Sundance Review: ‘Promising Young Woman’ wants to get rid of toxic in community
Revenge is a dish served ice cold in Emerald Fennell’s directorial debut film premiering at Sundance 2020, Promising Young Woman. This film is more than... Read More
Valerie Complex
Valerie Complex is a military veteran, movie nerd and freelance writer. As a lover of Japanese animation, comics, and all things film, she is passionate about inclusion across all entertainment mediums. She has reported from the Sundance Film Festival and SXSW Film Festival.
Sundance Review: Justin Simien’s ‘Bad Hair’ day
At nine years old my hair was course, and considered too hard to manage. The solution was to put a Revlon super perm in my... Read More
Cannes Review: ‘Portrait of a Lady on Fire’ is passionate, unconventional lesbian cinema
Céline Sciamma’s Portrait of a Lady on Fire, the romance drama set in 18th-century French high society has all the boxes checked: stunning cinematography, elegant... Read More
Cannes Review: ‘Atlantique’ Puts a Creative Spin On A Tragic Love Story
Atlantique, the first feature from director Mati Diop is a cinematic puzzle worth putting together. Move all the pieces to the proper place and discover... Read More
Cannes Review: Gaspar Noé’s ‘Lux Æterna’ makes a mockery of its own message
Is Gaspar Noé’s Lux Æterna a big middle finger to the Time’s Up/Me Too movement? Or is it his way of being woke to the... Read More
Cannes Review: ‘Port Authority’ embraces diverse storytelling but is a reminder there’s a long way to go in terms who gets to tell them
I grew up slightly outside the New York City ball and vogue scene with the likes of legends like Kevin Aviance, Leiomy, Pony Blanik, and... Read More
Cannes Review: ‘Bull’ has good intentions but feels all too familiar
First time feature director Annie Silverstein new film Bull, will leave you with thoughts you can’t process right away. Silverstein co-wrote the script with Johnny... Read More
Review: ‘I Am Not a Witch’
In Nigeria, within Keats State, a Goat was arrested as an armed robbery suspect. A vigilante group apprehended the Goat with the impression that human... Read More
Review: ‘Sorry to Bother You’
Coonery, buffoonery, toxic masculinity, feminism, identity, and Black lives matter are among the many themes tackled in Boots Riley’s directorial debut film Sorry To Bother... Read More
Review: ‘Assassination Nation’
In Sam Levinson’s new film Assassination Nation, Lilly, Em, Sarah, and Bex are four teenaged high school girls so in love with themselves and obsessed... Read More
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