yields filmable, watchable material turns a blind eye toward the countless opportunities for derailment or strange turns of events. Thus, in the event of the unforeseen taking
Sundance Film Review: Of Fathers and Sons
It’s difficult to know even where to start with Sundance’s “World Cinema Documentary” selection Of Fathers and Sons. It’s clear, however, that it’s an incredibly essential film, and it touches on an array of issues. … read more
Slamdance Film Review: Fish Bones
Tenderly told and visually sublime, Joanne Mony Park’s Fish Bones closely follows Hana (Joony Kim), a Korean immigrant living in New York City, during her winter break. … read more
Slamdance Film Review: Sunnyside
Two very eccentric, elderly men who are quasi-neighbors and buddies in Northern California—one a sound-designer, the other an anarcho-architect—go about their business, talking everything and anything with whatever Carbon happened to catch on film. … read more
Slamdance Film Review: Rock Steady Row
In a world where society has collapsed, tuition has skyrocketed, fraternities have taken over and bicycles dominate the campus economy, one freshman is on a mission to retrieve his stolen bicycle. … read more
Film Review: Call Me By Your Name
Burnished and sensuously crafted, Call Me By Your Name is an ambrosial painting of adolescence: of intimacy and love, of bodies and sensuality, of decisive moments and how they unfold. … read more
Film Review: Father Figures
The majority of Father Figures’ jokes that do connect mainly work because of the undeniable chemistry that Wilson and Helms have with each other on-screen. … read more
Film Review: Star Wars: The Last Jedi
Star Wars: The Last Jedi is the type of film that needs to be seen on the big screen for those multiple “ooh” and “ahh” sequences. … read more
Film Review: Justice League
While the majority of critics across the globe have been quite harsh with DC’s cinematic interpretations of their comic book–superhero films, this critic found them to be more enjoyable than not. … read more