festivals
MIFF 2018 Film Review: ‘Transit’
Tells the stories that need to be told Storytelling plays a crucial role in Transit, a film about…
14 Aug 2018 culture
MIFF 2018 Film Review: ‘Leave No Trace’
The most intense bonds are often the most unstable The best movies tell only the stories they need…
7 Aug 2018 culture
Film Review: ‘Mary Shelley’
Film Review: ‘Mary Shelley’ Recalls with earnestness and urgency the fascinating life of a towering figure Writer of…
1 Jul 2018 culture
German Film Festival Film Review: ‘The Silent Revolution’
Celebrates the universal spirit of rebellion Berlin, 1956, and the wall is not yet built. People from the…
1 Jun 2018 festivals
American Essentials Film Festival Review: ‘Outside In’
A promising director’s most accomplished work yet Playing at this year’s American Essentials Film Festival, Lynn Shelton latest,…
2 May 2018 culture
Film Review: ‘On Body and Soul’
Sometimes the most modest films deserve the biggest screens As production companies continue to balk at theatrically releasing…
1 May 2018 festivals
2018 Alliance Française French Film Festival Film Review: ‘See You Up There’
France’s most controversial director delivers one of its most beautiful films in years. Introducing the film, the director…
3 Mar 2018 film
Film Review: ‘Lady Bird’
Familiar beats in this coming of age tale feel fresh under Gerwig’s camera eye. Greta Gerwig is one…
2 Jan 2018 festivals
Monster Fest 2017 Film Reviews: ‘Lost Gully Road’ and ‘Landfall’
Lost Gully Road In the Q&A following her film, director Donna McRae explained that she shot Lost Gully…
3 Dec 2017 festivals
Monster Fest 2017: Interview with ‘The Viper’s Hex’ Co-directors
Jasmine Jakupi and Addison Heath understand why audiences endure great horror films. When I asked Jasmine Jakupi and…
1 Dec 2017