Written by Alexander Reams 62/100 Reflection is often our own therapy. Reflecting on what has been happening in your life, the choices you’ve made, so they can help influence your future decisions. Such is the case for Writer/Director/Narrator John C. … Continue reading.
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VIFF 2021 Review: Bye Bye Morons (Adieu les cons)
Written by Maria Athayde 20/100 Bye Bye Morons written, directed and starring Albert Duponte as Jean-Baptiste Cuchas is one of the weirdest and worst movies I've seen all year. On the surface, it had an interesting premise a woman, Suze … Continue reading.
VIFF 2021 Review: A Tale of Love and Desire
Written by Maria Athayde 50/100 Writer-director Leyla Bouzid's A Tale of Love and Desire follows the story of two college students Ahmed (Sami Outalbali) and Farah (Zbeida Belhajamor) on a journey of lust, love, and self-discovery. The movie picks up … Continue reading.
Raindance Film Festival 2021 Preview | with Thomas Stoneham-Judge of ForReel
https://youtu.be/I4SCSGr4UN8 Raindance Film Festival 2021 Preview | Taylor Baker speaks with Thomas Stoneham-Judge of ForReel about what their each looking forward to at the Raindance Film Festival and what great films the festival has that they've already had the opportunity … Continue reading.
VIFF 2021 Review: Sinkhole
Written by Alexander Reams 62/100 There is always the calm before the storm. Peace before the war, silence before the rooster begins screaming and wakes me up from my lovely sleep, then the ensuing cursing of the rooster and attempting … Continue reading.
VIFF 2021 Review: Maya
Written by Anna Harrison 70/100 Maya starts as the story of a relationship between a tiger, Maya, and her keeper, Mohsen Teyerani, a taxidermist-cum-zookeeper at the Mashhad Zoo in Iran. Mohsen hand-raised Maya as a cub, and home videos reveal … Continue reading.
DXIFF 2021 Review: The Rescue
Written by Taylor Baker 50/100 Oscar Winning Directors Jimmy Chin and Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi follow up their harrowing Oscar Winning documentary Free Solo with a film about the extraction mission conducted by Thai Seals and Divers in Thailand to save … Continue reading.
VIFF 2021 Review: Sin La Habana
Written by Anna Harrison 45/100 Director Kaveh Nabatian’s Sin La Habana has grand ambitions, much like its protagonist, Leo (Yaneh Acosta), a talented Afro-Cuban ballet dancer who dreams of leaving Cuba to find a better life elsewhere. Together with his … Continue reading.
DXIFF 2021 Review: Writing with Fire
Written by Maria Athayde 75/100 Writing with Fire is a “fly on the wall” documentary, directed by Rintu Thomas and Sushmit Ghosh, about the women behind Khabar Lahariya, Waves of News in English, India’s only newspaper run entirely by women. … Continue reading.
VIFF 2021 Review: Brother’s Keeper
Written by Alexander Reams 52/100 There is a bond between friends, stronger than steel. This bond, under the right circumstances, can become even stronger. When friends seem to become brothers. Such is the case for Yusuf, played adequately by Samet … Continue reading.









