A widowed New York socialite and her aimless son move to Paris after she spends the last of her husband’s inheritance.
FRENCH EXIT Trailer
Sundance 2021: MARVELOUS AND THE BLACK HOLE & LAND
In his latest report from the 2021 Sundance Film Festival, Wilson Kwong reviews Marvelous and the Black Hole and Land!
Sundance 2021: MARVELOUS AND THE BLACK HOLE and LAND
LITTLE FISH: A Beautiful, Harrowing Take on Love&Life
Profound, gorgeously shot, and performed, Little Fish is a film that is unforgettable.
LITTLE FISH: A Beautiful, Harrowing Take on Love & Life
Sundance 2021: MASS
Mass may not be an easy film to watch, but its emotional journey is both important and emotionally gratifying.
CODA: Sundance 2021 Review
Sian Heder’s family dramedy offers a unique point-of-view on a familiar formula.
CODA Hits All The Right Notes: Sundance 2021 Review
The 400 Blows
Welcome to The Best Movies I’ve Never Seen! This is the part of the blog where I work my way through 100 films I’ve never seen that are generally considered to be great. You’re invited to watch along with me if you can find a copy or find it streaming. So grab some popcorn and let’s […]
One Night in Miami – Review
One Night in Miami is now streaming on Amazon Prime Video. By I. Simon Actors going onto directing features often tends to fascinate me, a reason being that I like seeing whatever they might’ve learned from directors they’ve worked with and how they apply that to their own feature. In the case of One Night […]
Malcolm & Marie (2021) – Review
Malcolm & Marie premieres February 5 on Netflix. By Ariba Bhuvad Over the course of this year, we’ve seen television and film productions figure out a way to continue their work while following strict COVID-19 safety protocols. But perhaps none are more impressive than director/producer Sam Levinson’s latest Netflix movie, Malcolm & Marie. Levinson wrote, […]
Malcolm & Marie (2021) – Review
THE DEATH OF STALIN
Multi-hyphenate Armando Iannucci might be the best working satirist today (all seven seasons of Veep are streaming on HBO Max and DirecTV). His take on the transfer of power in the USSR circa 1953 is so loaded with jokes you have to watch it twice to get it all. From backstabbing to assassination, pajamas and concert recordings, […]
BEHIND HER EYES (2021): New Trailer
Behind Her Eyes (2021), Simona Brown, Netflix Simona Brown, Eve Hewson and Tom Bateman are the stars of Behind Her Eyes; a new Steve Lightfoot directed Netflix mystery/thriller series about Louise; a single mom with a son and a part-time job in a psychiatrist’s office. Things get complicated when Louise begins an affair with her […]
BEHIND HER EYES (2021): New Trailer From Eve Hewson, Simona Brown, Tom Bateman…
Here Are The Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Nominations!
Yesterday, the Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association announced their nominees for the best of the year. After it was snubbed by both the Golden Globes and SAG, it’s nice to see at least one group acknowledging First Cow. (Actually, a lot of groups have been acknowledging First Cow. I just worry it’s the type […]
Here Are The Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association Nominations!
SUNDANCE REVIEW: “Eight for Silver” (2021)
One of the biggest surprises coming out of this year’s Sundance Film Festival has been “Eight for Silver”, a gory old-fashioned horror movie that offers a fresh spin on the age-old werewolf story. The film comes from British writer-director Sean Ellis who is no stranger to debuting his films at Sundance. His latest film looks […]
SUNDANCE REVIEW: “Eight for Silver” (2021)
The Empty Man (2020)
By the time it reached streaming screens in 2021, The Empty Man was so buried that it might as well have never existed. Although filming wrapped in 2017, 21st Century Fox didn’t release it before they were acquired by the Walt Disney Company in early 2019. Realising that this type of horror didn’t really sit […]
Film Review: “Little Fish” (2020)
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Rating: 5 out of 5. Our memory can play tricks on us as we age. We may end up forgetting our loved ones because our brain is no longer able to return the images it previously could. But what will happen in times of global pandemic, when even a young one loses their memory? […]
Film Review: “Little Fish” (2020)
Sundance 2021: “Son of Monarchs”
⭐⭐⭐⭐ Rating: 3.5 out of 5. As children, we were all fascinated with something that either stayed as it was or materialized into something productive. Dreaming was the only tool of entertainment as a child. But once we become an adult, only then do we understand the value of the past, the life and the […]
Sundance 2021: “Son of Monarchs”
Sundance 2021: “Fire in the Mountains”
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Rating: 5 out of 5. Under extreme circumstances, there is always an unusual solution to a pressing problem. And when that problem arrives in an already financially struggling family, it gets worse both psychologically and emotionally, turning it into an unbearable experience for one parent to carry the entire family on their shoulder. Chandra […]
Sundance 2021: “Fire in the Mountains”
6 Shots From 6 Films: Special François Truffaut Edition
The great François Truffaut was born 89 years ago today, in Paris, France. This French director would go on to prove that cinema is a universal language and it’s hard not to think about what type of films Truffaut would have gone on to make, if not for his tragically early death at the age of 52. As far as I am concerned, today is a holiday dedicated to one of the most important cinematic voices of all time. The […]
6 Shots From 6 Films: Special François Truffaut Edition
The Flight Attendant
Meet Cassie Bowden: She drinks and makes terrible decisions and then she drinks some more to help her get through her terrible decisions. And I have to say I think Kaley Cuoco was perfect for this role because in other hands she might be maddening but I actually… love her. I mean The Flight Attendant […]
Short Film: ERRAIAK (BOWELS). THE ECHO OF THE ANCESTORS, 31min., Spain
The scream that comes from the caves. He who listens, feels and sings. A language without words. The one that comes out from the bowels. The echo of our ancestors.But since when is the irrintzi among us? Does it still exist in the 21st century? These and many other questions are what the documentary Erraiak […]
Short Film: ERRAIAK (BOWELS). THE ECHO OF THE ANCESTORS, 31min., Spain
International Film Festival Rotterdam 2021 Review: ‘Friends and Strangers’
James Vaughan’s feature film debut, Friends and Strangers is an oddity, to say the least. Both the story structure and character writing take strange roles in Vaughan’s first feature film. The story is split up into three main parts that all revolve around the main character, Ray. Each presents Ray with different people to interact […]
International Film Festival Rotterdam 2021 Review: ‘Friends and Strangers’