Directed by: Elena Kairyté
Distributed by: TBA
Written by Taylor Baker
68/100
Elena Kairyté’s directorial debut places a camera along, around, and directly in front of Roberta Dell as she navigates life in early adulthood. On that journey Roberta attempts … Continue reading.
Interview by Taylor Baker with “There There” Director Andrew Bujalski (“Support the Girls,” “Computer Chess,” “Funny Haha.”)
Shot and Edited by Thomas Stoneham-Judge of ForReel. This interview was conducted courtesy of the Vancouver International Film Festival and Laura Murray.… Continue reading.
Directed by: Christine Yoo
Distributed by: TBA
Written by Taylor Baker
35/100
“26.2 to Life” is an earnest presentation of two increasingly tired genres of documentary filmmaking, that of the heartstring-pulling prison documentary and the athlete overcoming the odds documentary. … Continue reading.
Directed by: Christopher Nolan
Distributed by: Universal Pictures
Written by Taylor Baker
86/100
Heavy is the head…with great power comes… and many other turns of phrase have been conjured up over the years to distill the consequences of wisdom and … Continue reading.
Directed by: Jared Moshe
Distributed by: Well Go USA
Written by Taylor Baker
35/100
Writer-director Jared Moshe’s film titled after a logical impasse or contradiction “Aporia,” centers on a time travel device that kills. After Sophie’s husband Mal is killed … Continue reading.
Directed by: Delphine Deloget
Distributed by: TBA
Written by Taylor Baker
55/100
Virginie Efira stars in “All to Play For” a slice of life film depicting a single mother raising two boys on a low income. Efira’s Sylvie works at … Continue reading.
Directed by: Gaspar Noé
Distributed by: Utopia
Written by Taylor Baker
90/100
What can I say about Gaspar’s latest film “Vortex” that the many others who’ve written and spoken about haven’t already said? The bleakness and wispiness of the Dreyer-esque … Continue reading.
Directed by: João Miller Guerra & Filipa Reis
Distributed by: TBA
Written by Taylor Baker
56/100
João Miller Guerra & Filipa Reis’s latest film “Légua” is a solemn piece of observational cinema that touches on transcendentalism through its depiction of … Continue reading.
Directed by: Stephen Williams
Distributed by: Searchlight Pictures
Written by Taylor Baker
58/100
Stephen Williams’s “Chevalier”–his first film in over 20 years–tells the story of Joseph Bologne, a composer, conductor, violinist, and fencer who rose to prominence during the era of … Continue reading.
Directed by: Gabriela Cowperthwaite
Distributed by: TBA
Written by Taylor Baker
45/100
Gabriela Cowperthwaite’s “The Grab” is a sprawling retelling of the journey that Nathan Halverson and his small team went on while working for the Center for Investigative Reporting. … Continue reading.
