Written by Maria Manuella Pache de Athayde 90/100 SYNOPSIS: Over a career spanning more than 70 years, Rita Moreno defied both her humble upbringing and relentless racism to become a celebrated and award-winning actor. Born into poverty on a Puerto … Continue reading.
Written by Maria Manuella Pache de Athayde 85/100 SYNOPSIS: During the 1960s, a tight-knit group of progressive nuns in Hollywood discarded their habits and gleefully oversaw a radical women’s college grounded in social activism. Spearheaded by sisters Anita Caspary, Helen … Continue reading.
Written by Maria Manuella Pache de Athayde 75/100 Editor's Note: NEON has made it's second acquisition at the Sundance Film Festival with Jamila Wignot’s Ailey. Described as the moving and intimate portrait of dance legend Alvin Ailey. The film debuted … Continue reading.
Written by Taylor Baker 94/100 Broad but narrow, specific but all-encompassing, personal but private. Solar parallax, Taser-Axon Body Cameras, optic nerves, eugenics, the operant observer effect, pigeon cameras, the history of photography, Charles Darwin’s cousin, anthropomorphism, constitutional rights — how … Continue reading.
Written by Taylor Baker 86/100 SYNOPSIS: Guarded by Kurdish forces, 73,000 Daesh (ISIS) supporters are locked up in the Al-Hol Camp in northeastern Syria. Considered the most dangerous camp in the Middle East, it is situated amidst a volatile political … Continue reading.
Written by Taylor Baker 70/100 SYNOPSIS: Zimbabwe is at a crossroads. In the first election since the removal of Robert Mugabe, the new leader of the opposition Nelson Chamisa is challenging the dictator’s corrupt legacy, and his successor Emmerson ‘the … Continue reading.
Written by Maria Manuella Pache de Athayde 60/100 Anger is the overwhelming feeling that describes my experience viewing this documentary. As someone who has been personally affected by the death of a loved one from COVID, this viewing was not … Continue reading.
"I don't like to read novels where the novelist tells me what to think about the situation and the characters. I prefer to discover for myself."Frederick Wiseman Links: Apple Podcasts | Castbox | Google Podcasts | LibSyn | Spotify | … Continue reading.
Written by Taylor Baker 16/100 Bryan Fogel's follow up to Icarus is a sprawling reduction of its subject with enough drone footage and shiny Twitter animations to make sure you don't forget it was made at some point in the … Continue reading.
"I don't know how to choose work that illuminates what my life is about. I don't know what my life is about and don't examine it. My life will define itself as I live it. The movies will define themselves … Continue reading.
