Written by Alexander Reams 56/100 Gay culture in prison has always been a misunderstood topic in society. This being the subject of Imperdonable the latest film from El Salvadorian filmmaker Marlén Viñayo. Focusing on prison culture, specifically homosexuality in prison. … Continue reading.
Tag: Short Film
Fantasia Film Festival 2021 Capsule Review: Hold Me Tight
Written by Alexander Reams 62/100 Finding a mate is a tried and true trope in any medium of media. What sets the iconic stories apart is the ability to connect with its audience while also having a unique way to … Continue reading.
Tribeca 2021 Film Festival Capsule Review: The Kicksled Choir
Written by Alexander Reams 23/100 Rarely a film will frustrate and bore me to the point of verbally begging the film to end, to end this misery of sitting through such a pedantic and heavy handed film. Such is the … Continue reading.
Tribeca 2021 Film Festival Capsule Review: Larry and Me
Written by Alexander Reams 92/100 Larry King has and always will be a radio and television legend and a hero of mine. His way of connecting with an audience with his demeanor and tone has always kept me coming back … Continue reading.
Tribeca 2021 Film Festival Capsule Review: Graceland
Written by Alexander Reams 60/100 Never before has a rock legend been used as a metaphor for gender identity until now. This is the driving force in Bonnie Kathleen Ryan’s Graceland. Led by a familiar face in Anna Camp(Pitch Perfect … Continue reading.
“Aura” Short Film Interview with Director Chun Chun Chang
Written by Anna Harrison It is exceedingly difficult to give a numerical score to a film like Chun Chun Chang’s animated short Aura. Clocking in at under four minutes, the story—if it can be called such—follows a man adrift at … Continue reading.
Tribeca 2021 Film Festival Capsule Review: Last Meal
Written by Alexander Reams 65/100 Throughout cinematic history food has been a metaphor for countless messages. Until viewing Last Meal I had never associated food with the death penalty. Directors Marcus McKenzie and Daniel Principe take a very serious and … Continue reading.
SXSW 2021 Capsule Review: Soak
Written by Alexander Reams 51/100 I was not a fan of this film. The filmmaking is juvenile, and the story director Hannah Bang is trying to tell is presented poorly and sloppily. Though South Korea’s night time looks gorgeous, and … Continue reading.
SXSW 2021 Capsule Review: The Nipple Whisperer
Written by Alexander Reams 65/100 I was very excited to see The Nipple Whisperer due to Denis Lavant being cast in the lead role. He is a fantastic character actor, and just last year at SXSW 2020 I’d seen him … Continue reading.
SXSW 2021 Capsule Review: Nuevo Rico
Written by Alexander Reams 78/100 Nuevo Rico is the first project I’ve seen from Kristian Mercado and what a way to be introduced to a filmmaker, with animation that is some of the best I’ve seen since Spider-Man: Into the … Continue reading.
