Written by Alexander Reams 93/100 Horror has been used frequently over the years as a metaphor for racial injustice. To even explain that much of horror is influenced by politics and a mirror on the current society should be unnecessary, … Continue reading.
Oscar Reflection | Best Picture & Best Director from the 86th Academy Awards
Written by Alexander Reams Gravity: 76/100 12 Years a Slave: 72/100 There are some serious holes in my Best Picture and Best Director filmographies and I was given the idea to go through and watch them. I have seen most … Continue reading.
Fantasia Film Festival 2021 Review: The Righteous
Written by Taylor Baker 65/100 Mark O'Brien's directorial debut The Righteous is a severe film detailing Frederic Mason's (Henry Czerny) and Ethyl Mason (Mimi Kuzuk) next steps after losing their adopted daughter. Near the outset of the film Doris the … Continue reading.
Fantasia 2021 Film Festival Review: Yakuza Princess
Written by Maria Athayde 50/100 Yakuza Princess directed by Vicente Amorim caught me by complete surprise. Based on the graphic novel Samurai Shiro, by Danilo Beyruth Yakuza Princess stars newcomer Masumi, a Japanese-American actress, singer-songwriter, and stunt performer, alongside Jonathan … Continue reading.
Fantasia Film Festival 2021 Review: Coming Home in the Dark
Written by Anna Harrison 75/100 Coming Home in the Dark serves up a nice slice of idyllicism in its opening minutes as its cameras sweep through the beautiful New Zealand landscape with its lush rolling green hills and blue skies. … Continue reading.
Reminiscence
Written by Alexander Reams 45/100 Most films about the future wish to remember the past as if it was better. Oftentimes the past is the teaching moment for the times ahead, something the future always forgets. Much like Lisa Joy’s … Continue reading.
New York Asian Film Festival 2021 Review: All U Need Is Love
Written by Patrick Hao 25/100 All U Need is Love is not a real movie. Well that is to say that All U Need is Love is about as real as a movie as The Father of the Bride Part … Continue reading.
He’s All That
Written by Maria Athayde 30/100 I’m a 90s kids and some of the vivid memories I have growing up in that era are associated with watching cheesy rom-coms like Clueless (1995), Can’t Hardly Wait (1998), 10 Things I Hate About … Continue reading.
If I Can’t Have Love, I Want Power
Written by Taylor Baker 70/100 Halsey’s 4th studio album If I Can’t Have Love, I Want Power first came to life for audiences in IMAX Theaters on Wednesday August 25th as the backing score for a 53 minute feature film … Continue reading.
Fantasia 2021 Wrap Up | With ForReel & Awesome Friday
https://youtu.be/IpvfmyW2ec8 Fantasia Film Festival 2021 ran from August 5th - 25th.Want to know what we saw or what we each thought the best films were? Reference the Letterboxd Links below! Taylor Baker’s List | Matthew Simpson’s List Connect with ForReel … Continue reading.
