Written by Taylor Baker 65/100 Yet another Covid belated release bows in theaters this awards season push, nearly two full years since it's screenplay was available for purchase in France. Wes Anderson's The French Dispatch is now on multiplex screens … Continue reading.
Mass
Written by Alexander Reams 88/100 I still remember December 14, 2012. I had come home from school after a long day at school, then stayed after even more to wait on my mother (who was a teacher) to finish up … Continue reading.
MCU Retrospective: Black Panther
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.
DXIFF 2021 Review: Writing with Fire
Written by Maria Athayde 75/100 Writing with Fire is a “fly on the wall” documentary, directed by Rintu Thomas and Sushmit Ghosh, about the women behind Khabar Lahariya, Waves of News in English, India’s only newspaper run entirely by women. … Continue reading.
Brittany Runs a Marathon
Written by Michael Clawson 30/100 Overweight and underemployed, New York millennial Brittany Forgler decides to get in shape after some cautionary advice from her doctor prompts her to take a hard look in the mirror. The movie charts her journey … Continue reading.
VIFF 2021 Review: Brother’s Keeper
Written by Alexander Reams 52/100 There is a bond between friends, stronger than steel. This bond, under the right circumstances, can become even stronger. When friends seem to become brothers. Such is the case for Yusuf, played adequately by Samet … Continue reading.
Jennifer’s Body
Written by Anna Harrison 70/100 You would be forgiven for assuming that Jennifer’s Body, written by Juno’s Diablo Cody and directed by Karyn Kusama, is just your average slasher movie populated by attractive women in progressively skimpier clothing; after all, … Continue reading.
DXIFF 2021 Review: Attica
Written by Maria Athayde 80/100 It is a funny thing how the past is a window into the present and the present is a window into the past. That was the overwhelming feeling I had after watching Attica. To backtrack, … Continue reading.
VIFF 2021 Review: Drive My Car
Directed by: Ryusuke HamaguchiDistributed by: Janus Films Written by Taylor Baker 96/100 Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s "Drive My Car" follows a recent occurrence in the last ten or so years of films inspired by Haruki Murakami’s short stories. The short story in … Continue reading.
The Forever Purge
Written by Alexander Reams 39/100 Nearly eight years ago, a movie with Ethan Hawke came out. The film was marketed as a home invasion/ horror movie and was lackluster to say the least. Then, every summer for three years straight … Continue reading.
