Written by Anna Harrison 65/100 Video game adaptations are practically always hit-or-miss, and they tend to lean (very) heavily into the “miss” category (see: Super Mario Bros., Mortal Kombat, Warcraft, etc.); while Werewolves Within doesn’t entirely buck this trend, it … Continue reading.
Author: Anna Harrison
Fantasia Film Festival 2021 Review: Art Kabuki
Written by Anna Harrison 85/100 “What makes us artists continue performing?” asks the beginning of Art Kabuki. It’s a question that has been posed for years and years, but one made more urgent than ever by the recent pandemic, which … Continue reading.
MCU Retrospective: Captain America: The Winter Soldier
Written by Anna Harrison In these retrospectives, Anna will be looking back on the Marvel Cinematic Universe, providing context around the films, criticizing them, pointing out their groundwork for the future, and telling everyone her favorite scene, because her opinion … Continue reading.
Fantasia Film Festival 2021: King Knight
Written by Anna Harrison 55/100 The premise for King Knight brims with promise: Matthew Gray Gubler stars as Thorn, the leader of a modern-day witch coven in California, but when his “life partner,” Willow (Angela Sarafyan), unearths a secret from … Continue reading.
Fantasia Film Festival 2021 Interview: Richard Bates Jr. Talks “King Knight”
Interview by Anna Harrison Fantasia Film Festival 2021 Director Richard Bates Jr., known for his horror-comedies such as Excision and Suburban Gothic, recently had his latest film, King Knight, premiere at the Fantasia Film Festival. He sat down to talk … Continue reading.
MCU Retrospective: Thor: The Dark World
Written by Anna Harrison In these retrospectives, Anna will be looking back on the Marvel Cinematic Universe, providing context around the films, criticizing them, pointing out their groundwork for the future, and telling everyone her favorite scene, because her opinion … Continue reading.
Tribeca 2021 Film Festival Interview: Director Saul Abraham Talks Short “Enjoy”
Interview by Anna Harrison When did you first get the idea for this film? How long did the process from development to distribution take? It is based on writer Callum Cameron’s personal experiences as a home tutor. He sent it … Continue reading.
Tribeca 2021 Film Festival Review: Enjoy
Written by Anna Harrison 75/100 Saul Abraham’s short film Enjoy finds its protagonist Michael (Himesh Patel) unable to enjoy just about anything. A struggling musician also struggling with the deepest throes of depression, Michael drifts aimlessly around his world, being … Continue reading.
Atlanta Film Festival 2021 Review: Nine Days
Written by Anna Harrison 85/100 Nine Days has a premise that could have very easily tipped towards the saccharine, spouting platitudes about the meaning of life with obnoxious heavy-handedness. Luckily, director Edson Oda and his creative team decided instead to … Continue reading.
MCU Retrospective: Iron Man 3
Written by Anna Harrison In these retrospectives, Anna will be looking back on the Marvel Cinematic Universe, providing context around the films, criticizing them, pointing out their groundwork for the future, and telling everyone her favorite scene, because her opinion … Continue reading.









