Written by Taylor Baker
30/100
“She got used to being unhappy.”
Julian Higgins’s first feature film “God’s Country” is a slow burn drama in which Thandiwe Newton stars as Sandra Guidry. A college professor whose mother passed away before the … Continue reading.
Written by Taylor Baker
68/100
Max Walker-Silverman’s “A Love Song” straddles multiple cinematic stylings from a quirky (Wes) Andersonian tinged reclamation of a buried relative to the language of slow cinema found in lingering moments on a gorgeous landscape staring … Continue reading.
Written by Taylor Baker
70/100
Everyone’s favorite loud mouthed film critic uncle turned director is back with a brash Atlantic City government intrigue gambling film. Schrader once again leans on a heavily burdened middle aged man to communicate a story … Continue reading.
Written by Taylor Baker
82/100
Co-Directors Mariano Cohn and Gastón Duprat craft a meta-fictional criticism of art, wealth, and awards. Official Competition begins with José Luis Gómez’s Humberto Suarez, a lavishly wealthy man nearing the end of his life … Continue reading.
Written by Taylor Baker
34/100
The melodramatic and forced Flag Day is Sean Penn’s first foray picking up the camera since his critically panned follow up to Into the Wild, The Last Face. It is notably also the … Continue reading.
Directed by: James Cameron
Distributed by: 20th Century Studios
Written by Taylor Baker
70/100
Where do you begin with a behemoth like “Avatar: The Way of Water?” The 13 years it took to gestate since the 2009 original? The groundbreaking … Continue reading.
In this video Taylor Baker speaks with Thomas Stoneham-Judge and Todd Pengelly about the inaugural Vancouver Greek Film Festival.
The Vancouver Greek Film Festival is taking place in-person from June 16 to June 19 and is made possible by a … Continue reading.
Written by Taylor Baker
78/100
Belfast-born Kenneth Branagh’s latest film Belfast is a love letter to a time gone by. Like a mid-size jawbreaker, you know what it is from the outset, but there’s no way to speed up the … Continue reading.
Directed by: B.J. Novak
Distributed by: Focus Features
Written by Taylor Baker
25/100
Novak best known for playing Ryan in “The Office,” follows his 2021 anthology television series “The Premise” up with “Vengeance.” A wilted directorial debut that looks at … Continue reading.
Directed by: Sophie Hyde
Distributed by: Searchlight Pictures
Written by Taylor Baker
60/100
62-year-old Nancy Stokes (Emma Thompson) has never had an orgasm. Following the death of her husband, she books a hotel room and schedules a visit with Leo … Continue reading.
