2018 Berlin Film Festival Review: The raw and essential doc ‘What Comes Around’
It’s been an interesting few years for Middle Eastern cinema at the Oscars, with several films from Lebanon (THE INSULT), Syria (LAST MEN IN ALEPPO... Read More
Reviews
2018 Berlin Film Festival Review: ‘Damsel’ starring Mia Wasikowska and Robert Pattinson
Synopsis: A Western about a young man trying to free the love of his life after she is kidnapped and accompanies a priest in hopes... Read More
2018 Berlin Film Festival Review: ‘The Heiresses’
Synopsis: Due to bank debts, an elderly woman’s long life companion gets sent to jail. She is then left to contemplate on her past and... Read More
2018 Berlin Film Festival Review: ‘Isle of Dogs’
Synopsis: In Japan, after a wave of dog-flu hits the city’s dogs, they are all exiled to trash island. Meanwhile, one of the dog’s owners... Read More
2018 Oscars: Live-Action Shorts Reviews
The 2018 Oscar Nominated Short Films will be released in theaters on February 9th and On Demand February 27th before the Oscars on March 4th. Here... Read More
Retrospective: Worst Picture/Best Picture – Showgirls and Braveheart (1995)
Showgirls – “From the deer in the headlights performance of Elizabeth Berkley, to the so far over the top that you need a telescope to look... Read More
This Is Us: Why the ‘Jack’s Death’ Episode Catered to the Shows Worst, and Best, Instincts
So now we know exactly how Jack died. I mean, we knew it was the fire (or actually, the after effect of it). We knew... Read More
Review: ‘The Florida Project’ (★★★★)
[divider style=”normal” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] Sean Baker excels at shining a light on people who feel or who are on the fringes of society. His iPhone-shot... Read More
Review: ‘Stronger’ (★★★½)
[divider style=”normal” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] We’ve all probably seen enough ‘everyday man overcoming adversity/tragedy’ stories to last a lifetime but once in a while one comes... Read More
Retrospective: Worst Picture/Best Picture – Color of Night and Forrest Gump (1994)
Color of Night – “This is worth seeing if you’re in the mood for a adult-orientated suspense thriller…with quite a lot of sex. & yes, ladies,... Read More
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