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Category: Film Festival

VIFF 2022: Tori and Lokita

Written by Taylor Baker "Newcomers Pablo Schils and Joely Mbundu play “Tori and Lokita,” two immigrants to Belgium eking out an existence between the lines of laws and institutions while Lokita works her way through the purgatory that is immigration … Continue reading.

Drink in the Movies Film Festival Leave a comment December 29, 2022December 28, 2022

VIFF 2022: Field of Blood

Written by Alexander Reams "A story within a story can be great when done right, the gold standard is “Adaptation.” However, it can also be a pitfall for less experienced writers and directors. Director João Mário Grilo is no freshman, … Continue reading.

Drink in the Movies Film Festival Leave a comment November 20, 2022November 18, 2022

VIFF 2022: 8 Stories About My Hearing Loss

Written by Patrick Hao "In the more than a hundred years of cinema, several shorthands have become commonplace to depict hearing loss. The young Argentinian filmmaker, Charo Mato, uses her film to explore several aspects of her progressive hearing loss … Continue reading.

Drink in the Movies Film Festival Leave a comment November 8, 2022November 6, 2022

VIFF 2022: Stars at Noon

Written by Michael Clawson "In “Stars at Noon,” the more ambitious and divisive of Claire Denis’ two movies this year, Margaret Qualley gives a livewire performance as Trish, a booze-addled American journalist desperately looking for a way out of..."… Continue reading.

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VIFF 2022: Decision to Leave

Written by Michael Clawson "“Decision to Leave” can be hard to keep up with, but its zig-zagging plot is one that’s deliriously satisfying to get lost in. That’s because every hairpin turn in this intricately assembled procedural leads immediately into … Continue reading.

Drink in the Movies Film Festival Leave a comment November 4, 2022October 30, 2022

VIFF 2022: Hopper: An American Love Story

Written by Alexander Reams "Edward Hopper’s “Nighthawks” is one of my favorite paintings. It's simple but the use of oil paint provides a realist quality while still feeling separate from the real world. Phil Grabsky’s latest entry in the..."… Continue reading.

Drink in the Movies Film Festival Leave a comment October 24, 2022October 16, 2022

NYAFF 2022: Perhaps Love

Written by Alexander Reams "I am a big fan of slapstick comedy, especially when it’s used properly. It’s used far too seldom in film and while I appreciate director Cho Eun-ji's sophomore effort, her use of slapstick comedy is too … Continue reading.

Drink in the Movies Film Festival Leave a comment October 16, 2022October 15, 2022

VIFF 2022: Women Talking

Written by Taylor Baker "It’s unfortunate that something teetering so close to relevance and thoughtfulness is masked by logical foibles making one unable to take it too seriously."… Continue reading.

Drink in the Movies Film Festival Leave a comment October 14, 2022October 13, 2022

VIFF 2022: North of Normal

Written by Taylor Baker ""North of Normal” is a rather normal-looking and normal-feeling adaptation of an autobiography, its flaws are easy to overlook and don’t draw much attention, unfortunately, neither do its strengths."… Continue reading.

Drink in the Movies Film Festival Leave a comment October 11, 2022October 11, 2022

North Bend Film Festival 2022: Raquel 1:1

Written by Taylor Baker "Mariana Bastos’s first solo feature film catalogs a young woman losing touch with her hold on reality following the tragic death of her mother. Valentina Herszage..."… Continue reading.

Drink in the Movies Film Festival Leave a comment October 10, 2022October 6, 2022

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