Written by Anna Harrison 85/100 Spider-Man has had an odd cinematic life, to say the least: studio interference from Sony hobbled Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man 3, leading to a scrapped Spider-Man 4; The Amazing Spider-Man duology, coming mere years after Tobey … Continue reading.
Christopher Robin
Written by Michael Clawson 70/100 It turns out that 2018 has room for not one, but two big-hearted, animated movie bears. But if Paddington 2 feels like a snazzy pop-up book (much like the one that drives its plot) with … Continue reading.
Mixtape
Written by Maria Athayde 60/100 Mixtape, a Netflix film, directed by Valerie Weiss and written by Stacey Meaner is like a warm bowl of chicken noodle soup. Starring Gemma Brooke Allen as Beverly Moody and Julie Bowen as her grandmother … Continue reading.
The Tragedy of Macbeth
Written by Taylor Baker 50/100 The Tragedy of Macbeth marks the first film that Joel has made without his brother Ethan since their start in 1984's Blood Simple. And while it's competently presented there's something missing. That undefinable knack that … Continue reading.
TIFF 2021 Review: Dashcam
Written by Taylor Baker 85/100 Dashcam begins inordinately and unceremoniously with Annie starting her #1 Stream. It seems like a fairly ordinary and reductive punching down interpretation of contemporary politics in the West. We get moments of her yapping at … Continue reading.
The Year of the Everlasting Storm: Part 2: The Break Away
Written by Alexander Reams The Year of the Everlasting Storm is an anthology film that brings together 7 filmmakers from around the world during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic and shows what these filmmakers made at home and how … Continue reading.
Memoria
Written by Taylor Baker 90/100 The experience of viewing Memoria is similar to that of being in a sensory deprivation tank. You feel isolated as you watch it, unsure of what’s happening, whether or not you’re imagining things, and exactly … Continue reading.
The Killing of Kenneth Chamberlain
Written by Alexander Reams 67/100 “Racism is not getting worse, it's getting filmed”Will Smith In recent years there has seemed to be an uptick in racially motivated killings. Many of which are highly publicized in the media. In 2020 that … Continue reading.
JFK Revisited: Through The Looking Glass
Written by Taylor Baker 78/100 30 years have passed since Oliver Stone’s Kevin Costner led film JFK was released. In JFK Revisited: Through The Looking Glass Stone returns to the assassination of JFK as documentarian. Wherein he interrogates and seeks … Continue reading.
The Year of the Everlasting Storm: Part 1: Life
Written by Alexander Reams The Year of the Everlasting Storm is an anthology film that brings together 7 filmmakers from around the world during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic and shows what these filmmakers made at home and how … Continue reading.
