Revisiting Netflix’s Cuties: An Acute Controversy
A few years ago, we all saw a lot of high-horsing by members of the critical film establishment when it came to the Netflix’s movie Cuties. The general tenor of the commentary (incredibly enough, not laced by the humility of an industry … Continue reading Revisiting Netflix’s Cuties: An Acute Controversy
Death on the Nile – Review
Kenneth Branagh’s Death on the Nile is a directorial triumph despite the acting restrictions from his cast. Continue reading Death on the Nile – Review
The 15 Best Shorts from the 2022 Sundance Film Festival
The 2022 Sundance Film Festival is finally over! Throughout ten days of festival fun, I had the privilege of watching 25 features and 65 short films. This year was actually my first year watching shorts, so I certainly had to … Continue reading The 15 Best Shorts from the 2022 Sundance Film Festival
Sundance 2022 – Day 7 Reviews: Meet Me in the Bathroom and Cha Cha Real Smooth
The 2022 Sundance Film Festival completed its seventh day of virtual programming yesterday on January 26, 2022. That’s right! For seven days straight I have been watching an average of 3-4 movies a day. At this point in the festival, … Continue reading Sundance 2022 – Day 7 Reviews: Meet Me in the Bathroom and Cha Cha Real Smooth
Sundance 2022 – Day 6 Reviews: Hatching, You Won’t Be Alone, and Resurrection
The 2022 Sundance Film Festival completed its sixth day of virtual programming yesterday on January 25, 2022. That’s right, folks. We’re still going strong at the home stretch of the fest. At this point in the programming, I’m catching up … Continue reading Sundance 2022 – Day 6 Reviews: Hatching, You Won’t Be Alone, and Resurrection
Sundance 2022 – Day 5 Reviews: Palm Trees & Power Lines, Emily the Criminal, and Babysitter
The 2022 Sundance Film Festival completed its fifth day of virtual programming yesterday on January 24, 2022. What I hoped would be a turnover and improvement from Day 4 of the festival, turned out to be a lackluster and complicated … Continue reading Sundance 2022 – Day 5 Reviews: Palm Trees & Power Lines, Emily the Criminal, and Babysitter
Sundance Review – Palm Trees & Power Lines
Director: Jamie DackScreenwriters: Jamie Dack and Audrey FindlayStarring: Lily McInerny, Jonathan Tucker, and Gretchen MolCinematographer: Chananun Chotrungroj Sundance Synopsis: Increasingly dissociated from lazy, drunken hangouts and perfunctory hookups with her immature peers, bored, aimless 17-year-old Lea is intrigued by older-man … Continue reading Sundance Review – Palm Trees & Power Lines
Sundance 2022 – Day 4 Reviews: Honk for Jesus…, Dual, Alice, and Happening
The 2022 Sundance Film Festival completed its fourth day of virtual programming yesterday on January 23, 2022. Out of the 18 films that premiered throughout the day, I had the pleasure of seeing four of these features in addition to … Continue reading Sundance 2022 – Day 4 Reviews: Honk for Jesus…, Dual, Alice, and Happening
Sundance Review – Nanny
Director & Screenwriter: Nikyatu JusuStarring: Anna Diop, Michelle Monaghan, Sinqua Walls, and Morgan SpectorCinematographer: Rina Yang Sundance Synopsis: Aisha, an undocumented Senegalese immigrant, lands a job as a nanny of a wealthy Manhattan couple. While she easily wins the affection … Continue reading Sundance Review – Nanny
Sundance Review – FRESH
Director: Mimi CaveScreenwriter: Lauryn KahnStarring: Daisy Edgar-Jones, Sebastian Stan Sundance Synopsis: Frustrated by scrolling dating apps only to end up on lame, tedious dates, Noa takes a chance by giving her number to the awkwardly charming Steve after a produce-section … Continue reading Sundance Review – FRESH