SXSW 2021: In ‘Language Lessons’ Natalie Morales Tackles Grief and Human Connection in Her Directorial Debut
Two virtual strangers find solace in each other, and use it as a shield to grief, whilst building a friendship […]
SXSW 2021: ‘Sound of Violence’ and the Collision of Inherited Trauma and Artistic Obsession
“All I could think of was that I needed to feel it again” Sound of Violence (2021) follows Alexis (Jasmin Savoy […]
GFF 2021: ‘Poppy Field’ Leaves with Very Little Resolution or Impact
Having its UK premiere at the Glasgow Film Festival and soon to show at the BFI Flare Festival, Poppy Field is a […]
Time: A Heartbreaking Portrayal of Love Amidst Incarceration
Mass incarceration in the U.S. is often only discussed through the lens of numbers and facts, data that creates a […]
Notes from the 2020 Virginia Film Festival: Gather and Boys State
Like many festivals in 2020, the Virginia Film Festival, based in Charlottesville, adopted a blend of virtual and drive-in screenings […]
PFF 2020: ‘Jumbo’ Explores a Whirlwind Romance as You’ve Never Seen it Before
Jumbo (2020) is the story of a young woman who falls in love with a tilt-a-whirl, an undeniably weird but […]
NIGHTSTREAM 2020: ‘Bleed With Me’ is a Shining Example of Paranoia
CW: Self-harm, blood The protagonist of Amelia Moses’ Bleed With Me (2020), Rowan, is invited by her friend Emily and […]
LFF 2020: ‘On the Rocks’ is a Dreamy New York Treasure
After doubts of a potential disloyalty with respect to her husband, Dean (Marlon Wayans), his wife (Rashida Jones) is persuaded […]
LFF 2020: ‘One Night in Miami’ is an Inspiring Portrait of Four Black Icons
The year is 1964. A young Cassius Clay (Eli Goree) has just defeated world heavyweight champion Sonny Lister, and in […]
NIGHSTREAM 2020: ‘The Queen of Black Magic’ Oozes Blood and Brutality
CW: Blood, vomit, self-harm, general grossness In The Queen of Black Magic (original title Ratu Ilmu Hatam), the character of […]